Explore this year’s sticker booklet with this downloadable guide.
This guide has been created for library staff, and contains detailed information about how to use the sticker booklet and stickers.
This is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the 2025 Summer Reading… read more
Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.
London, 1837.
Boston, 2019.
Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots.
One grows high, and one grows deep, and one grows wild.
And all of them grow teeth.
"Find out more about the… read more
This toolkit is intended to help libraries promote the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge. It contains:
- A link to download themed social media assets
- Key information about the Challenge
- Information about the 2025 Official Book Collection
- Suggested copy for social posts
- Suggested copy… read more
Download this helpful character guide to find out more about the key Story Garden characters.
This guide has been created for library staff. It contains contextual information to help you link new and existing library activities to this year’s theme and characters. The information about each… read more
We will continue to update this document with new info sent by publishers. Last updated 29/05
Authors and illustrators featured in the Summer Reading Challenge ‘Story Garden’ Book Collection have provided us with their availability for library events over the summer.
Where possible, authors… read more
The landmark new book from David Attenborough and Colin Butfield.
A lifetime of discovery. A century in the making.
Ocean is the landmark publication by the greatest natural history broadcaster of our times on how to save the ocean – and consequently our planet. It is a book almost a… read more
Help us get as many children as possible reading this summer!
Engage local schools (or your fellow teachers) with the Summer Reading Challenge using this template copy to a teacher audience. You can download this template and customise it to suit your local needs. read more
You can use this handy copy to tell parents & carers about the Challenge and
encourage them to take their children to the library over the holidays. Use the
templates for newsletters/emails, the school website or even class Whatsapp groups.
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You can use this handy flyer to tell parents or carers about the Summer Reading Challenge and encourage them to take their children to the library to get started!
Children can read anything they enjoy and will earn rewards for meeting their goal – the perfect confidence boost.
Download,… read more
Engage your class/school with reading this summer!
This information pack contains key information for schools about Story Garden – this year’s Summer Reading Challenge – benefits for pupils, how to take part and next steps for teachers, plus ways to celebrate your pupils'… read more
Ruth Hogan's known for her books with heart, and The Light a Candle Society is no exception! Out in June 2025, The Light a Candle Society is a heart-warming and redemptive story of finding light and joy even in times of darkness. Reading group questions have been supplied here to share with… read more