Free picture stories and illustrated guides to support people with learning disabilities and autism through the coronavirus pandemic.
Take a look at the Beyond Words books for:
Beating the Virus
Mental health, end of life and bereavement
Secure settings
Here:… read more
June is Pride Month, so it is the perfect time to share our favourite LGBTQ+ positive books for children and young people. These books highlight family dynamics and stories to help develop the values of acceptance and kindness towards themselves and others, regardless of identity.
You can… read more
A guide for link workers and health and social care professionals and link workers on how to get involved in Reading Well. read more
This toolkit contains ideas and resources for continuing with Reading Ahead in prison settings responding to the current lockdown during Covid-19.
This is a working document and will be updated as more resources become available. Do get in touch if you have any you'd like us to promote. read more
This toolkit contains ideas and resources for continuing with Reading Ahead despite closures of public libraries, colleges and workplaces during Covid-19.
This is a working document and will be updated as more resources become available. Do get in touch if you have any you'd like us to promote. read more
This activity sheet has been designed for use alongside reading the Quick Reads version of Adam Kay's This Is Going To Hurt. It provides inspiration and a framework for starting a diary. read more
Here you can access The Reading Agency at home. You'll find ideas, activities and challenges from across our programmes to entertain and educate yourself, your family or those you are teaching remotely.
The activities will be refreshed every couple of weeks and we have The Reading Agency… read more
Walker Books have an exciting creative writing challenge called THE MONSTER CHALLENGE.
‘Stories are important. Stories can be more important than anything. If they carry the truth.’
Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls
Are you a young person with a passion for telling stories? Do you feel… read more
Sharable photos to promote Reading Well for mental health. read more
A digital version of the user leaflet for Reading Well for mental health.
The leaflet provides information about how the scheme works, resources available in your local library and the full list of titles on the Reading Well for mental health list. It also provides information about other… read more
A digital version of the bilingual user leaflet for Reading Well for mental health.
The leaflet provides information about how the scheme works, resources available in your local library and the full list of titles on the Reading Well for mental health list. It also provides information about… read more
A detailed overview of the titles recommended on the Reading Well for mental health booklist. read more