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Luna Loves Christmas by Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers - Activity Pack

From award-winning Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, the fourth book in the Luna Loves… series celebrates separated families at Christmas time, and shows the power of giving to bring people together.

Luna loves Christmas. Sometimes at Mum’s, sometimes at Dad’s, she gets two trees, two… read more

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Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave with Tom de Freston - activity pack

‘A thing of beauty both inside and out’ A.F. Steadman, author of SKANDAR

From bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave and acclaimed illustrator Tom de Freston – the duo behind the award-winning Julia and the Shark – Leila and the Blue Fox tells the breathtaking story of one small fox’s… read more

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The Magic Faraway Tree A Christmas Adventure by Jacqueline Wilson - Activity Sheet

Explore the much-loved Magic Faraway Tree at the most special time of the year. This brand-new story by superstar author Jacqueline Wilson is set in the original world created by Enid Blyton.

Milo, Mia and Birdy are excited to return to the cottage beside the Enchanted Wood for Christmas. They… read more

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The Christmas Pig - festive resources and activities

As the end of term fast approaches, Hachette Children's Group have got just what you need to create your very own Christmas story-time adventure!

Imagine a place where all the lost things go, a place where love can bring things to life, and what is lost might just be found… J.K. Rowling's… read more

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The Reading Agency’s November booklist – Debuts

November marks National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo (as it’s more commonly known). We want to celebrate some of our favourite debut authors/illustrators of 2023.

From beautifully illustrated picture books, thrilling middle grade, YA titles to escape with and a mixture of non-fiction and… read more

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Everyday Action, Everyday Change by Natalie and Noami Evans

Making changes that help make the world a fairer place can feel overwhelming. Where do you even start?
 
Well… Small actions really can make a big difference!
 
In this inspiring guide, changemakers, sisters and founders of Everyday Racism, Natalie and Naomi Evans, give readers empowering… read more

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Percy Jackson series - digital activity pack and social media

HALF BOYHALF GODALL HERO.

Now with a new cover look, read the story that launched Percy Jackson into the stratosphere, before the Disney+ series comes out!

Look, I never asked to be the son of a Greek god. I was just a normal kid… until I accidentally vaporized my maths… read more

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The Reading Agency’s October booklist – Poetry

National Poetry Day (5 October) is a day to share, read and even write poetry. To celebrate, we've put together some of our favourite poetry picks.

You can buy the books from "Bookshop.org":https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-reading-agency-s-october-booklist-2023-poetry.

<b>Looking to share… read more

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Until the Road Ends by Phil Earle - digital pack and author videos

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the Year, winner of a Books Are My Bag Readers Award, the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.

When Peggy saves… read more

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Celebrate International Dot Day - downloadable resources

International Dot Day, a global celebration of creativity, courage and collaboration, began when teacher Terry Shay introduced his classroom to Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot on September 15, 2009.

Now around the 15 September, more than 10 million teachers, librarians and children in 200… read more

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Seeing Things Differently: A RNIB Booklist

As part of teachers' Reading Challenge 2023, our friends at RNIB have helped us put together a booklist with books suitable for a range of ages, all featuring blind or partially sighted characters. Most of these are #OwnVoices titles too, in that they were written in the authentic voices of blind… read more

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The Reading Agency’s September booklist – STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

National Coding Week is an annual event that aims to help adults, young people and children with learning digital skills. National Coding Week will be happening from the 18-24 September so we are celebrating our favourite books that have strong themes to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and… read more

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