20% of parents and carers say they don’t read with their child due to lack of time; and 28% say they don’t find reading with their child easy; but 95% see reading as important for their child. New findings underpin the importance of investment in early years reading but more needs to be done…
Children’s book specialists Madeleine Lindley Ltd celebrates its 35th anniversary on 29th February 2023, after being formed and remaining family-owned since 1988. Family-run Madeleine Lindley Ltd marks its 35th anniversary and World Book Day by gifting 10,000 books to children across the UK. They are also offering 35% off their World Book Day Box for…
REDCAP, an inspirational and heart warming tale written to help children appreciate how love can overcome hardship, has been brought to life by Purple Mash Publishing, complete with a teachers pack accessible for all schools and a suite of supporting downloadable interactive activities available for Purple Mash users. REDCAP is the uplifting story of…
Celebrate your school’s champion readers by registering a team for the quiz by 31 January 2023 To register: literacytrust.org.uk/reading-quiz The National Reading Champions Quiz from the National Literacy Trust is back for its third consecutive year, thanks to generous funding from the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS). There are still a…
New research from the National Literacy Trust finds that 3 in 10 (29.8%) children and young people see footballers as role models, rising to almost 1 in 2 (45.8%) of boys, with over a third (35.5%) of children saying that seeing a role model read would make them want to read more. With almost…
In the UK, reading for pleasure is at an all-time low: in 2020, less than half of children and young people said they enjoy reading, according to the National Literacy Trust. Short Édition is on a mission to change that and will be at BETT show (stand NK31) to introduce the Short Story Cube, a…
