Reading development & children's book consultant, critic, author, blog editor Youth Libraries Group, Chair YOTO Carnegies Working Party.

Joined June 2009
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'Taking the Long Way Home' was partly inspired by reading and the journeys of imagination that start when we open a book and partly by taking my nieces home from school! Massive thanks to @brianfitzer and @Scallywagpress for making this such an amazing book!
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The ACHUKA #BookoftheDay for Fri 29 May is Taking The Long Way Home by Jake Hope @Jake_Hope ill. Brian Fitzgerald from @Scallywagpress achuka.co.uk/blog/taking-theโ€ฆ
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Join Andy Shepherd, author of THE BOY WHO GREW DRAGONS, for a 45 minute Grow Your Own Story school event on 2 July! Your class will explore the magic of stories and nature ๐ŸŒฑ The first 5 schools to sign up get two of Andyโ€™s books. ๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/49jzCe1
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We have two books shortlisted in the @EnglishAssoc English 4-11 Picture Book Awards! ๐Ÿ‘ฃ Taking the Long Way Home by @Jake_Hope, illustrated by @brianfitzer ๐Ÿš€ To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by @aportisa Winners announced on 27 April!๐Ÿคž ๐Ÿ†: englishassociation.ac.uk/202โ€ฆ
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Mar 17
Last week, our five fantastic judges selected the 2026 CLiPPA shortlist! โœจ Weโ€™ll be announcing the shortlist event this week โ€” sign up to our mailing list so you donโ€™t miss the reveal of the five shortlisted collections: r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/1Rโ€ฆ
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What a privilege to welcome author @Jake_Hope to our school on #WorldBookDay @CLPE.org.uk judge, @CarnegieMedals Awards Executive, incredible Ambassador for Children's Literature and Author - we were all enthralled by Jake! Thank you so much! #NurturingHeartsandMinds
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Happy #WorldBookDay2026 from all at the Youth Libraries Group. We're celebrating by listening to the irrepressible @MsKingLibrarian - chair elect of @Carnegies - on the fantastic #WorldBookDay special edition of @StoryshapedPod don't miss it! susancahill.co.uk/podcast

ALT Linus from Peanuts reading from a pile of multi-coloured books!

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Very excited to be part of the judging panel for this year's CLiPPA! Such an important award with an impressive history. Definitely one to watch out for!
Mar 4
Weโ€™re so excited that @Jake_Hope will be on this yearโ€™s CLiPPA judging panel! A champion of childrenโ€™s books, Jake brings huge expertise from his work with the Carnegie Medals. Register your school for the shadowing scheme: r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/1Rโ€ฆ
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Visiting the @LondonBookFair? Don't miss the new Disability Inclusion and Accessibility hub with Alex Strick and Beth Cox @InclusiveMinds. Authors/illustrators, book a consultation offering inclusion/accessibility advice on a published or forthcoming title bit.ly/3Nh0vr9
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Feb 17
CLiPPA Poetry Award 2026 Judges Announced... This year's CLiPPA was launched last week and ACHUKA was delighted to see @Jake_Hope on the panel of judges - see post for shortlisting and award ceremony dates #awards #prizes achuka.co.uk/blog/clippa-poeโ€ฆ
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9 Nov 2025
Illustrated stories can offer safe means to explore and empathise with the complicated emotions and ethics that surround war and conflict. Author @Jake_Hope recommends some top stories for starting conversations about conflict: bit.ly/43hsETP
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This is really lovely to see, a big thank you @ACHUKA for selecting and for the incredible ongoing commitment you show to children's books and reading.
7 Nov 2025
The ACHUKA #BookoftheDay for Fri 7 Nov is Ming the Panda: A True Story of Courage and Hope by Jake Hope @Jake_Hope ill. Yu Rong from @OtterBarryBooks achuka.co.uk/blog/ming-the-pโ€ฆ
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A sensitively told story of an inspiring animal #MingthePanda @Jake_Hope illustrated Yu Rong @OtterBarryBooks is #RedReadingHubโ€™s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-dvA
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For Black History Month, we celebrate stories that shine with courage, creativity and strength. From the heroes of history to the storytellers of today, we honour voices that uplift, empower and inspire โ€” keeping their light shining all year round!
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Happy Publication Day to Ming The Panda! ๐Ÿผ A true story of courage and hope from World War II and the London Blitz, with London Zooโ€™s first panda at the centre. Congratulations to @Jake_Hope and Yu Rong ๐Ÿคฉ #MingthePanda #bookpublication #publicationday #kidsbooks
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๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“šCheck out my OCTOBER 2025 Childrenโ€™s Books Iโ€™m Most Excited About video on my YouTube channel. Please subscribe! ๐Ÿ“–๐ŸŒŸEach month, I put together #ComingSoon videos previewing my most anticipated childrenโ€™s books releases to bump up your TBRs! โžก๏ธ youtu.be/zy-fiy-d_-w?featureโ€ฆ
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It was a lot of fun to be with the inimitable and super stylish #YuRong talking about our forthcoming book #MingthePanda for the first time.
โฆ@Jake_Hopeโฉ and #YuRong dressed up for their picture book #MingThePanda A True Story of Courage and Hope, about the first ever panda to come to the U.K, publishing 16 October. Pre-order now. โฆ@bouncemarketingโฉ โฆ
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"I like to start with speedy loose pencils on large A2 sheets, exploring different angles & perspectives inspired by the text." New in #BfK274 @KlausFluggePr winner Emma Farrarons on creating the #illustration for MY HAIR IS AS LONG AS A RIVER booksforkeeps.co.uk/wp-conteโ€ฆ
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Weโ€™re busy meeting Scandinavian publishers in sunny Gothenburg, showing the latest Scallywag and @guppybooks titles! #bokmรคssan2025 #ScallywagPress
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We have a treat on the YLG blog, Simon Lamb @approx21words has written a brilliant blog piece on the length of poetry which introduces his new book 'Mat o'Shanter'. Unmissable! cilip.org.uk/blogpost/163734โ€ฆ
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"The buzz and excitement from the first festival has been tough to beat." We are delighted to welcome co-founders of #SAILfest to the YLG blog to talk about the 2025 festival. cilip.org.uk/blogpost/163734โ€ฆ
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