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We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Author Jenny Pearson recommends five stirring stories set in Britain during World War II, showing how ordinary children’s lives were transformed by war. https://bit.ly/3JQGupw
#ArmisticeDay
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Author Jenny Pearson recommends five stirring stories set in Britain during World War II, showing how ordinary children’s lives were transformed by war. https://bit.ly/3JQGupw
#ArmisticeDay
#ArmisticeDay
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And we did it! Thank you ❤️
Feeling confident about making £2000 by marathon time. Thanks for your support!
Feeling confident about making £2000 by marathon time. Thanks for your support!
It's my 40th birthday today and I'm aiming to raise £750 towards my London Marathon target by the end of the day, raising funds for BookTrust.
Just £24 to go to hit my £750 milestone!
www.justgiving.com/page/helen-t...
Just £24 to go to hit my £750 milestone!
www.justgiving.com/page/helen-t...
Helen in Wonderland's London Marathon for BookTrust
Help Helen Tamblyn-Saville raise money to support BookTrust
www.justgiving.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
And we did it! Thank you ❤️
Feeling confident about making £2000 by marathon time. Thanks for your support!
Feeling confident about making £2000 by marathon time. Thanks for your support!
📢 Local authorities and virtual schools: registration for #LetterboxClub is now open!
The programme is designed to support children from vulnerable family backgrounds - and our latest impact report found 95% of children say they like or love it 👇
https://bit.ly/4oWkUii
The programme is designed to support children from vulnerable family backgrounds - and our latest impact report found 95% of children say they like or love it 👇
https://bit.ly/4oWkUii
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
📢 Local authorities and virtual schools: registration for #LetterboxClub is now open!
The programme is designed to support children from vulnerable family backgrounds - and our latest impact report found 95% of children say they like or love it 👇
https://bit.ly/4oWkUii
The programme is designed to support children from vulnerable family backgrounds - and our latest impact report found 95% of children say they like or love it 👇
https://bit.ly/4oWkUii
Christmas should feel magical for all children.
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Christmas should feel magical for all children.
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
Illustrated stories can offer safe means to explore and empathise with the complicated emotions and ethics that surround war and conflict.
Author Jake Hope recommends some top stories for starting conversations about conflict: https://bit.ly/43hsETP
Author Jake Hope recommends some top stories for starting conversations about conflict: https://bit.ly/43hsETP
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Illustrated stories can offer safe means to explore and empathise with the complicated emotions and ethics that surround war and conflict.
Author Jake Hope recommends some top stories for starting conversations about conflict: https://bit.ly/43hsETP
Author Jake Hope recommends some top stories for starting conversations about conflict: https://bit.ly/43hsETP
It's #WorldGiftDay! We know that creating a fun celebration when giving out our #Bookstart packs can really help to get families reading.
Find out more about how our programmes are designed to engage families in our latest impact report: https://bit.ly/43S8CPR
Find out more about how our programmes are designed to engage families in our latest impact report: https://bit.ly/43S8CPR
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's #WorldGiftDay! We know that creating a fun celebration when giving out our #Bookstart packs can really help to get families reading.
Find out more about how our programmes are designed to engage families in our latest impact report: https://bit.ly/43S8CPR
Find out more about how our programmes are designed to engage families in our latest impact report: https://bit.ly/43S8CPR
It's #WorldGiftDay - and books are presents that can stay with us forever. 🎁
Could you help a child to start their own lifelong reading story?
Donate here to make a difference today 👇
https://bit.ly/3XhOnaG
Could you help a child to start their own lifelong reading story?
Donate here to make a difference today 👇
https://bit.ly/3XhOnaG
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
It's #WorldGiftDay - and books are presents that can stay with us forever. 🎁
Could you help a child to start their own lifelong reading story?
Donate here to make a difference today 👇
https://bit.ly/3XhOnaG
Could you help a child to start their own lifelong reading story?
Donate here to make a difference today 👇
https://bit.ly/3XhOnaG
THANK YOU to @c2crail.bsky.social for their generous donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal!
Their support will help us gift book parcels to children in Barking & Dagenham - and we love the festive spirit in this photo!
Join c2c and make a difference today ❤️👇
https://bit.ly/4o2fmSR
Their support will help us gift book parcels to children in Barking & Dagenham - and we love the festive spirit in this photo!
Join c2c and make a difference today ❤️👇
https://bit.ly/4o2fmSR
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
THANK YOU to @c2crail.bsky.social for their generous donation to our #MagicOfBooks appeal!
Their support will help us gift book parcels to children in Barking & Dagenham - and we love the festive spirit in this photo!
Join c2c and make a difference today ❤️👇
https://bit.ly/4o2fmSR
Their support will help us gift book parcels to children in Barking & Dagenham - and we love the festive spirit in this photo!
Join c2c and make a difference today ❤️👇
https://bit.ly/4o2fmSR
There's still time to book your free spot for our next #BookTrustRepresents virtual author workshop – with bestselling author Abiola Bello!
Got questions for Abiola? Submit them by 12 November and see your school or class name live on-screen during the session🤩
https://bit.ly/4nTOPqM
Got questions for Abiola? Submit them by 12 November and see your school or class name live on-screen during the session🤩
https://bit.ly/4nTOPqM
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There's still time to book your free spot for our next #BookTrustRepresents virtual author workshop – with bestselling author Abiola Bello!
Got questions for Abiola? Submit them by 12 November and see your school or class name live on-screen during the session🤩
https://bit.ly/4nTOPqM
Got questions for Abiola? Submit them by 12 November and see your school or class name live on-screen during the session🤩
https://bit.ly/4nTOPqM
Reading with children from birth changes lives.
But at the moment, too many children are missing out.
Explore our new strategy, Reading for a brighter future, to find out how we're planning to change that: https://bit.ly/4qM4ZVE
But at the moment, too many children are missing out.
Explore our new strategy, Reading for a brighter future, to find out how we're planning to change that: https://bit.ly/4qM4ZVE
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Reading with children from birth changes lives.
But at the moment, too many children are missing out.
Explore our new strategy, Reading for a brighter future, to find out how we're planning to change that: https://bit.ly/4qM4ZVE
But at the moment, too many children are missing out.
Explore our new strategy, Reading for a brighter future, to find out how we're planning to change that: https://bit.ly/4qM4ZVE
We welcome the publication of the government's Curriculum and Assessment Review.
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We welcome the publication of the government's Curriculum and Assessment Review.
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We particularly support its recommendation that children be exposed to a wider range of literary voices, and the inclusion of reading in enrichment activities.
However...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
📢 NEW: our research into the wide-ranging benefits of reading has been updated!
Drawing on hundreds of academic studies, the report offers an in-depth look at the many ways reading supports children.
Read the report, in partnership with Open University Reading for Pleasure📚 https://bit.ly/3JNgfjT
Drawing on hundreds of academic studies, the report offers an in-depth look at the many ways reading supports children.
Read the report, in partnership with Open University Reading for Pleasure📚 https://bit.ly/3JNgfjT
November 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📢 NEW: our research into the wide-ranging benefits of reading has been updated!
Drawing on hundreds of academic studies, the report offers an in-depth look at the many ways reading supports children.
Read the report, in partnership with Open University Reading for Pleasure📚 https://bit.ly/3JNgfjT
Drawing on hundreds of academic studies, the report offers an in-depth look at the many ways reading supports children.
Read the report, in partnership with Open University Reading for Pleasure📚 https://bit.ly/3JNgfjT
Dan from our Research & Impact team joined author Camilla Reid to speak at this week's @nurseryworld.bsky.social conference!
They explored the power of early shared reading for childhood development and school readiness, exploring the research into its benefits and how we can best support families.
They explored the power of early shared reading for childhood development and school readiness, exploring the research into its benefits and how we can best support families.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Dan from our Research & Impact team joined author Camilla Reid to speak at this week's @nurseryworld.bsky.social conference!
They explored the power of early shared reading for childhood development and school readiness, exploring the research into its benefits and how we can best support families.
They explored the power of early shared reading for childhood development and school readiness, exploring the research into its benefits and how we can best support families.
Research shows a big drop-off in reading enjoyment as children move through school.
And here's George from our team to explain why we need to change that.
Our development toolkit for primary teaching assistants is a great place to start 👇
https://bit.ly/48TTvcd
And here's George from our team to explain why we need to change that.
Our development toolkit for primary teaching assistants is a great place to start 👇
https://bit.ly/48TTvcd
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Research shows a big drop-off in reading enjoyment as children move through school.
And here's George from our team to explain why we need to change that.
Our development toolkit for primary teaching assistants is a great place to start 👇
https://bit.ly/48TTvcd
And here's George from our team to explain why we need to change that.
Our development toolkit for primary teaching assistants is a great place to start 👇
https://bit.ly/48TTvcd
We're really looking forward to our upcoming #ReadingForPleasure webinar for primary schools!
We'll be exploring the power of book choice with some very special guests: our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow and Debbie Thomas from @openuni-rfp.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/4nw50u4
We'll be exploring the power of book choice with some very special guests: our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow and Debbie Thomas from @openuni-rfp.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/4nw50u4
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We're really looking forward to our upcoming #ReadingForPleasure webinar for primary schools!
We'll be exploring the power of book choice with some very special guests: our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow and Debbie Thomas from @openuni-rfp.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/4nw50u4
We'll be exploring the power of book choice with some very special guests: our #WriterInResidence Matt Goodfellow and Debbie Thomas from @openuni-rfp.bsky.social 👇
https://bit.ly/4nw50u4
Huge congratulations to all the nominees! 👏
The 2026 Carnegies nominations are live! 🎉 Join us in celebrating the exceptional storytelling and illustration recognised this year. 🏆 Get ready for an inspiring awards season! Congrats to all nominees! 📖❤️
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
https://carnegies.co.uk/nominations-announced-2026
#Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Huge congratulations to all the nominees! 👏
Today's #BookTrustStorytime spotlight is on the wonderful Suki Cat: Astronaut by Grace Habib! 🚀
Head this way to find fun activity ideas, a rhyme sheet, and a video of Grace reading the book - all created to support you in your library:
https://bit.ly/4hL31Rq
Head this way to find fun activity ideas, a rhyme sheet, and a video of Grace reading the book - all created to support you in your library:
https://bit.ly/4hL31Rq
November 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Today's #BookTrustStorytime spotlight is on the wonderful Suki Cat: Astronaut by Grace Habib! 🚀
Head this way to find fun activity ideas, a rhyme sheet, and a video of Grace reading the book - all created to support you in your library:
https://bit.ly/4hL31Rq
Head this way to find fun activity ideas, a rhyme sheet, and a video of Grace reading the book - all created to support you in your library:
https://bit.ly/4hL31Rq
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it certainly worked for me. you pick up the 'song' of your language, the stanzas, the rhythm, the motifs... and later, if you are introduced to another language, you learn the faster, recognizing the different song, learning it, enjoying it.
give your kids the gift of reading to them.
give your kids the gift of reading to them.
Thanks to @thetimes.com for joining us, @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social & @profsamwass.bsky.social to explore the neuroscience of early shared reading.
This is why it’s key we #GetBritainReading & why our #ReadingRights report explores how to make that happen 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
This is why it’s key we #GetBritainReading & why our #ReadingRights report explores how to make that happen 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
How bedtime stories synchronise your child’s brain with yours
When parents read to young children their neural patterns begins to align, an experience no screen can match
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
it certainly worked for me. you pick up the 'song' of your language, the stanzas, the rhythm, the motifs... and later, if you are introduced to another language, you learn the faster, recognizing the different song, learning it, enjoying it.
give your kids the gift of reading to them.
give your kids the gift of reading to them.
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An excellent article. Young teenage boys are incredibly underserved in the current publishing market an Nathanael Lessore’s books are incredibly important in filling that gap, and in allowing boys to see themselves and their lives represented in books in a realistic way.
"The discussions or reflections that books inspire can change lives for the better. I know because I’ve seen it."
Author Nathanael Lessore believes fiction can play a big role in supporting positive attitudes to boyhood and masculinity.
Here's how 👇
https://bit.ly/3JqsAug
Author Nathanael Lessore believes fiction can play a big role in supporting positive attitudes to boyhood and masculinity.
Here's how 👇
https://bit.ly/3JqsAug
November 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
An excellent article. Young teenage boys are incredibly underserved in the current publishing market an Nathanael Lessore’s books are incredibly important in filling that gap, and in allowing boys to see themselves and their lives represented in books in a realistic way.
Thanks to @thetimes.com for joining us, @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social & @profsamwass.bsky.social to explore the neuroscience of early shared reading.
This is why it’s key we #GetBritainReading & why our #ReadingRights report explores how to make that happen 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
This is why it’s key we #GetBritainReading & why our #ReadingRights report explores how to make that happen 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
How bedtime stories synchronise your child’s brain with yours
When parents read to young children their neural patterns begins to align, an experience no screen can match
www.thetimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Thanks to @thetimes.com for joining us, @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social & @profsamwass.bsky.social to explore the neuroscience of early shared reading.
This is why it’s key we #GetBritainReading & why our #ReadingRights report explores how to make that happen 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
This is why it’s key we #GetBritainReading & why our #ReadingRights report explores how to make that happen 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
"The discussions or reflections that books inspire can change lives for the better. I know because I’ve seen it."
Author Nathanael Lessore believes fiction can play a big role in supporting positive attitudes to boyhood and masculinity.
Here's how 👇
https://bit.ly/3JqsAug
Author Nathanael Lessore believes fiction can play a big role in supporting positive attitudes to boyhood and masculinity.
Here's how 👇
https://bit.ly/3JqsAug
November 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
"The discussions or reflections that books inspire can change lives for the better. I know because I’ve seen it."
Author Nathanael Lessore believes fiction can play a big role in supporting positive attitudes to boyhood and masculinity.
Here's how 👇
https://bit.ly/3JqsAug
Author Nathanael Lessore believes fiction can play a big role in supporting positive attitudes to boyhood and masculinity.
Here's how 👇
https://bit.ly/3JqsAug
Happy #November!
We're excited about everything this month has in store - including a host of fantastic new books to enjoy.
Here are our picks for babies, toddlers, children and teens this November 👇
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/best-new-books/
We're excited about everything this month has in store - including a host of fantastic new books to enjoy.
Here are our picks for babies, toddlers, children and teens this November 👇
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/best-new-books/
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Happy #November!
We're excited about everything this month has in store - including a host of fantastic new books to enjoy.
Here are our picks for babies, toddlers, children and teens this November 👇
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/best-new-books/
We're excited about everything this month has in store - including a host of fantastic new books to enjoy.
Here are our picks for babies, toddlers, children and teens this November 👇
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/best-new-books/
There's nothing quite like a scary story on #Halloween 👻
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There's nothing quite like a scary story on #Halloween 👻
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
But it turns out that horror fiction could have real benefits for young readers.
Here, Fear Files author @christopheredge.bsky.social explains why 👇
https://bit.ly/4oyPWNL
Rachel and Will loved yesterday at The Friary Guildford, celebrating winning stories from their summer children’s writing competition with the Word Wizard.
The proceeds went to BookTrust 🩵 Huge thanks to all involved!
The proceeds went to BookTrust 🩵 Huge thanks to all involved!
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Rachel and Will loved yesterday at The Friary Guildford, celebrating winning stories from their summer children’s writing competition with the Word Wizard.
The proceeds went to BookTrust 🩵 Huge thanks to all involved!
The proceeds went to BookTrust 🩵 Huge thanks to all involved!