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As part of our ongoing work around The Reader Bookshelf, we've asked staff to share their thoughts about some of…

‘I am the seed that grew the tree that gave the wood to make the page to fill the book…

Wild in the City is a London-based organisation seeking to make nature a meaningful part of everyday life. They offer…

This year in the Storybarn we've really focussed on finding books in which all the children who come to visit…

Something very strange is happening at The Storybarn this summer... some of our books have lost their stories, including one…

Visitors to Calderstones Park can embark on a journey of discovery and literary delight thanks to our new digital park…

This interview is taken from Issue 73 of The Reader Magazine. For more articles, interviews, stories and poems from this biannual…

Episode Six: Stories of Walking Away In this episode, we ask 'What makes a poem great for Shared Reading?' Again,…

  The Storybarn is bringing an action-packed outdoor adventure to Calderstones Park this summer in collaboration with Walker Books, the…

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be working with Cheltenham Festivals once again as part of their Reading Teachers =…

To mark Pride month, June's selection of Monthly Stories and Poems showcase works from LGBTQ+ authors. Family life is a…

In issue 73 of The Reader magazine, Angela Macmillan, editor of The Reader’s A Little, Aloud anthologies, recommends seven books…