City pupils will get to meet their favourite authors when Scotland's biggest Children's Book Awards come to Aberdeen

24/04/08

Thanks to Scottish Book Trust working in partnership with Aberdeen City Council’s curriculum resources and information service and Reading Bus, 3 of the short-listed authors for the 2008 Royal Mail Awards for Children’s Books will meet pupils at 5 city schools on Friday 25th April 2008.

Simon Puttock (shortlisted in the 'early years' category for Goat and Donkey in Strawberry Sunglasses) will visit Abbotswell Primary School (P2) at 11.00am and Loirston Primary School (P3) at 1.30pm.

D A Nelson (short-listed in the 'younger readers' category for Dark Isle) will visit Loirston Primary School (P6&7) at 11.00am and Kirkhill Primary School (P6&7) at 1.30pm.

Jan Andrew Henderson, (short-listed in the 'older readers' category for Bunker 10) will visit Kincorth Academy at 11.25am (S2) and 1.30pm (S1).

The Royal Mail Awards recognise excellence in Scottish writing and illustration for children across three age categories: early years (0-7 years), younger readers (8-11 years) and older readers (12-16 years), with the winners being decided by Scottish children themselves who vote for their favourite books.

More than 10 Aberdeen schools have already registered to take part with the winning authors to be announced at an award ceremony in Aberdeen on Tuesday, 18 November, 2008.

So far, over 11,000 children have registered to vote and with applications open until the autumn, this year's awards are already the biggest ever in terms of children participation.

The awards are managed by Scottish Book Trust in partnership with the Scottish Arts Council, and supported by Crerar Hotels, Times Educational Supplement Scotland and Waterstone's.

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