Children’s Literature News July 2026
Children’s book news for July 2026: Beth O’Brien wins the Carnegie and UKLA awards, Patrice Lawrence becomes Children’s Laureate, John Agard takes a third CLiPPA, and Little Smith launches.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Anu Adebogun is the author of Black and Brave History: 30 Sheroes Who Shook Britain, a 76-page anthology about Black women in British history. The book presents biographies of 30 Black women from the past and present, with examples including Patricia Scotland, Margaret Busby and Fanny Eaton.
Black and Brave History: 30 Sheroes Who Shook Britain covers Black women’s roles as creators, lawmakers, Olympic gold medallists, models, nurses and actors. It also includes reflective spaces for readers to journal their ambitions and create an action plan after each biography.
Black and Brave History: 30 Sheroes Who Shook Britain was published on 21 November 2021.

Children’s book news for July 2026: Beth O’Brien wins the Carnegie and UKLA awards, Patrice Lawrence becomes Children’s Laureate, John Agard takes a third CLiPPA, and Little Smith launches.
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