Talking Early Years: June O'Sullivan and Frank Cottrell-Boyce

If you have been frog marched through books, why would you ever read for pleasure? asks Frank Cottrell-Boyce, the Children’s Book Laureate. The award-winning author and screenwriter Frank Cotterell Boyce is the 13th Children's Laureate of the United Kingdom, a role created by The BookTrust to champion every child’s right to a lifetime enriched with books and stories – recognising the transformative power of reading in children's lives. Join us on the podcast and hear Frank talk about the rights of children to stories, books, libraries and what he would do with a magic wand.

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Talking Early Years: June O'Sullivan and Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an episode from Talking Early Years with June O'Sullivan by June O'Sullivan.

This episode is 39:40 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2025.

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