Blue Peter: New Book Badge and Book Club for reading fans – BBC Newsround

To celbrate International Literacy Day on 8 September 2023, Blue Peter unveiled a new Book badge, designed by one of the UK’s best-loved illustrators, Sir Quentin Blake.

The Blue Peter Book badge will be awarded to children aged 5-15 who send in their thoughts on a book, draw a character or scene and share which other books and writers they love.  The Blue Peter Book Club has come up with a selection of six ‘recommended reads’ to inspire young readers.

  • Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog by Terrie Chilvers and illustrated by Tim Budgen
  • Finding Her Feet by Eve Ainsworth and illustrated by Luna Valentine
  • The Christmas Carrolls by Mel Taylor-Bessent and illustrated by Selom Sunu
  • Juniper Mae: Knight of Tykotech City written and illustrated by Sarah Soh
  • Poems Aloud: an anthology of poems to read out loud by Joseph Coelho and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett
  • Am I Made of Stardust? by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and illustrated by Chelen Ecija

Please upload your entries using this link : Blue Peter Book badge | Find out how to earn the Book BP badge – CBBC – BBC

Let me know if you will enter this competition below.

Good luck to all who enter.

Mr Kane

6 responses to “Calling all key stage 2 reading fans!”

  1. Myiesha S.

    Myiesha

  2. Tana I.

    Thank you for the information

  3. Dhiyashini S.

    When is this Due?

  4. Dhiyashini S.

    Dhiyashini

  5. Dhiyashini S.

    I am competing

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