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Laurie Gilmore - The Gingerbread Bakery digital assets

Downloadable assets include:

- Poster for The Gingerbread Bakery
- Reading group questions for all 5 books in Laurie Gilmore's Dream Harbor series
- Colouring pages from The Pumpkin Spice Café Coloring Book read more

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Baxter's View - Activity Pack

A brand-new picture book from Murphy’s Sketches. This heartwarming story champions slowing the pace of life and noticing all of the wonderful things around us. Reassuring and bursting with colour, this beautifully illustrated picture book will capture your heart.

This resource pack for… read more

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Best for Book Clubs

Teachers' Reading Challenge 2025

Book Clubs can be a fantastic way of enriching your Reading for Pleasure offer- whether they’re teen BookTokkers meeting in the library, or a boisterous ‘Chatterbooks’ after school group, book clubs help children and young people explore the social side of… read more

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Best to Read Aloud

Teachers' Reading Challenge 2025

Whilst Early Years and Key Stage 1 teachers might be regular read-alouders, as the age of pupils goes up, the opportunities to hear stories shared aloud can dwindle.

However, it can be a vital part of Reading for Pleasure at any age. There are studies… read more

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How to Get Magically Popular by Radhika Sanghani - Activities

A fresh, relatable story with a sprinkling of magic, about a girl who just wants to fit in but her magic powers make her stand out, from award-winning journalist and author Radhika Sanghani. Perfect for fans of Lottie Brooks and Dork Diaries.

Sabina Patel has never been popular. And in her new… read more

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Uncle Zeedie by Colm Field - Book Club Resources

Get your reluctant readers talking all things horror and Uncle Zeedie by Colm Field with these reading group resources.

Dare you brave THE BLOOD TEXTS? Uncle Zeedie is the second in this spine-tingling YA short horror fiction anthology series. Thrillingly spooky, full of creeping suspense… read more

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Running My Own Race - Book Club Resources

About the book
Kofi’s mum is determined he’s going to be ‘somebody’. But when Kofi is given a place at a prestigious private school because of his athletic ability, everything changes. Kofi dreams of being a professional athlete – but he soon finds following your heart isn’t an easy… read more

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The lasting impact of childhood reading and how we can encourage it

New research from the Reading Agency shows that enjoyment of reading in childhood is linked to the
likelihood of being a reader in adulthood, as well as several wellbeing measures, including happiness
and ability to relax easily.

Aspects included in the summary:
- The importance of… read more

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Book Club Day UK - Save the date toolkit

Please note, an updated toolkit will be shared in August, with more image assets being provided.

Earlier this year, Reading Groups for Everyone became the "Book Club Hub":https://bookclubhub.co.uk/. As well as a more inclusive and welcoming site, we will be expanding news and offers to… read more

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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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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.

Aspects included in the… read more

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