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Story Garden Data Share Guidance Notes

Please read these guidance notes for more information on accessing the Summer Reading Challenge digital participation data.

This resource contains information on the data share for digital participation in Story Garden, including anonymised and personalised data.

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Story Garden Digital participation updates

Download the digital participation data for your library authority for the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, Story Garden.

Please read the guidance notes linked to below for more information on how to access your data.

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It's All Greek to Me by Andrea Christodoulou - Reading Group Notes

Get your summer book club chat started with these handy reading group notes to accompany copies of It's All Greek to Me by Andrea Christodoulou – a hilarious new romance novel filled with warmth, drama and Greek heritage.

You can’t hurry love … unless it holds the key to a family… read more

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Perla and the Pirate by Isabel Allende - Activity Pack

Get ready to meet Perla – the feisty, magical rescue dog who will steal your heart!

Perla is a small dog with a BIG personality and a very impressive roar. Her best friend is seven-year-old Nico Rico. But when Nico goes missing after school one day, it’s up to Perla – and The Pirate who… read more

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Road to Reading map - young people

Download this map to log your 30 minutes of reading each week!

A little reading can go a long way. Young people 12+ can join a new reading challenge this summer, with advice and reading recommendations that will encourage them to read every week for just 30 minutes! It’s a game-changer!… read more

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WELSH Family Favourites Activity Booklet: Story Garden

This activity sheet enables you to keep a record of the books you’re enjoying together and will help to spark conversations around reading with family and friends.

Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. See the link below for the English-language version.

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The importance of reading together as a family

Exclusive preview of findings from The Reading Agency’s nationally representative research on adult reading habits (full report expected September 2025) show the lasting importance of family reading, including impact on happiness and ability to relax in adult life.

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Valley of the Vikings by Liz Kessler - Teaching Resources

Neptune and Thor battle for power and their fight upsets the balance of the world. Lightning strikes, curses fly and towering waves swallow a Viking longship and its crew into a watery valley, taking with it the secret of the magical blue crystals.

A thousand years later, Emily, a girl who is… read more

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WELSH Recommend to a Friend Bookmark - Story Garden

Children taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge can colour in this bookmark and fill it out to recommend a book to their friends.

Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. See the link below for the English-language version.

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WELSH Children's Certificates - Story Garden

Download these Welsh-language certificates to reward children taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge 2025 or recognise the hard work of your summer volunteers.

This folder includes:
- Standard certificate
- Mini Challenge certificate
- Special achievement certificate
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