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If you're between 5 and 13 years old and you like writing short stories, then this is the competition for you!
Enter your short story in the BBC 500 Words competition for your chance to win some truly amazing prizes
Taking part is simple: all … read more
16 January 2018
We’re teaming up with DK and Star Wars to bring you a very special winter reading challenge.
All you have to do to complete the Winter Mini Challenge is read THRE… read more
29 November 2017
November is National Non-Fiction month and this year the theme is The World Around Us
To celebrate all of the brilliant factual books out there, we've put together our favourite non-fiction reads that inspire us to think about our world…. read more
1 November 2017
The 9-14 October is Libraries Week, when book lovers all over the country celebrate all the wonderful things libraries have to offer!
There's so much to discover at your local library, from stacks of brilliant books to reading groups, and activit… read more
11 October 2017
On Wednesday 4 October it is World Animal Day and to celebrate this we have created a booklist of our favourite books with amazing animal characters.
Here is more information about some of our picks:
The Only Lonely Panda by Jonny La… read more2 October 2017
