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Booktrust shortlisted for major charity award

Posted 11 July 2012
Booktrust has been shortlisted for the prestigious Third Sector Big Impact Award for the national reading programme, Bookstart. The award recognises a project that has had a substantial impact on... Read 'Booktrust shortlisted for major charity award'
Making a difference

Posted 4 July 2012
1 comments An afternoon of royalty, party games and birthday cake at Kensington Roof Gardens is not at all unpleasant . But for the other 364 and a half days of the... Read 'Making a difference '
The Biblio Files 1: Rosemary Clarke

Posted 4 July 2012
1 comments Each month we'll be taking you behind the scenes at Book House and asking Booktrusters from across the organisation five questions. This month: Rosemary Clarke MBE ... Read 'The Biblio Files 1: Rosemary Clarke'
Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson toasts Bookstart's 20th birthday

Posted 20 June 2012
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson celebrate 20 years of Bookstart at Kensington Roof Gardens with celebrity supporters, authors and illustrators Leading names from... Read 'Children's Laureate Julia Donaldson toasts Bookstart's...'
It's National Bookstart Week!

Posted 10 June 2012
1 comments Thousands of events around the country to celebrate stories, books and rhymes All this week we're baking cakes, blowing up balloons and getting dressed up as we celebrate National Bookstart... Read 'It's National Bookstart Week! '
20 years and counting...

Posted 7 June 2012
3 comments Looking forward to National Bookstart Week - and a special birthday Everyone enjoys a party, and at Booktrust we don't need a second invitation to have a good knees-up. Next... Read '20 years and counting... '
Bookstart 20 at London Book Fair

Posted 23 April 2012
1 comments Yesterday's Bookstart 20 reception at the London Book Fair was vibrant and well-attended. Following the meeting of the bears - where the Walker Books bear presented the Bookstart Bear with... Read 'Bookstart 20 at London Book Fair'
Happy birthday Bookstart!

Posted 15 February 2012
Today we launch a nationwide campaign to celebrate 20 years of Bookstart. We'll be celebrating everything that the programme has achieved, including the 30 million free books that we have... Read 'Happy birthday Bookstart! '
Pen-blwydd Hapus Dechrau Da!

Posted 15 February 2012
Read this article, 'Happy birthday Bookstart!', in English Heddiw, rydym yn lansio ymgyrch genedlaethol i ddathlu 20 mlynedd ers sefydlu Dechrau Da yn y DU. Byddwn yn dathlu popeth y... Read 'Pen-blwydd Hapus Dechrau Da! '
A message from HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Patron...

Posted 14 February 2012
This year Booktrust is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Bookstart, its flagship scheme, which has been so successful in promoting the benefits of reading aloud to children by their parents,... Read 'A message from HRH The Duchess...'