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100 prisons to take The Rhyme Challenge News
New initiative to support children whose parents have been sent to prison We are inviting 100 prisons to take The Rhyme Challenge and hold activities during prison visits or at... Posted 4 May 2012 Read '100 prisons to take The Rhyme...'
Bookstart 20: Great ways to share with your child Blog
If you've taken the Bookstart 20 pledge to share 20 books in 2012, then maybe you are wondering how to find good books to share. Posted 28 March 2012 by The Bookstart Team Read 'Bookstart 20: Great ways to share...'
Welsh government continues funding for bookgifting programmes News
Further three years of Bookstart in Wales confirmed, plus other bilingual programmes We are very pleased to announce that the Welsh government has committed a further three years funding to... Posted 29 February 2012 Read 'Welsh government continues funding for bookgifting...'
Happy birthday Bookstart! News
Viv Bird, CEO of Booktrust, on our campaign that celebrates 20 years of Bookstart. Today we launch a nationwide campaign to celebrate 20 years of Bookstart. We'll be celebrating everything... Posted 15 February 2012 Read 'Happy birthday Bookstart! ' 2 comments
Great press for family events in Cornish library News
'Bounce and Rhyme' sessions celebrated in local newspaper The Cornish Guardian recently ran a feature about the fantastic events for families held in Liskeard library. Written by a new mum,... Posted 11 January 2012 Read 'Great press for family events in...'
Bookstart 20 News
Time flies when you’re having fun Celebrating 20 years of Bookstart This year we are celebrating 20 years of Bookstart – the much-loved reading programme that gifts free books to... Posted 9 January 2012 Read 'Bookstart 20 ' 2 comments
'The Bookstart pack has encouraged my son to read with his baby brother.' Blog
‘How the Bookstart Baby Pack was a gift for my entire family’ A parent writes… Posted 5 October 2011 by The Bookstart Team Read ''The Bookstart pack has encouraged my...'
'Jojoe loves it when we sit down together' Blog
Mum of two-and-a-half-year-old Jojoe reveals how attending a local event and getting their Bookstart pack showed her what fun sharing stories and rhymes can be. Posted 5 October 2011 by The Bookstart Team Read ''Jojoe loves it when we sit...'
'We had hours of fun with the Bookstart Baby Pack' Blog
Baby Meg and her mum had hours of fun with their two Bookstart packs – and discovered books in Welsh along the way… Posted 5 October 2011 by The Bookstart Team Read ''We had hours of fun with...'
'The Bookstart Baby Pack is a brill gift that's given us loads of fun over the years' Blog
Mum of baby Erin tell us about the Bookstart Baby Pack, singing songs and seeing her little one learn to count. Posted 5 October 2011 by The Bookstart Team Read ''The Bookstart Baby Pack is a...'