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What it's like to love and lose a granddad as a child 19/06/2018
Joseph Coelho has written a beautiful tribute to grandparents everywhere. This poetic p...
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'I found myself staring at whitewashed bookshelves': Ruby Lovell on the importance of diverse reading 19/06/2018
Ruby Lovell was disappointed by the lack of diverse books when she was growing up. 30 y...
BookTrust transforms lives by getting children and families reading
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.
Who we are
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Our programmes
Find out about all the programmes that BookTrust runs and how they can help you.
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Become a Friend
Help us make a difference to children throughout the UK. We can all do a bit more when ...
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BookTrust Cymru
Our work supports every family in Wales from their child’s first year of life right thr...
Supporting children's reading
Bookstart
Bookstart gifts free books to all children at two key ages before school to help families read together every day and inspire children to develop a love of books and reading.
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Bookbuzz: books for Years 7 and 8
Register your secondary school for the brilliant Bookbuzz 2018 books.
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School Library Pack
Ideas on how to use the pack at your secondary school to create an amazing reading community.
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Reading tips
Sharing books with children is so important. Why not take a look at some helpful hints?
New books we love
Our favourite reads of the month
We review lots of new books every month, and here's where you can find the ones we liked best of all.
Search our booklists
Find a book for every occasion
Looking for the best book for an older child? Take a look at our booklists. We may well have the answer - just see for yourself.
Bookfinder
Find your next book
Use the Bookfinder to find the perfect book for you, your family and friends.
Latest blogs
Get to know our Writer in Residence
Keep up with Nadia
Find more blogs from our Writer-Illustrator in Residence, Nadia Shireen.
- RT @HarperCollinsCh: Walliams fans, @Booktrust has some fab suggestions for other books you'll love, including the Georgia Nicolson series… 1 minute ago
- RT @LetterboxLib: “I wanted everyone to know the real Muslims. The family next foor. The painfully normal, British Muslims” @Zendibble talk… 3 minutes ago
- Another fantastic idea! #WhatToReadAfter https://t.co/3DM3o8kodA 6 minutes ago