Humbled to be shortlisted for the Ruth Rendell Award 2026, in partnership with the National Literacy Trust and The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. “The Ruth Rendell Award seeks to celebrate authors who go above and beyond to champion literacy, and to support children, young people or adults to develop their literacy skills and to
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I am absolutely thrilled that my children’s picture book, Maya and Marley and the Great Big Tidy Up has won a Teach Early Years Award 2025, in the picture book category! This means a lot to me. I started my career in Early Years Education, and it was an honour to know that this award
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Press Release: Creator of BBC Characters JoJo and Gran Gran Awarded MBE in New Years Honours List Laura Henry-Allain, award-winning, international Early Years author, speaker, consultant and creator of the BBC’s popular CBeebies characters JoJo and Gran Gran, has been awarded an MBE for Services to Education in the New Year Honours List. Laura is
