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Bardd Plant Cymru pens poem for 25 years of Bookstart
A new poem by Casia Wiliam, Bardd Plant Cymru, celebrates 25 years of Bookstart, BookTrust’s national bookgifting programme.
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Young readers dive into a Titanic book event in Belfast
Pupils from across Greater Belfast delve into the local shipyard stories that inspired Spirit of the Titanic by Irish author Nicola Pierce.
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Chris Riddell inspires Belfast pupils to doodle, draw and visit their school library
As part of the BookTrust NI Author Tour, former Waterstones Children's Laureate Chris Riddell gets pupils sketching in Belfast - and meets Aslan the lion in C.S. Lewis Square.
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Children want books about gaming this Christmas, according to new polling
As Christmas approaches, we're urging parents to find time to read and put the fun back into reading, by giving books that hold – rather than fight for – their child’s attention.
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Eluned Morgan AM celebrates 25 years of Bookstart
BookTrust's National Bookgifting programme turns a quarter of a century.
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Blue Peter Book Awards shortlist: fiction favourites flaunt strong female leads
Wizards, warriors, wabbits, weird worlds, long forgotten leper colonies and creepy things that go bump in the night. These take the top spots in the 2018 Blue Peter Book Awards shortlist.
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BookTrust teams up with LEGO to give families free DUPLO
BookTrust aims to develop children's creativity and imagination with the free gift in Bookstart Treasure packs.
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Children's books should be taken seriously, says Lauren Child
Lauren Child argues that children's books should be valued while speaking at the second BookTrust Annual Lecture in London.
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Chris Riddell becomes BookTrust ambassador
Chris Riddell vows to help "transform lives by getting children and families reading" as he becomes a BookTrust ambassador.
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Snap up special discounted theatre tickets to a showing of The Lorax
For a limited time only, here's the chance to grab some money-off tickets to a top performance of Dr Seuss' The Lorax at the Old Vic in London.
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New research shows parents sideline story time for social media
UK mums and dads are spending nearly four times the amount of time (over 1.5 hours) engaging in screen time each day than they are reading with their children (25 mins), reveals our new survey.
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Fabulous judges sign up for this year's Blue Peter Book Awards
Drivetime DJs Greg James and Chris Smith join an impressive judging panel for this year’s Blue Peter Book Awards.
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New Writer in Residence Taran Matharu bridges gap between video games and reading
Taran Matharu, the New York Times bestselling children's writer and Wattpad sensation, well known for the Summoner series, has been appointed our new online Writer in Residence.
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Sainsbury’s joins forces with reading charity BookTrust to celebrate books and stories
Retail giant Sainsbury’s has teamed up with BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, publishing house Penguin Random House and Peppa Pig brand owner, Entertainment One (eOne), to highlight the importance of children’s reading.
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Lauren Child becomes the tenth Waterstones Children’s Laureate
Lauren Child is crowned the tenth Waterstones Children's Laureate.
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Lauren Laverne reads a new online story your child will love
To celebrate 25 years of Bookstart, popular TV presenter and radio DJ Lauren Laverne will narrate and bring this year's National Bookstart Week title, Everybunny Dance!, to life.
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The Bumblebear: every reception child in England will get this book
School starters in England should be on the lookout for the 700,000 copies of The Bumblebear going out as part of our Time to Read campaign this autumn.
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Bookbuzz: 17 books to make reading fun for your class
Inspire a love of reading in your Year 7 and 8 students by signing your school up to Bookbuzz 2017-18; there really is something for every reader among this year’s books.
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Bath, Book, Bed: Exhausted parents lose over 650 hours of sleep a year
Exhausted parents are losing out on over 650 hours of sleep a year, BookTrust research has found.
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Faber titles win 2017 Blue Peter Book Awards
Podkin One Ear and Survivors have won this year's Blue Peter Book Awards - and both tell stories of struggle and strength.