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Radio 2 Book Club extract of The Painter's Daughters by Emily Howes

1759, Ipswich. Sisters Peggy and Molly Gainsborough are the best of friends and do everything together. They spy on their father as he paints, they rankle their mother as she manages the books, they tear barefoot through the muddy fields that surround their home. But there is another reason they… read more

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Mind and Me: Going to Bat - digital resources

Our friends at Knights Of have some incredible digital resources to help celebrate Sunita Chawdhary's <i>Mind and Me: Going to Bat</i>.

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Maya is excited to join Cricket Club at school, but between sports superstars, the big green monster, and her ACTUAL MUM coming to… read more

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Pablo and Splash - digital resources

Our friends at Hachette have some incredible digital resources to help celebrate Sheena Dempsey's new series, <i>Pablo and Splash</i>.

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<b>Join time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash on an unexpected adventure to the time of the dinosaurs in this brilliantly funny… read more

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A Better Day by Dr Alex George - author video for Children's Mental Health Week

Winner of the Children's Non-fiction Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023

Start the new year with this positive wellbeing handbook.

What if we could think of mental health in a positive way? Sweep away the rain clouds. Talk about what's on our minds. And care for our mental… read more

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Radio 2 Book Club extract of The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

Her decision changed history. Now her family must survive it.

British Malaya, 1930s
Discontented housewife Cecily is seduced by Japanese general Fujiwara and the glorious future he is promising for 'independent' Malaya, free from British colonialism. As she becomes further embedded as his… read more

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Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf - digital resources

<b>An empowering retelling of Little Red Riding Hood about challenging the traditional narratives we are told, with a confident, autistic character at its heart.</b>

Gina Kaminski is here to tell you three facts.

1 – Little Red Riding Hood is full of BIG mistakes.

2 – She is off to… read more

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Reading Friends logos

Zip file of different formats of Reading Friends and Reading Agency logos.

Useful for comms, design and website teams. read more

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Reading Friends Yarn, Natter, Blether 2018

Watch our film Yarn, Natter, Blether to discover four stories from Reading Friends across the UK. Filmed in 2018.

<a href="https://vimeo.com/295647082">Watch video</a> read more

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An Extra Pair of Hands carers pack

This pack, designed for paid carers, carer groups and those caring for a family member, partner or friend, contains an extract from Kate Mosse's memoir, <i>An Extra Pair of Hands</i>. The book details Kate's experiences of caring for various relatives throughout her life. The pack also includes a… read more

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Reading Friends resource pack: The Imperfect Art of Caring

This free resource pack for <i>The Imperfect Art of Caring</i> by Jessica Ryn has been designed for Reading Friends projects. It contains an extract from the book and discussion questions intended to support conversations and reflections on personal experiences and stories.

<b>About the… read more

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