Frances Hardinge talks about Cuckoo Song BookTrust 2026-09-20 | Frances Hardinge talks about Cuckoo Song
How to draw... Cinder from Arkspire, with Jamie Littler BookTrust 2023-08-21 | We've got a really exciting drawalong for you today, as Jamie Littler is here to show you how to doodle Cinder from his brand new book Arkspire!Grab some paper and have a go...You can find our review of Arkspire here: booktrust.org.uk/book/a/arkspireAnd find more drawalongs and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #HowToDraw #Drawalong
Try some fun Spyceratops activities BookTrust 2023-08-17 | Spyceratops - the star of Alex Willmore's fabulous new book - is here with some activities to help you become a top secret agent too, including making your own Spynoculars.Find more activities and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks
Story time: Spyceratops with Alex Willmore BookTrust 2023-08-14 | Alex Willmore is here to share his fantastic new book Spyceratops with us! Grandad is acting very strangely... can Spyceratops figure out what's going on?Find more stories and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #StoryTime #PictureBooks
5 Top Tips for making every child a reader from SF Said BookTrust 2023-08-13 | Our Writer in Residence SF Said shares five top tips for making every child a reader
How to draw a dragon, with Siân Roberts BookTrust 2023-08-07 | Hooray! Illustrator Siân Roberts is here to show us how to draw the star of her book with Rhiannon Findlay, Don't Disturb the Dragon.You can find more drawalongs and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#HowToDraw #Drawalong #ChildrensBooks #Dragons
Story time: When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth BookTrust 2023-07-24 | Join author Sean Taylor as he shares his book When Dinosaurs Walked the Earth - it's all about about Smallasaurus, who enjoys a plant-based diet, and Badasaurus who likes to eat small dinosaurs who enjoy a plant-based diet...Find more story times and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #StoryTime #Dinosaurs
How to draw... Agent 9, with James Burks BookTrust 2023-07-17 | James Burks is here to show us how to draw Agent 9, the star of brilliant new story Flood-a-Geddon! We'd love you to get involved and have a go...You can find more drawalongs and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#Drawalong #Drawing #ChildrensBooks #HowToDraw
Dads Make Stories Magic! BookTrust 2023-07-17 | Hear from real Dads and practitioners about the power of reading with your child!
Dads Make Stories Magic: Lees story BookTrust 2023-07-10 | Dad Lee wasn't really read to as a child - but now, he's making sure he shares stories with his daughter and has already seen the impact it can have.Join the Dads Make Stories Magic campaign and pledge today to help us reach a million minutes of storytime: dadsmakestoriesmagic.co.uk
BookTrust Represents Virtual Author Event with Candy Gourlay BookTrust 2023-07-07 | Author Candy Gourlay has created all kinds of characters: A small boy who turns into a giant, a girl who wants to see her mother's ghost, a tribal boy who's never seen the outside world, a grumpy explorer, a cowgirl in a Wild West Show. Join Candy in a fun discussion of how to design characters, how a story can grow out of a character, and how the best characters always leave you yearning to spend more time with them.
Marvyn Harrison on the importance of Dads reading to their children BookTrust 2023-07-03 | Hear what Marvyn, author and founder of Dope Black Dads, has to say about reading with your child
Dad Rob from North Bridlington talks about why its so important to share stories with your child BookTrust 2023-07-03 | Hear Rob's experience of sharing a book with his daughter
Dad John from North Bridlington talks about the importance of reading with your child BookTrust 2023-07-03 | Hear John's experience of sharing reading with his child
Dads Make Stories Magic: Author Lee Newbery shares his top tips BookTrust 2023-06-20 | As part of the #DadsMakeStoriesMagic campaign, The Last Firefox author Lee Newbery shares some top tips for reading with your children!Find out more about Dads Make Stories Magic here: dadsmakestoriesmagic.co.uk#Reading #StoryTime #TopTips #ReadingTips
Three poems with Simon Lamb BookTrust 2023-06-19 | A Passing On of Shells poet Simon Lamb is here to share three poems with us - each containing exactly 50 words!For more poetry, stories and other fun stuff, head to #BookTrustHomeTime: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #Poetry
Dads Make Stories Magic: Lewiss story BookTrust 2023-06-19 | Lewis reveals the amazing impact he's seen after reading to his baby - and why he wouldn't miss bedtime stories for anything!Join the Dads Make Stories Magic campaign and pledge today to help us reach a million minutes of storytime: dadsmakestoriesmagic.co.uk
Dads Make Stories Magic: Nathans story BookTrust 2023-06-19 | Nathan shares how he sometimes finds it difficult to read with his baby... but explains why he loves it - and why he can't wait to read The Hobbit!Join the Dads Make Stories Magic campaign and pledge today to help us reach a million minutes of storytime: dadsmakestoriesmagic.co.uk
Dads Make Stories Magic: Louies story BookTrust 2023-06-14 | Find out why Louie loves reading with his children - and why he wants to encourage more dads to give it a go!Join the Dads Make Stories Magic campaign and pledge today to help us reach a million minutes of storytime: dadsmakestoriesmagic.co.uk
Dads Make Stories Magic: Pauls story BookTrust 2023-06-14 | Librarian Paul shares how he's been helping dads to get reading with their children - and what a difference it can make!Join the Dads Make Stories Magic campaign and pledge today to help us reach a million minutes of storytime: dadsmakestoriesmagic.co.uk
Story time: Captain Looroll with Matt Carr BookTrust 2023-05-29 | Hooray! Matt Carr is here to read us his hilarious story Captain Looroll - sit back and enjoy!You can find more story times and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #StoryTime
BookTrust Writer in Residence SF Said has a competition for you! BookTrust 2023-05-23 | Our Writer in Residence SF Said has an incredible competition for you - and there are some great prizes up for grabs!Find out more about how to enter here: booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/competitions/get-creative-and-win-amazing-prizes-from-our-writer-in-residence-sf-said#Competition #ChildrensBooks #ChildrensCompetition #WritingCompetition #ArtCompetition
Create your own Picasso-style self-portrait with Olaf Falafel! BookTrust 2023-05-15 | Trixie Pickle: Art Avenger author Olaf Falafel is here to show us how to create our very own Picasso-style self-portrait!You can find more drawalongs and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #Drawing #Drawalong #Picasso #HowToDraw #SelfPortrait
The Beast and the Bethany: Jack Meggitt-Phillips reads the first chapter! BookTrust 2023-05-08 | We absolutely love Jack Meggitt-Phillips' fabulous The Beast and the Bethany books, but if you haven't discovered them yet, this is your chance - Jack's here to read us the first chapter!Find more stories and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#BookTrustHomeTime #ChildrensBooks #AuthorReading
Lifesize: Join this fun drawalong with Sophy Henn BookTrust 2023-05-01 | The brilliant author and illustrator Sophy Henn is here to show us how to draw one of the amazing animals from her Lifesize book - but can you guess which one it will be?Find more drawalongs and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #HowToDraw #Drawalong
Story Time: My Mummies Built a Treehouse, with Gareth Peter BookTrust 2023-04-17 | We've got a lovely story for you, courtesy of Gareth Peter! He's reading us his beautiful book My Mummies Built a Treehouse - as he says, it's about 'dreams and ambitions and creating something amazing with the people you love'.Find more stories and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #StoryTime #ReadingTogether
Babies Laugh at Peekaboo by Dr Caspar Addyman BookTrust 2023-04-02 | Dr Caspar Addyman reads his adorable story Babies Laugh at Peekaboo and shares some tips for getting little ones giggling using books.
How to draw a Dodo, with Paddy Donnelly BookTrust 2023-03-31 | The amazing Paddy Donnelly, author-illustrator extraordinaire of Dodos are Not Extinct, shows us how to draw a Dodo.
Childrens Laureate Joseph Coelho talks with The Queen Consort about the power of poetry BookTrust 2023-03-21 | Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho discusses the power of poetry with The Queen Consort.
This Is Me with George Webster BookTrust 2023-03-21 | CBeebies presenter George Webster is here to read us some of his brand new book This Is Me!You can find more stories and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#StoryTime #ChildrensBooks #ReadingTogether #PictureBooks
BookTrust Represents Virtual Author Event with Maggie Aderin-Pocock BookTrust 2023-03-17 | Super star space scientist Maggie Aderin-Pocock is back with her second book, Am I Made of Stardust? and here to answer all your questions about the wonders of the universe for curious children (and teachers!) – from whether it’s raining gemstones on Jupiter, to what the astronauts are having for dinner on the International Space Station! Join us for a fun and fabulous journey full of mind-blowing facts and insights.
Storytime fun with I Say Oh You Say No BookTrust 2023-03-14 | John Kane is here to introduce us to his brilliant book I Say Oh You Say No - but watch out, because things are about to get VERY silly!Find more stories and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime
The Impact of BookTrust Represents: We need more of this. We need pupils to make that connection BookTrust 2023-03-10 | Johnoi Josephs, Head of Year Eight at Lanfranc Archbishop Academy in Croydon – which took part in a BookTrust Represents author visit from Jeffrey Boakye - reflects on how reading shapes pupils' ability to articulate their views and their lived experiences, and how school author visits reinforce the value of this.Read the full Case Study: booktrust.org.uk/news-and-features/features/2023/march/reading-and-self-expression-students-who-are-confident-with-reading-are-able-to-articulate-themselves-well
Hello from our new Writer-Illustrator in Residence SF Said! BookTrust 2023-03-06 | Our new Writer-Illustrator in Residence SF Said says hello and talks about his approach to the role.
World Book Day: The Queen Consort and Childrens Laureate Joseph Coelho in conversation BookTrust 2023-03-02 | We were delighted to bring together Her Majesty The Queen Consort and Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho for a special World Book Day conversation!The pair spoke about their favourite books in childhood and the magical benefits of sharing stories with children.#ChildrensBooks #WorldBookDay Thumbnail photo: Chris Jackson / Getty Images
Kwame Alexander reads from The Door of No Return BookTrust 2023-03-01 | The inimitable Kwame Alexander reads from The Door of No Return, an intensely powerful coming-of-age story steeped in African tradition and mythology. This lyrical novel centres on eleven-year-old Kofi and the harrowing event that separates him from his family and village and sends him on an epic journey across the sea.Available from all bookshops, from bookshop.org and from all libraries.
Kwame Alexander | Discussing slavery in childrens books and the importance of hope BookTrust 2023-03-01 | We were lucky enough to be joined by Kwame Alexander who talked to us about his new books Unspoken and The Door of No Return, both of which contain some dark subject matter. He spoke about how to properly discuss subjects such as slavery when writing for children, why it is crucial to centre a message of hope when doing so, and the importance for children of all races to read these stories.Both books are available from all bookshops, from bookshop.org and from all libraries.
How to draw a super snail, with Matty Long BookTrust 2023-02-21 | Join Matty Long to draw the super snail from his new book Who Ate All the Bugs?!You can find lots more drawalongs and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #HowToDraw #Snails #Drawalong
Story Time: A Pinch of Love with Barry Timms BookTrust 2023-02-14 | We've got a lovely story for you, as Barry Timms reads his heartwarming book that's full of baking, community and heart!You can find more stories and other fun stuff on #BookTrustHomeTime here: booktrust.org.uk/hometime#ChildrensBooks #StoryTime #PictureBooks #ValentinesDay #ReadingTogether
