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Competition 2023
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The Children's Bookshow is running a competition for the chance to win a trip to London to meet poet and writer Owen Sheers at the Natural History Museum! The prize is for one child and two adults sharing a hotel room for two nights on a bed and breakfast basis, and return travel to London. The award ceremony will take place at the Natural History Museum in February 2024.
The winner will also get a signed copy of Owen's new book illustrated by Helen Stephens, Drew, Moo, and Bunny, too plus £200 of FREE books for their school classroom or library.
Six runners-up will win a copy of Drew, Moo and Bunny, Too signed by Owen Sheers and illustrator Helen Stephens.
Our Competition Judge, Yasmeen Ismail
Writer and illustrator, Yasmeen Ismail, whose books include Time for Bed, Fred, and Would You Like A Banana will be waiting to judge your entries!
What do I have to do?
Owen Sheers, in his picture book Drew, Moo and Bunny, Too tells the story of a small boy’s magical journey on a flying carpet with his best friends Bunny and Moo to see beautiful things in the natural world, like a whale’s moonlit waterspout, or a sleeping tiger.
What we would like you to do is to draw a picture with coloured pencils, crayons, paint, felt tips – whatever you choose. The picture should be of whatever wonder you would like to see in the world, for example, the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Finland or the Victoria Falls in Africa. You name it, it’s your choice, and you have the wonders of the whole world to choose from!
Underneath your picture we would like you to write two lines beginning:
“I’d like to be able to fly on a magic carpet to see ____”, put in your choice and tell us why.
Think hard and create your picture, then write your two sentences and email the picture with your two sentences to us.
How to enter
You must be resident in the UK and be under 11 years old.
You must include the following information:
- Your name
- Your address
- Your age
- The name of your school
You can send in your entries by email to competition@thechildrensbookshow.com OR
Send your entries to:
The Children's Bookshow
9A Peploe Road
London
NW6 6EB
Closing date:
Thursday, 30th November 2023
Entries received after this date will not be accepted.
Terms & Conditions
Instructions form part of the rules. The winning entry is the one judged to be the best and the judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
The winner will receive a trip to London to meet Owen Sheers at the Natural History Museum. The winner will also receive a signed copy of Drew, Moo and Bunny Too by Owen Sheers, illustrated by Helen Stephens plus £200 of books for their school classroom or library. The prize is for two adults and one child sharing a hotel room for two nights on a bed and breakfast basis, and return travel to London. The award ceremony will take place at the Natural History Museum in February 2024.
Six runners-up will win a copy of Drew, Moo and Bunny, Too signed by Owen Sheers and illustrator Helen Stephens.
