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500 Words is the world’s largest story-writing competition for kids.
Over a million stories have been written for the competition since 2011, on all sorts of topics from technology to climate change.
Now you can enter a new version of the c… read more
1 July 2020
Join the Silly Squad and the Let’s Get Silly Ambassadors for the Summer Reading Challenge launch on Friday 5 June
The party is happening on the Summer Reading Challenge Facebook pag… read more
4 June 2020
It's almost time for this year's Summer Reading Challenge, and for 2020 it's all about funny books, happiness and having a laugh!
The Silly Squad is a team of animal friends who love… read more
11 May 2020
If you're looking for some short stories to keep you entertained, check out the 500 Words shortlist!
The top 50 tales – plus six extra wildcard stories – are available to read now!
Visit the 500 Words page to read the stories and listen to t… read more
10 May 2020
Full of fun cartoons, jokes, inspirational stories and stats, Football Superstars are the perfect books for any football fan.
Visit our Football Superstars activity page to download colouring sheets, word games, puzzles and more!
Ho… read more
7 April 2020
Dear Earth is a new picture book by Isabel Otter and Clara Anganuzzi
When Tessa writes a love letter to the Earth, it's the beginning of a glorious adventure.
She blows bubbles with whales, soars with birds and joins in with the noisy r… read more
7 April 2020
