422:, conducted research on the representation of people of colour among children's book authors and illustrators. It found that less than 2 per cent of published authors and illustrators in the UK are British people of colour. Since 2019 BookTrust Represents has reached over 45,640 children across England with free books and school author events, working with some of the UK's leading authors and illustrators of colour in children's literature and bringing them into the classroom, virtually and in-person.
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English bookgifting schemes. The schemes, including Bookstart, Booktime and Booked Up, provided more than two million packs of books to English children annually. After a
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England and Wales gets a free Bookstart pack before they are 12 months old and again aged 3–4 years (27 months in Wales). There are also black-and-white booklets for newborns and dual language books.
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National Book Council should be formed; the first meeting of the newly formed National Book Council took place in Eastbourne on 11 September 1924.
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401:: This prize was set up in 2019 and celebrates and promotes the best books for sharing and repeat reading with young children. The first book to win the prize is Cyril and Pat by
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