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West Sussex Picture Book Award 2025/26: Virtual Author Events
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West Sussex Schools Library Service are pleased to offer a series of free live virtual author events via Zoom as part of this year's West Sussex Picture Books to Shout About! Award. Please complete the form below to book your school a ticket for each event. Links to your selected Zoom events will be emailed directly to you closer to the time. NB. All classes in schools participating in this year's Picture Book Award are entitled to attend these virtual author events.
Monday 19 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'Dogdunnit'
Meet the Author & Illustrator: Peter Bently and Tor Freeman
Tuesday 20 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'Jenny Peckles lays eggs with speckles'
Meet the Author & Illustrator: Rachel Emily and Paul Delaney
Thursday 22 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'The Tour at School'
Meet the Author: Katie Clapham
Friday 23 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'Don't trust fish!'
Meet the Author: Neil Sharpson
West Sussex SLS 25% Book Purchase Scheme
Copies of books by each author may be purchased via our Book Purchase Scheme. The Book Purchase Scheme provides SLS-subscribing schools with a 25% discount on the cover price of every book purchased and, for an additional fee, extra servicing to be applied including book jackets and AR labels where applicable.
If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via email at sls@westsussex.gov.uk or by telephone on 01903 704828 and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01903704828.
Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.
West Sussex Schools Library Service are pleased to offer a series of free live virtual author events via Zoom as part of this year's West Sussex Picture Books to Shout About! Award. Please complete the form below to book your school a ticket for each event. Links to your selected Zoom events will be emailed directly to you closer to the time. NB. All classes in schools participating in this year's Picture Book Award are entitled to attend these virtual author events.
Monday 19 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'Dogdunnit'
Meet the Author & Illustrator: Peter Bently and Tor Freeman
Tuesday 20 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'Jenny Peckles lays eggs with speckles'
Meet the Author & Illustrator: Rachel Emily and Paul Delaney
Thursday 22 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'The Tour at School'
Meet the Author: Katie Clapham
Friday 23 January 2026 2.15 - 2.45 p.m.
'Don't trust fish!'
Meet the Author: Neil Sharpson
West Sussex SLS 25% Book Purchase Scheme
Copies of books by each author may be purchased via our Book Purchase Scheme. The Book Purchase Scheme provides SLS-subscribing schools with a 25% discount on the cover price of every book purchased and, for an additional fee, extra servicing to be applied including book jackets and AR labels where applicable.
If you require any of this information in an alternative format, then please contact us via email at sls@westsussex.gov.uk or by telephone on 01903 704828 and we will do our best to assist you. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have an NGT texting app installed on your computer, laptop or smartphone, you can contact us on 18001 01903704828.
Please note, you can use the Google Translate function to access this project in a range of different languages. The Google Translate widget can be found at the top left-hand side of the project page, where it sits just above the black West Sussex County Council ribbon.
