Nursery World - Every Reception child to be given picture book 'The Bumblebear'

BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, will hand out 700,000 copies of the children’s picture book The Bumblebear to every Reception-aged child in England this Autumn.

The book, written by award-winning author and illustrator Nadia Shireen and published by Random House, is being delivered to schools throughout the Autumn term as part of BookTrust’s Time to Read campaign.

Families across the country will be following Norman the bear’s adventure at Bee School, as he tries to steal the bees’ honey in his best bee onesie in a fun story about inclusivity.

Time to Read originally launched in September 2016, encouraging parents and carers of primary school aged children to keep reading with their children - even once they’ve learned to read themselves.

BookTrust Chief Executive Diana Gerald said, ‘Finding the time to read together as a family can have dramatic effects on a child’s wellbeing and development. Children are more likely to read if they love books, and they’re more likely to love books if families have fun reading together anytime and anywhere.

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