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  • Reluctant to Read?

  • Join Nikki Gamble and Steve Cole for a Book Blast special at 7.00 pm on 21st January. Find out about some excellent new books to hook even the hardest to reach readers.
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  • Highly anticipated...

  • Lesley Parr's second novel When the War Came Home is set in Wales just after the First World War. The war may be over but the effects are not. Many young men are traumatised by their experience. This is a compelling historical mystery.'A heartfelt, hopeful tale of the human spirit's incredible ability to recover' - Emma Carroll
More January Fiction

  • New Vikings resource

  • Tony Bradman's Viking Boy: The Real story is the perfect companion to his Viking Boy Story. We've added it to our Vikings topic collection.
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  • From strength to strength

  • Superlative storytelling from Lucy Strange. Sisters of the Lost Marsh is one book that you won't want to miss this winter. If the days are gray, snuggle up with a warm drink and enjoy this mystery set on the marshes.
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Reluctant to Read?

Join Nikki Gamble and Steve Cole for a Book Blast special at 7.00 pm on 21st January. Find out about some excellent new books to hook even the hardest to reach readers. Register Here

Highly anticipated...

Lesley Parr's second novel When the War Came Home is set in Wales just after the First World War. The war may be over but the effects are not. Many young men are traumatised by their experience. This is a compelling historical mystery.'A heartfelt, hopeful tale of the human spirit's incredible ability to recover' - Emma Carroll More January Fiction

New Vikings resource

Tony Bradman's Viking Boy: The Real story is the perfect companion to his Viking Boy Story. We've added it to our Vikings topic collection. View the collection

From strength to strength

Superlative storytelling from Lucy Strange. Sisters of the Lost Marsh is one book that you won't want to miss this winter. If the days are gray, snuggle up with a warm drink and enjoy this mystery set on the marshes. See this book

Featured Collection: Play and Imagination

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  • 3+

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  • Somewhere

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Start your school wish list

School wish lists are an easy way to fundraise for books for your school or nursery.

Select books for your wish list and then send the page link to your community and local businesses. They can pledge support by purchasing the books that you have chosen.

Once a month we'll send your gifted books plus messages from your supporters.

We're happy to advise on book selections or you can choose your own.

To get started, email us. If you have an account, we will activate your wish list. If not we will set up an account and ask to activate it first. It's that simple.

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Take One Book

A flexible, literature based framework for teaching English

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The Reading Journey

Creating time and space for independent reading

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Reading Gladiators

In-depth reading resource relaunching in 2021 with new features

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Curriculum Collections

The best in-print selection of books to support curriculum topics.

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Best Book Features

Penguin Awareness

What do you call a happy penguin?

A pen-grin (boom, boom)

January the 20th is official Penguin Awareness Day and it provides a good launchpad for looking at the challenges these Antarctic birds face. Check out our collection of fiction and nonfiction books to kick start your investigation.

Penguins collection

Appreciate a Dragon Day

Did you know the 16th January is Appreciate a Dragon Day? We've pur together a collection of our favourite dragon books for readers of all ages from 3 - 16. Check out this article by Liz Flanagan author of Rise of The Shadow Dragons.

Dragons Collection

Diaries, Journals and Letters

The New Year is often regarded as a good time to make resolutions but it's also the perfect time to start a new journal or diary. We have put together a selection of some of our favourites for readers 3 - 16 including classic fiction, picturebooks and nonfiction. There's plenty here to inspire young journal writers.

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