[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-pamela-butchart-thomas-flintham-take-top-fcbg-childrens-book-award":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Hooray for writer \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Pamela_Butchart\">Pamela Butchart\u003C/a> and illustrator \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/thomasflintham\">Thomas Flintham\u003C/a> whose book yesterday won the \u003Cb>Overall Award\u003C/b> at the \u003Cb>Federation of Children's Book Group\u003C/b>'s award ceremony in London! What's also awesome is that the media is featuring BOTH the writer and the illustrator in their coverage! \\r\n\\r\nThis dual coverage doesn't happen by chance; publisher \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NosyCrow\">Nosy Crow\u003C/a> has been very active in the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.picturesmeanbusiness.com\">#PicturesMeanBusiness\u003C/a> campaign and making sure illustrators are credited, and the \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/FCBGNews\">FCBG\u003C/a> people writing the press releases must have been on the case about it. Media journalists may even be wising up! So big thanks to everyone who's making this happen! :)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/pam_tom_media_zpsjkeq7k8o-ecdd9ee300.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Ci>Screenhshot photos: BBC Breakfast tweeted by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bookloverJo/status/736829988406710272\">@bookloverJo\u003C/a> and CBBC Newsround by \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Pamela_Butchart/status/736885986676854784\">@Pamela_Butchart\u003C/a>\u003C/i>\\r\n\\r\nHere are a few more photos from yesterday's ceremony. Thanks for inviting me, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LouWordthreads\">Louise Stothard\u003C/a> from FCBG! And thanks to \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/janesetheridge\">Jane Etheridge\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahStuffins59\">Sarah Stuffins\u003C/a> and everyone else on the FCBG team who made it happen. It was fun running into lovely be-frocked authors Pamela and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jeannewillis.com/\">Jeanne Willis\u003C/a> at the front door of the Union Jack Club:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_sarah_jeanne_pam_zpskb4omkx0-1d8ef2b1e2.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003C!--more Click here for more under the cut!-->\\r\nHere are Thomas and Pamela winning their 'Books for Younger Readers' category award:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_pam_tom2_zpsevcq2bsu-e5ddacda79.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd then the Overall Award: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_pam_tom_zpsaqpykx4d-e323571c8d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI got to meet author \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/SarahCrossan\">Sarah Crossan\u003C/a> for the first time (who also won in her 'Books for Older Readers' category):\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_sarahC_zps5zxuvbrj-8c3d9ea43d.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd writer-illustrator \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/byRichardByrne\">Richard Byrne\u003C/a>: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_richard_zpsoshpmzvj-87cdb025a8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThe kids and their FCBG leaders put together beautiful albums of artwork and letters about each book and I caught a glimpse of Richard's: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_richard_book_zps3oatdvlp-67430e1ab0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/vivschwarz\"> Viv Schwarz\u003C/a>'s (whose \u003Ci>Is there a Dog in This Book?\u003C/i> won the 'Books for Younger Children' category award):\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_viv_book_zpsouixl2cb-6c2c487236.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/sbutlerbooks\">Steven Butler\u003C/a> did a fab job presenting... (Oh look, it's Walker Books editor \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Sprattle_on\">Lizzie Spratt\u003C/a>!)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_lizzie_zpseteludes-31aa73db1c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/korkypaul\">Korky Paul\u003C/a> drew up an absolute storm on kids' lunch napkins (sadly not shown here):\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_korky_zps6zefzpvy-9e57c272ac.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nReaders presenting albums to \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Guyguyyug\">Guy Parker-Rees\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/garethmammal\">Gareth Edwards\u003C/a>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_guy_zpsfay99b9l-c97b6eb251.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd to \u003Ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Ross\">Tony Ross\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/simon_francesca\">Francesca Simon\u003C/a>:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_tony_fran_zpsxe3syzna-7c923c6fa8.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/AdrianReynoldsIllustration/\">Adrian Reynolds\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jeannewillis.com/\">Jeanne Willis\u003C/a>: \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_jeanne_zpshzivrs6p-f57dbcfdd9.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAuthor \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Kimslater01\">Kim Slater\u003C/a>:\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_smart_zpsadasecq3-6e984a4c21.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nAuthor\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/bookhorse\"> Polly Ho-Yen\u003C/a> tweeted a couple photos: \\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/polly1_zpstq6pkjpx-82491fdbdd.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/polly2_zpswtelwiay-90e37dcd70.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nOo, look at those hooligans at the back... I spot my studio mate \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ElissaElwick\">Elissa Elwick\u003C/a> and her new picture-book-partner-in-crime, beardy \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/PhilipArdagh\">Philip Ardagh\u003C/a>.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_hooligans_zpsiuppxwqo-b8830c9ef4.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nI just went along to see people, none of my books were up for awards. But indie bookseller \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/talesonmoonlane\">Tales on Moon Lane\u003C/a> cheerfully provided them anyway and it was fun getting to meet readers who loved them and those who were just about to dive in. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_boy_pugs_zpsj74wfmq5-93cfe4c8aa.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nThanks to \u003Ca href=\"http://www.carouselguide.co.uk/\">Carousel\u003C/a> editor \u003Cb>David Blanche \u003C/b>for slipping me a copy of Carousel and making \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/philipreeve1\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> 'n' me look dead famous in front of a bunch of kids. :) \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/carousel1_zpsacuagbng-ddc8b27a8e.jpg\">\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/carousel2_zpsajrqxt5y-c46392407c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nHugs all 'round, a lovely sunny afternoon. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/fcbg_awards16_group_zpsqrnzfni6-c9fedb9044.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nYou can read more about the shortlist and awards over on the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.fcbg.org.uk/childrens-book-award/\">FCBG blog here\u003C/a>.","2016-05-29T12:42:00.000Z","pamela-butchart-thomas-flintham-take-top-fcbg-childrens-book-award",[],"pamela butchart & thomas flintham take top fcbg children's book award!",1776628728411]