To help book clubs, librarians and teachers engage with the Book Club Hub throughout the year, our publisher partners are picking some of their latest titles for a brand new booklist themes. They have selected a book, given a three word description and shared any content warnings. To help support… read more
Do you know how a tiny little seed becomes a fully grown plant?
Cut out the pictures in the activity sheet here, and match them to the correct stages to discover the lifecycle of a plant! 🌱♻️
Answers on a separate PDF are included in this download.
Is It a Seed? is part of the Story… read more
Hold on tight – where will this mysterious little seed take us? Will it sprout into a lone flower? Or could it transform into something truly extraordinary? What about a colossal beanstalk leading to a magical kingdom?
Feeling inspired? Have a go at the 'Is It a Seed?' Scavenger Hunt!… read more
From Cornelia Funke, best-selling author of the Inkheart series, comes an enchanting tale of mystery, adventure and friendship.
Go beyond the page and enjoy an activity pack full of:
- Plant matching game
- Crack the plant riddle
- Learn how to press flowers
- Start your own… read more
In this download you will find:
- Arts Award Discover activity sheets
- A document showing how the activities map to each part of Discover
- Information for parents & carers
Summer Reading Challenge activities can be used towards Arts Award Discover.
What is Arts Award?
Arts Award is… read more
Please read these guidance notes for more information on accessing the Summer Reading Challenge digital participation data.
This resource contains information on the data share for digital participation in Story Garden, including anonymised and personalised data.
Please note: this is a… read more
Download the final digital participation data for your library authority for the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge, Story Garden.
Updated with final data on 2 October 2025.
Please read the guidance notes linked to below for more information on how to access your data.
Please email… read more
Ready to become a more capable and confident reader? Here are four simple tips from Kumon to help you on your journey. read more
Help spread the word about this year’s Summer Reading Challenge with this Welsh language version of our fun video – why not show it in an assembly or pop it in a newsletter?
You can also find the YouTube link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4llBvEEpJtA read more
Libraries can print off these comment cards and use them to collect feedback on the Summer Reading Challenge.
An English-language version of these cards is also available.
Don’t forget to let parents and carers know about the Family Survey! Available at… read more
Libraries can print off these comment cards and use them to collect feedback on the Summer Reading Challenge.
A Welsh-language version of these cards is also available.
Don’t forget to let parents and carers know about the Family Survey! Available at… read more
This activity sheet pairs with the Story Garden treasure hunt character cards. Libraries can download this sheet by clicking on the link below.
Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. See the link below for the English-language version.
Please note: this is a… read more