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'I feel like he's been with me my whole life': Authors and illustrators pay tribute to our 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, David McKee 24/09/2020
Elmer and Not Now, Bernard author David McKee has been awarded the BookTrust Lifetime A...
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'The shock is hard to get over!' Elmer creator David McKee on winning BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award and his incredible career 24/09/2020
Elmer, Mr Benn and Not Now, Bernard creator David McKee looks back on his incredible ca...
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Fantasy, Escape and Roleplaying Games: Why Kimberly Pauley loves Dungeons and Dragons 23/09/2020
Fantasy author Kimberly Pauley tells us how escaping into the imaginary world of Dungeo...
BookTrust transforms lives by getting children and families reading
BookTrust is the UK's largest children's reading charity. Each year we reach 3.9 million children across the UK with books, resources and support.
What we do
BookTrust HomeTime
Looking for something fun as a family? Enjoy storytime with our free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.
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.
Find out more
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Reading with your child
Sharing a book with a child is fun! It's a time for closeness, laughing and talking tog...
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Make a regular donation
Become a BookTrust Friend by setting up a regular donation. We can all do a bit more wh...
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BookTrust Cymru
Our work supports every family in Wales from their child’s first year of life right thr...
Here's how we can help you
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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Time to Read
How we're helping children and families get reading together
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Bookbuzz 2020
There's still time to register your school!
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Letterbox Club registration is open
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Latest features
Get to know our Writer in Residence
Keep up with Smriti
Every six months, BookTrust appoints a new Writer or Illustrator in Residence to give us their own unique perspective on the world of children's books. Smriti Halls is best known for picture books like I Love You Night and Day and Elephant in My Kitchen
- We're already looking forward to curling up with a book this bedtime! We've picked out some of our favourite stories to share at night - what's a hit in your house at the moment? https://t.co/CliiWQW27t Pic: John Burningham https://t.co/AhPz6W2X0f 10 hours ago
- Uh oh, Teddy the pug has lost his owner on a walk in the park... and ended up in the shed of a TERRIBLE TROLL in the woods! Find out what happens next in Rob Biddulph's fab new book Dog Gone - we're giving you the chance to win a copy here: https://t.co/doWehZvZHw https://t.co/CqtDPDkD6l 11 hours ago
- 'We want to make sure that children from all over can relate to our books and see themselves in them.' We loved chatting to Katie and Kevin Tsang about their new book Dragon Mountain and the importance of diverse stories - check out the interview here: https://t.co/Ct9UqS98Ad https://t.co/flkL3a7uGu 12 hours ago