The Children's Bookshow Art and Illustration Auction 2025

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Make your bid in The Children’s Bookshow art and illustration auction and help support our programme of free in-school workshops in 2026.


Each year, The Children's Bookshow gives 58 schools the incredible opportunity to welcome children's authors, illustrators, and poets into their classrooms, completely free of charge. The artists host hands-on creative workshops where children can develop their own storytelling and illustration skills, guided by some of the very best children’s book creators.


These workshops increase children's confidence in working creatively and help them to engage more meaningfully with books and reading.


"Having Frank Cottrell-Boyce in for a free workshop really did make such a difference to our school and to our children. Frank was able to inspire every single child to write, no matter their need or ability and children who would normally be reluctant to share their ideas in front of the class were confident to do so... I can't put into words how much of an impact those couple of hours have had." Teacher Feedback from 2024


It costs £17,000 to run our workshop programme each year. By participating in this auction, you can help us to fund this work in 2026, inspiring the next generation of readers, writers, and artists. 


With your support The Children’s Bookshow can continue making an impact in the National Year of Reading.


Bidding starts at 12pm on Friday 28th November.


Find out more about The Children's Bookshow or make a direct donation.

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Witch, Cat and Dog on the Broom by Axel Scheffler
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Arlo the Lion who Couldn't Sleep by Catherine Rayner
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When the Storm Came by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
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Girl and Paper Dolls by Rebecca Cobb
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Ring a Roses by Yasmeen Ismail
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By Marta Altés
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The Baddies: A Miscellany by Elīna Brasliņa
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Tiny Reindeer by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
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Tiny Blue, I Love You by Jo Empson
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Salty Dog and Pals by Helen Stephens
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Pip and Posy Strawberry Picknick by Axel Scheffler
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Dancing by Yasmeen Ismail
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Reading is For Sharing by Jon Agee
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Rover by Neal Layton
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Stanley Rabbit by Neal Layton
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By Satoshi Kitamura
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By Christian Robinson
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Wardrobe Monkeys by Elīna Brasliņa
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The Deep by Elīna Brasliņa
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By Sydney Smith
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Tiger by Rebecca Cobb
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