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- Dreaming of heading to the seaside? If you can't get there right now, we've put together a list of books set on the coast to fill the gap: https://t.co/9pX3AhacO3 Pic: Metaphrog https://t.co/RlH2qg2iS0 9 hours ago
- 'You can only be one person in this life - yourself - so it’s important to be the best version of that person you can be.' We love this from Carl Anka about how he and Marcus Rashford hope to inspire children with their new book - and how we can all help: https://t.co/TSCTbqBbOQ https://t.co/Arqr6AYtFv 10 hours ago
- Is boredom threatening to bite this weekend? Beat it with our range of completely free activity sheets over on #BookTrustHomeTime! There are crafts, puzzles, colouring and more available for you to download and print over this way: https://t.co/ylXfJyUP6o https://t.co/IdJOZ9wRkl 11 hours ago