Bookgifting

Booktrust's 'free books' reading programmmes are world-renowned early intervention reading programmes that provide free books for children at crucial transition stages of their development.

Almost 3 million children receive books from Booktrust each year ensuring that every child has the opportunity to experience the delight and power of books and the written word.

Bookstart gives free book packs at three stages of a child's development between 0 and 4 years: the baby pack is gifted by your health visitor in baby's first year. The Bookstart treasure bag is gifted by the health visitor or through a child's early year's setting when the child is 3-4 years old. Bookstart Corner is a new programme that offers targeted support for babies aged 12-30 months and families through Sure Start Children Centres.

Booktime, which is delivered in partnership with Pearson, is gifted in the child's first year of school when they are 4 or 5.

From the team that brought you Booked Up, Bookbuzz offers the same great variety of books for your school. Every student will have the chance to choose their own book, from a list of 17 titles suitable for 11-year-olds and selected by a panel of experts.

We also offer two new targeted offers for selected primary (The Ant Club) and secondary schools (Beyond Booked Up) which provide additional support at key transition periods for children. All of the resources for these programmes have been designed to support and enrich the existing curriculum. For further information please contact either antclub@booktrust.org.uk orbeyondbookedup@booktrust.org.uk.

In addition to our schools programmes we also work with local authorities to offer packs of books and other educational materials for children in care to support their learning in the home environment.

Our 'free books' reading programmes are made possible thanks to an innovative public/private partnership between Government and our publisher partners.

Bookstart

Bookstart offers the gift of free books to all children at key ages before they start school, to inspire a love of reading that will give children a flying start in life.

We believe children are never too young to start loving books!

Find out more about Bookstart

Booktime

Booktime aims to give a free book pack to every eligible child soon after they first start primary school, with guidance for parents and carers on shared reading.

Find out more about Booktime

Letterbox Club

Letterbox Club focuses on improving the educational outlook for children aged 7-13 in foster families by providing them with a parcel of books, maths activities and educational materials every month for six months.

Find out more about Letterbox Club

Bookbuzz

From the team that brought you Booked Up, Bookbuzz offers the same great variety of books for your school. Every student will have the chance to choose their own book, from a list of 17 titles suitable for 11-year-olds and selected by a panel of experts.