This week has been brilliant so far. I’m recovering from a bout of flu and I need all the good news I can get.
Earlier this week we found out that Pattan’s Pumpkin, published by Candlewick Press in the US has been added to the 2018 Notable Social Studies Book list! It’s an amazing honour and also I’m glad many schools and children will be able to find out more about this wonderful story.
Then a casual glance at last year’s round-ups of books published in the US led me to this wonderful list. The School Library Journal had created a 2017 list of folktales and fairytales and Pattan’s Pumpkin is featured in that too.

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— Fiona Noble (@fionanoblebooks) February 16, 2018
You’re Safe With Me is also chosen as an empathy read by Empathy Lab. Find out more here.
And if you have missed this news from before A Jar of Pickles and a Pinch of Justice is on the shortlist for the Surrey Libraries Children’s Book Award.