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4 – 5  \nBig Book Award 2026-Project Resources 6 – 8  \nClass Activity Suggestions for How to Run Book Award 2026 9 – 11  \nClass Activity Suggestions for the Shortlisted books:  \nThe Boy With Big Decisions 12 – 13  \nThe First Year 14 – 15  \nGrimstink 16 – 17  \nInkbound: Meticulous Jones & the Skull Tattoo 18 – 19  \nRelic Hamilton: Genie Hunter 20 – 21  \nWildlands 22 – 23  \nGrammar Games 24  \nArt Competition 25  \nFilm Trailer Competition 26  \nLetter Writing Competition 27  \nPoetry Competition 28  \nAppendix 1: Book Tracking Sheet 29  \nAppendix 2: Shortlisted Book Spines 30  \nAppendix 3: Call-outs/Speech Bubbles 31  \nAppendix 4: Emotions Thermometer 32  \nAppendix 5: Letter to Parents/Carers 33  \nAppendix 6: Attitudes to Reading for Pleasure Survey 34  \nWELCOME TO BOOK AWARD 2026!  \nHere is a list of all the schools taking part in Book Award 2026-feel free to get in touch with each  \nother to share ideas as we move through the project:  \n\n|  | School | Big Book Award (Years 5&6) | Theatre\u003Cbr>Severn? | Picture Book Award\u003Cbr>(R, Years 1&2) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | Alveley Primary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 2 | Baschurch CofE Primary | ✓ | ✓ |  |\n| 3 | Bicton CofE Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 4 | Birchfield School | ✓ |  | ✓ |\n| 5 | Bucknell Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 6 | Castlefields Primary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 7 | Cheswardine Primary & Nursery | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 8 | Claverley CofE Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 9 | Clive CofE Primary |  |  | ✓ |\n| 10 | Clunbury Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 11 | Coleham Primary | ✓ | ✓ |  |\n| 12 | Condover CofE Primary |  |  | ✓ |\n| 13 | Greenacres Primary |  |  | ✓ |\n| 14 | Highley Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 15 | Hinstock Primary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 16 | Lilleshall Primary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 17 | Longnor CofE Primary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 18 | Mount Pleasant Primary |  |  | ✓ |\n| 19 | Newcastle CofE Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 20 | Norton in Hales CofE Nursery & Primary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 21 | Oakmeadow CofE Primary | ✓ | ✓ |  |\n| 22 | Oxon CofE Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 23 | Packwood School | ✓ | ✓ |  |\n| 24 | Pontesbury CofE Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 25 | Prestfelde School | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 26 | Priorslee Academy | ✓ |  |  |\n| 27 | Rushbury Primary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |\n| 28 | Short Wood Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 29 | Shrewsbury High School (Juniors) | ✓ |  |  |\n| 30 | St Edward's Primary, Dorrington | ✓ |  |  |\n| 31 | St Laurence's CofE Primary, Ludlow | ✓ |  | ✓ |\n| 32 | St Lawrence CE Primary, Church Stretton | ✓ |  | ✓ |\n| 33 | St Leonard's Primary, Bridgnorth | ✓ | ✓ |  |\n| 34 | St Mary's Catholic Primary | ✓ |  |  |\n| 35 | St Peter's CofE Primary, Wem | ✓ |  | ✓ |\n| 36 | West Felton CofE Primary | ✓ | ✓ |  |\n| 37 | Weston Lullingfields CofE School | ✓ |  | ✓ |\n| 38 | Wilfred Owen Primary |  |  | ✓ |\n\nWHAT IS BIG BOOK AWARD 2026?  \nThank you for taking part in the ninth Shropshire Bookfest BIG Book Award project and helping to choose the book published during the last year for 9-11-year-olds that children in Shropshire love the most. A total of 33 schools and 1,234 pupils are taking part in the BIG Book Award project this year.  \nAlong with this Teacher’s Pack, you will have received all the materials that you need to run the BIG Book Award 2026 with your pupils.  \nHow has the BIG Book Award shortlist been chosen?  \nThe Book Award shortlist has been chosen with the help of Year 5 & 6 children from Baschurch C/E Primary, Castlefields Primary (Bridgnorth), Cheswardine Primary, Hinstock Primary, Lilleshall Primary, Norton-in-Hales Primary, Longnor C/E Primary, Oakmeadow Primary, Packwood, Prestfelde, Rushbury C/E Primary and St Leonard’s Primary Schools, who between them read and commented on a list of 70 titles nominated for the Award by the major children’s publishers. Weare very grateful to those pupils and their teachers for their efforts and enthusiasm.  \nThe six titles on the shortlist are the ones these children felt w","cbCaicTKgEk02vNx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicTKgEk02vNx","pdf",3535161,9,39,"English","# List of participating schools\n# Book Award 2026 Project Calendar\n# What is Big Book Award 2026?\n# Big Book Award 2026-Project Resources\n# Class Activity Suggestions for How to Run Book Award 2026\n## The Boy With Big Decisions\n## The First Year\n## Grimstink\n## Inkbound: Meticulous Jones & the Skull Tattoo\n## Relic Hamilton: Genie Hunter\n## Wildlands\n## Grammar Games\n## Art Competition\n## Film Trailer Competition\n## Letter Writing Competition\n## Poetry Competition\n# Appendix 1: Book Tracking Sheet\n# Appendix 2: Shortlisted Book Spines\n# Appendix 3: Call-outs/Speech Bubbles\n# Appendix 4: Emotions Thermometer\n# Appendix 5: Letter to Parents/Carers\n# Appendix 6: Attitudes to Reading for Pleasure Survey\n# WELCOME TO BOOK AWARD 2026!\n# How has the BIG Book Award shortlist been chosen?\n# Do the children have to read all six books?\n# When is the voting deadline?\n# What is the voting procedure?","[{\"question\":\"What is the BIG Book Award 2026 program for?\",\"answer\":\"It is the Shropshire Bookfest BIG Book Award project helping choose the book published during the last year that children aged 9–11 in Shropshire love most. 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