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Bookstart Corner celebrates success! 30 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Bookstart’s targeted programme delivered through children’s centres sees fantastic results Booktrust celebrates today with some fantastic results from an independent evaluation of their targeted prog...
Duchess of Cornwall visits library for National Bookstart Week 2 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall visited Broughshane library in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, to celebrate National Bookstart Week. Each year Libraries NI organises an event to celebrat...
Illustrators draw their fairy tale favourites for Bookstart 24 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Axel Scheffler, Nick Sharratt and other well-known children’s illustrators contribute to our gallery Find out more about National Bookstart Week
Girls follow in glass-slippered footsteps of mums in favourite fairy tale choices 24 Jun 2013 | 05:00 am
Both mums' and daughters' favourite fairy tale named as Cinderella while dads' and sons' favourite is Jack and the Beanstalk A recent survey of over 1,000 people conducted by Opinium on behalf of Boo...
It's 'Maytilda'! 7 May 2013 | 05:00 am
‘Maytilda’ – a month of events and activities featuring Roald Dahl’s plucky schoolgirl – begins on 2 May with an event starring Miss Honey from the RSC’s acclaimed musical adaptation of Matilda. We a...
Latest from Booktrust 29 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
New Booktime reading game: Letterflies Booktime, the nationwide programme that gives free books to children starting primary school, has just announced the books that will feature in the packs this a...
Northern Ireland children and families to take The Rhyme Challenge 11 Apr 2013 | 05:00 am
Booktrust has been awarded funding from the Arts Council Northern Ireland to launch The Rhyme Challenge for early years settings. Early years settings throughout Northern Ireland will be invited to a...
Picture books shortlisted for prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal 26 Mar 2013 | 04:00 am
Eight stories with beautiful illustrations in line for award If you're looking for the best new picture books to share with your child, why not be inspired by the Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist? Fea...
Storytime events celebrate Northern Ireland children's festival 22 Mar 2013 | 04:00 am
Authors, storytellers and the Bookstart Bear bring the fun of sharing books to families Three special Booktrust storytime events formed part of the celebrations of the first Humdinger! Children's Boo...
Latest from Booktrust: February 2013 8 Mar 2013 | 05:00 am
Who should be the new Children's Laureate? Julia Donaldson's time as Laureate will come to an end in June 2013 - but who will follow her as the next Children's Laureate? We're now inviting readers to...
