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The Reader Bookshelf 2023/24: Weathering the Storm
The Reader Bookshelf is an annual programme of carefully curated literature to support all of our reading-based work and the…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
As we begin to explore this year's newly released Reader Bookshelf, we've asked members of our Children & Young People…
John’s Reader Story – “It’s good for the soul, and good for the spirit.”
John is a staff member at a probation services setting. Here, he talks to The Reader about witnessing the benefits…
April’s Stories and Poems
In April’s stories and extracts, we discover that what we see on the outside doesn’t always reflect what is happening…
Children’s author, Sally Nicholls, visits the Storybarn
Acclaimed children’s writer, Sally Nicholls, visited the Storybarn yesterday to read from her new picture book The Nose, Toes and Tummy Book. …
Featured Poem: Sonnet 55 by William Shakespeare
This week's Featured Poem is Sonnet 55 by William Shakespeare. Sonnet 55 Not marble nor the gilded monuments Of princes…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
As we continue to explore the Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk about their…
Featured Poem: An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow by Les Murray
This week, Frances has chosen to read 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' by Les Murray An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow The word…
Rayne Foundation Funding Supports Reading Heroes Expansion
The Reader has secured funding from the Rayne Foundation to support the expansion of Reading Heroes beyond Liverpool and Sefton. …
March’s Stories and Poems
March is a month that sees a lot of change taking place, the most obvious being the steady lengthening of…
Featured Poem: Second Estrangement by Aracelis Girmay
This week, Mary has chosen to read Second Estrangement by Aracelis Girmay. Second Estrangement Please raise your hand, whomever…
The Storybarn Selects… From The Reader Bookshelf
As we continue to explore the Reader Bookshelf we've asked members of our Children & Young People Team to talk about their…
