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Standing room only at Cheshire preschool’s successful Rhyme Challenge event Blog
Sarah O’Gara of St Paul’s Preschool in Cheshire tells us all about it… Posted 17 May 2012 by The Bookstart Team Read 'Standing room only at Cheshire preschool’s...'
Rhyme Challenge family event a hit with families Blog
Nursery assistant manager Emma Bird tells us how she used the resources to great effect at a recent family event at Daisy Chain children’s nursery in Leicester. Posted 14 May 2012 by The Bookstart Team Read 'Rhyme Challenge family event a hit...'
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...'
Early Years Pack now available News
New pack for toddlers now available to purchase Taking the very best bits of the old Bookstart+ Pack, the Bookstart Early Years Pack has even more resources to inspire a... Posted 26 March 2012 Read 'Early Years Pack now available '
Library news: December 2011-February 2012 Blog
In this update, we look back on National Libraries Day on 4 February. Also, news from the inquiry into library closures, plus visitors double to Dorking libraries, and a new... Posted 12 March 2012 by Janis Wilson Read 'Library news: December 2011-February 2012 '
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...'
Rosemary's blog: Bookstart 20 website launches Blog
The Bookstart 20 section of the Booktrust website is now live. Rosemary Clarke, Director of Bookstart, invites you to make your online pledge and join the celebrities who've already shown... Posted 15 February 2012 by Rosemary Clarke Read 'Rosemary's blog: Bookstart 20 website launches'
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
Rosemary's blog: National Libraries Day Blog
Director of Bookstart, Rosemary Clarke, Rosemary looks forward to National Libraries Day on 4 February and has details of what Booktrust is doing to get involved. Also read the latest... Posted 1 February 2012 by Rosemary Clarke Read 'Rosemary's blog: National Libraries Day '
Rosemary's blog: New Bookstart packs Blog
Rosemary Clarke celebrates the arrival of the new packs, which usher in an exciting anniversary year for our programme. Get the latest on the Bookstart 20 campaign, find out about... Posted 13 January 2012 by Rosemary Clarke Read 'Rosemary's blog: New Bookstart packs '