Shout about the Winter Mini Challenge with this printable poster!
Encourage young readers at home, your library, school, reading group or community organisation to take part.
The Winter Mini Challenge is a free online reading challenge that tackles the holiday reading ‘dip’, encouraging… read more
For librarians who are promoting and supporting the Winter Mini Challenge, please award this certificate of achievement to those who complete the Challenge!
Encourage children to log their books at wintermini.org.uk where they will earn a special online badge and find fun activities.
Please… read more
For librarians who are promoting and supporting the Winter Mini Challenge, please award this certificate of achievement to those who complete the Challenge!
Encourage children to log their books at wintermini.org.uk where they will earn a special online badge and find fun activities.
Please… read more
How much would someone pay for a painting done by a pig? Why did a Japanese company send a hamster to space? What do Star Wars and King Charles III have in common? And how can poo save your life?!
This fun-packed book is stuffed with facts – everything from the unbelievable to the essential!… read more
Penguin is thoughtful, kind and loyal. He can be a bit cautious with new things, and he’s very sensible. Pup, on the other hand, is a fun-loving whirlwind! She always thinks big and sometimes gets a bit carried away. . .
Like lots of friends, Penguin and Pup like very different things…. read more
As we enter the cold and dark months, we have created a booklist filled with our favourite spine-tinglers and nail-biters to captivate readers who enjoy suspense, mystery, and supernatural adventures (at different levels of scariness).
From eerie children's tales to chilling adult thrillers… read more
For this year’s Teachers’ Reading Challenge we are exploring ‘Diverse Realities’ and have asked expert educators to give us their recommendations on topics within that theme.
This week’s book list from Kirsten Barrett has the theme of belonging and acceptance. She has given us a book list with… read more
If you go down to the woods today . . . you're in for a scary surprise. Creepy and atmospheric, join Pippa as she battles to overcome the dark powers lurking in the forest around her Grandpa's cottage.
Pippa Newton loves nature and being outdoors, and she's looking forward to visiting her… read more
History Stinks: Poo Through the Ages by Dr Suzie Edge
What's that smell? It's HISTORY – and it STINKS!
Did you know that you can discover loads about history just from the loo? Or piles about the past just from a poo? If not, then get ready to discover everything from Henry VIII's dodgy… read more
Find Your Passion. Build A Team. Change The World.
A General Election is looming. There’s a buzz and a tension and an exciting thrill in the air…
11-year-old Natalie knows something BIG is happening, especially in her house where people stream in and out with their glossy leaflets and red… read more
Bring out the best in them with these can-do tales. Feel-good, rhyming adventures for everyone!
From the much-loved The Lion Inside to The Squirrels Who Squabbled and the new The Camel Who Had the Hump, this can-do series helps little ones to grow tackling new emotions and challenges… read more
For this year’s Teachers’ Reading Challenge we are exploring ‘Diverse Realities’ and have asked expert educators to give us their recommendations on topics within that theme.
Rebecca has given us a really exciting, inspiring list of new fiction, graphic novels and memoir, ranging from middle… read more