Children’s Literature News March 2026
Children’s book news for March 2026: Carnegies shortlists, London Book Fair inclusion work, new school library awards, big festival changes, plus prize winners and World Book Day reading events.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Fotini Tikkou is a Greek illustrator and ceramic artist. She studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts and holds an MA degree in Visual Arts. She began working as a freelance illustrator in 2009, with a focus on children’s books.
Tikkou is also a creator behind the brand The Good Stuff. Her client list has included Oxford University Press, Penguin Readers, Little Tiger, Barefoot Publishing, Princeton Architectural Press, American Greetings and Marie Claire.
In UK children’s publishing, she illustrated Step Into My Shoes by Alkisti Halikia for Lantana Publishing.
Step Into My Shoes was published in hardback with ISBN 9781915244956 and in paperback with ISBN 9781915244963.
Children’s book news for March 2026: Carnegies shortlists, London Book Fair inclusion work, new school library awards, big festival changes, plus prize winners and World Book Day reading events.
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