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Featured Poem: The Voice by Thomas Hardy
This week's featured poem, The Voice by Thomas Hardy, has got thinking about reading aloud in Shared Reading groups, the importance of hearing…
Featured Poem: Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth
We're harking back to Featured Poem of yore today with a specially selected poem by one of our former colleagues…
Read of the Week: Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
This week's Read has been chosen by Facilities Manager Nicola who reflects on the beloved children's story Anne of Green Gables…
Inspiring Primary School leavers to keep reading for pleasure
National Literacy Trust, Walker Books and Facebook team up with author Anthony Horowitz to inspire reading for pleasure among children…
Read of the Week: Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
This week's read is recommended by Storybarn developer Holly who has chosen Shaun Tan's fantastic Tales from Outer Suburbia. "The…
A Little, Aloud for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day is just around the corner and it has us thinking about the literary mums celebrated in our A Little,…
Arriva North West are going on a Bear Hunt!
Official travel partners on Bear Hunt Chocolate Cake & Bad Things, Arriva North West reveal Bear Hunt buses and a special offer…
Nick Sharratt’s fun and games on Liverpool Schools Tour
The Reader were thrilled to welcome Nick Sharratt to Liverpool on the Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour. Natalie, Neil and…
Michael Rosen’s We’re Going on a Bear Hunt experience launches in Liverpool
We went on a bear hunt! And what a beautiful day it was! “We are excited to be part of…
Featured Poem: What if you Slept? by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This week we have a wonderful Reader Story from Reader in Residence Laragh behind our Featured Poem, What if you Slept? by…
A Year of Books: Five of the Best from 2016
As Angela McMillan, co-editor of The Reader magazine, turns her attention to her reading list for the year ahead, we ask…
Reading Resolutions 2017
A fresh start, a new reading list? Our Reader team tells us their reading resolutions for 2017. "For last year's…
