Hull, UK City of Culture 2017, will host the announcement ceremony of the new Waterstones Children’s Laureate, who will take over from the current Laureate, Chris Riddell (pictured), at a ceremony in Hull City Hall taking place on Wednesday 7 June.
The role of Children’s Laureate is awarded once every two years to an eminent author or illustrator of children’s books to celebrate ‘outstanding achievement in their field and to acknowledge their importance in creating the readers of tomorrow’.