BookTrust · @booktrust
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Today we're remembering the wonderful author and illustrator John Burningham - a winner of our #LifetimeAchievementAward - who was born #OnThisDay in 1936.
Which of John's books is your favourite?
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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1325 followers · 12989 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgWhen #Minister #GlendaStrongRobinson of Longmont skipped class in 1968 to march with #DrMartinLutherKingJr there were many things that she couldn’t have foreseen: That the #Memphis #SanitationWorkersStrike she was supporting would become #iconic in #CivilRights #history . That Dr. King would be #assassinated within days. And that 55 years later, she would receive a #LifetimeAchievementAward in his honor.
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BookTrust · @booktrust
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We're remembering the brilliant Raymond Briggs, who was born #OnThisDay in 1934.
When he won our #LifetimeAchievementAward in 2017, top authors, illustrators and more shared why he was such a huge talent... https://www.booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2017/february/why-i-love-raymond-briggs-famous-fans-of-the-author-illustrator/
#OnThisDay #lifetimeachievementaward