Aug 31, 2019"I want a story!"There are now so many ways for a parent or carer to fulfil this request; pick up a picture book or cartoon book, play an audiobook or an on-screen animation ...
Jul 9, 2019Does reading for pleasure increase the rate of children's learning?Many studies over the years have indicated that socio-economic conditions have a strong bearing on a child's level of attainment at school. But this isn't ...
Mar 23, 2019Waterstone's Children's Book of the Year announcedWaterstone's today announced the winner of its Children's Book Prize for 2019. And the winner is..... 'The Boy at the Back of the Class' by Onjali Q. Raúf. ...
Mar 10, 2019'Suddenly the world makes sense!'So said radio host Nick Coffer describing the light bulb moment when children begin to read fluently. On Friday Schoolreaders volunteer Mavis Nicholson and ...
Mar 7, 2019It's World Book Day!As many of our amazing volunteers will know, there's high excitement in primary schools all over the country today as pupils dress up as their favourite book...
Feb 7, 2019Shortlist for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize announcedIt's the 15th year of the Waterstone's Book Prize and, as usual, it's the firm's booksellers who have chosen the books on the prize shortlist. The three cat...
Jan 14, 2019"I'm Judith Kerr; I do picture books"So says the self-effacing 95-year old author of 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea'. Listen to a lovely interview with Judith Kerr broadcast on Radio 4 this afterno...
Oct 16, 2018It's official - Reading makes children happier!Children and young people who are the most engaged with reading and writing in their free time have significantly better mental wellbeing than their peers wh...
Oct 16, 2018Get match-funding for your school's spending on books!BookLife, the award-winning educational publisher and supplier, launched its first match-funding scheme in 2017. The scheme, which saw BookLife match every p...
Jun 19, 2018'Let's bombard children with words!'So says Geraldine McCaughrean, who was yesterday announced as the winner of the Carnegie Medal, the UK's oldest and most prestigious children's book award. ...
Mar 8, 2018£3-million book give-away!Are you a teacher or librarian struggling to find the resources to improve your primary school library? One of the country’s leading educational suppliers, B...
Mar 8, 2018Links between literacy and life expectancyThe National Literacy Trust has recently published the first research report to establish a link between literacy and life expectancy in England through heal...
Jan 1, 2018Bridget Kendall MBE on the books that inspired her as a childIt’s always fascinating to find out what books were important in the childhoods of well-known people, so we wrote to a number of UK politicians, authors and ...
