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My inspiration for the Summoner Series 25/09/2017
Our Writer In Residence Taran Matharu talks us through all the different ideas behind c...
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You're going to love the new Charlie and Lola book from Lauren Child 25/09/2017
Charlie and Lola are back! Check out a little preview of what you can look forward to i...
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BookTrust is the UK's largest children's reading charity. Each year we reach 3.4 million children across the UK with books, resources and support.
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Free books for school libraries
Find out more about our School Library Pack for Year 7-9 students.
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Bookbuzz
Everything you need to help your students get the most out of Bookbuzz.
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Start the Story
Free events for teachers and school librarians this autumn.
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Best New Books
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Every month, we review new books - and here are the ones we like best of all at the moment.
Time To Read
Time sharing stories is time well spent. Can you find the Time to Read?
We're encouraging families to spend just 10 minutes a day sharing books together, as research shows that reading for pleasure has huge benefits for children. Not only that, but we're giving away a copy of The Bumblebear to every reception-age child in England.
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- This is absolutely lovely! Has anyone else been hunting for #TheBumblebear this weekend?! #TimeToRead 🐝🐻 https://t.co/EQRqMGSJR3 4 minutes ago
- HOORAY! @UKLaureate Lauren Child is back with a brand new #CharlieAndLola book and we have a sneaky peek inside:… https://t.co/ICcEeDVFcU 22 minutes ago
- For #Bookstart's 25th anniversary, we want to honour the amazing people who make it happen! Nominations close soon:… https://t.co/Be0FqWFt5r 1 hour ago