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From the bookseller column in the online Guardian:
·' As Richard and Judy transformed publishers' prospects, editors specialising in children's books looked on enviously. Where are the media champions of kids' reading, they asked in despair? Perhaps they need look no further than the original TV pairing. On October 28 Richard and Judy will host a one-off children's books special, Richard & Judy's Best Kids Books Ever, fitting into Channel 4's literacy season. They've dreamed up four categories - early (5+), developing (7+), confident (9+) and fluent - and the books in the running range from wacky Aliens Love Underpants (Claire Freedman/Ben Cort) to the sparkly Sundae Girl (Cathy Cassidy) to the acclaimed new adventure Tunnels (Roderick Gordon/Brian Williams). Publishers pray the sales figures are very grown-up.'
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·' As Richard and Judy transformed publishers' prospects, editors specialising in children's books looked on enviously. Where are the media champions of kids' reading, they asked in despair? Perhaps they need look no further than the original TV pairing. On October 28 Richard and Judy will host a one-off children's books special, Richard & Judy's Best Kids Books Ever, fitting into Channel 4's literacy season. They've dreamed up four categories - early (5+), developing (7+), confident (9+) and fluent - and the books in the running range from wacky Aliens Love Underpants (Claire Freedman/Ben Cort) to the sparkly Sundae Girl (Cathy Cassidy) to the acclaimed new adventure Tunnels (Roderick Gordon/Brian Williams). Publishers pray the sales figures are very grown-up.'