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Read all about it!
Posted 20 May 2013The regional winners of the Read for My School national schools reading competition are announced this week The 18 winners of the regional heats of Read for My School—the inaugural... Read 'Read all about it! ' -
Booktime announces new titles for 2013
Posted 18 April 2013Booktrust and Pearson today announce the new titles for Booktime, which will give two free books to every child starting school in England and Wales in the 2013-14 school year.... Read 'Booktime announces new titles for 2013' -
Get Dads Reading
Posted 22 February 201310 comments Only one in eight dads takes the lead with reading to their children. 25% of fathers blame working late for not reading to their children. HRH, The Duchess of Cornwall... Read 'Get Dads Reading ' -
On your marks! Get set! Read!
Posted 21 January 20134 comments The new national schools reading competition, Read for My School, is now under way - with 100,000 books to be won by schools Up to 200,000 children in Years 5... Read 'On your marks! Get set! Read!' -
Actress Tamsin Greig launches Booktime 2012 with the help...
Posted 13 November 2012Nine millionth book to be gifted to encourage children to develop a lifelong love of reading... There is a saying in showbusiness that you should never work with animals and... Read 'Actress Tamsin Greig launches Booktime 2012...' -
Jeremy Strong launches Read for My School at The...
Posted 1 October 20122 comments National schools reading competition to encourage reading for pleasure 100,000 free books for schools to be donated by Pearson Read for My School, the brand new national schools... Read 'Jeremy Strong launches Read for My...' -
Three is the magic number
Posted 10 September 2012Booktrust is more used to handing out prizes than receiving them, but this autumn we are in the running for three prestigious awards for our work Booktrust has been shortlisted... Read 'Three is the magic number ' -
Bookstart in Japan after the Tsunami
Posted 10 September 20121 comments Izumi Satou from Bookstart Japan recounts how, after the tsunami of 2011, local authorities worked together to restore Bookstart, and the difference the programme made to a community ravaged by... Read 'Bookstart in Japan after the Tsunami' -
Let children read for enjoyment, say children's authors
Posted 25 July 2012A letter to the Guardian from former Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen, and children's authors including Meg Rosoff, former Booktrust online writer in residence Bali Rai, Philip Ardagh and Alan Gibbons,... Read 'Let children read for enjoyment, say...'
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