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Printable invitation (Wales) – Story Garden

Download this printable invitation for Story Garden in Wales.

Please note: the front and back of the invitation are supplied as two separate pages in one PDF. You will need to print the invitations double-sided.

This is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer… read more

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The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr - discussion guide

Discover the uplifting and completely heartwarming debut novel from Samuel Burr,The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers.

Click download to get a copy of the discussion guide.

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Clayton Stumper is an enigma.

He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your… read more

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Spring: The Story of a Season by Michael Morpurgo - digital resources

Celebrate National Hedgerow Week from 5 – 11 May 2025 with Spring by Michael Morpurgo, in partnership with Hodder Press and The Tree Council.

Michael Morpurgo has lived on a farm deep in rural Devon for more than forty years. In Spring, he observes the season unfold around him, as fragile… read more

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Printable invitation (Scotland) – Story Garden

Download this printable invitation for Story Garden in Scotland.

Please note: the front and back of the invitation are supplied as two separate pages in one PDF. You will need to print the invitations double-sided.

This is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the… read more

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  • Summer Reading Challenge

Printable invitation (England) – Story Garden

Download this printable invitation for Story Garden in England.

Please note: the front and back of the invitation are supplied as two separate pages in one PDF. You will need to print the invitations double-sided.

This is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer… read more

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  • Summer Reading Challenge

That's not my... Zoo by Fiona Watt - Activity sheets

Discover the fun of the zoo in That's not my… Zoo the sound-book addition to the bestselling That's not my… series.

Turn the pages to explore the zoo in and meet a monkey, an elephant, a tiger and a parrot in this larger format touchy-feely book. Press the sound button on the final… read more

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Radio 2 Book Club Extract of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Every morning at around half past ten, Sybil Van Antwerp sits down to write letters – to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to attend a class she desperately wants to take, to her favourite authors to tell them what she thinks of their… read more

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Assets & copy to promote the Story Garden Book Collection

Assets and suggested copy to help you promote the official Book Collection for the Summer Reading Challenge 2025.

Eclectic and inspiring – there’s something for every child in this collection of recommended reads around the theme of nature's magic. Dive down the rabbit hole and go on an… read more

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A Tale of Two Nations: Reading habits among British adults reports

Since our ground-breaking "State of the Nation’s Adult Reading":https://readingagency.org.uk/adult-reading-research-report-2024 attitudes series of reports last year, there has been a renewed interest in better understanding adult reading habits in the UK.

A recent YouGov poll has revealed 40%… read more

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Radio 2 Book Club Extract of Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin

Can you imagine it? I’d say to them. Can you imagine me there in the front row in Saint Peter’s Square? The lesbian sister of a literal saint.

Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much… read more

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