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Children and Young People

Every child to receive free signed copy of top author Sophy Henn’s brand-new book at Wirral Borough of Culture 2024 schools’ event

Award-winning children's author illustrator Sophy Henn is bringing her “hilarious” new graphic novel to life at an extra special event…

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Children and Young People

Meet award-nominated children’s author E. L. Norry at The Reader

Come and listen to a reading of extracts from Fablehouse, her 2024 longlisted historical fantasy novel for 8-13-year-olds at The…

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Child reads book in front of laptop where his volunteer reads with him
Children and Young People

Could you read with a looked after child?

“Thank you for helping me read better and for making reading fun and not stupid boring.” Reading Hero, aged 6.…

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Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is a carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year,…

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Children and Young People

Meet The Reader: Reading Heroes Coordinator, Rachel

Rachel Bourke is part of our Reading Heroes team which supports care experienced children aged 2-15 years to improve their…

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Children and Young People

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is here. A carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme each year,…

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Little girl reading in front of a laptop with a volunteer online
Children and Young People

Our first Reading Heroes project launches outside of North West in London borough of Tower Hamlets

Thanks to a grant by Swire Charitable Trust, Shared Reading charity The Reader will work with 30 care experienced children and…

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The Reader Bookshelf

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is here. A carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme…

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Children and Young People

Storyhunters Hunted: Beans on Toast

We're making it our mission to track down all of our wonderful Storyhunters and find out a little more about…

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The Reader Bookshelf

The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf

The Reader Bookshelf 2024 is here. A carefully curated collection of literature for adults and children, exploring a different theme…

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Storyhunter Jelly Belly cuddling an octopus teddy and wearing a pirate hat smiling
Children and Young People

Storyhunters Hunted: Jelly Belly

We're making it our mission to track down all of our wonderful Storyhunters and find out a little more about…

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Children and Young People

Reader Revisited: Reading with Looked-After Children by Grace Frame

We're taking a trip down memory lane and revisiting articles from The Reader Magazine. This article first appeared in issue…

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