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England football star in bid to get more children reading

Friday, June 13, 2014

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At the start of the World Cup, England midfielder Frank Lampard has teamed up with the National Literacy Trust to encourage children to take ‘reading selfies’.

BookTrust names great books for birth to five-year-olds

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

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BookTrust has launched a list of recommended books for children aged up to five for the first time as part of Children’s Book Week 2017 this week (13-17 November 2017).

New resource for practitioners to encourage parents to read with their children

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education has launched a new campaign to help practitioners and parents instil a love of reading and books in children before they start school.

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

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More than a thousand babies in Bradford are being given a free book every month as part of a literacy skills development programme.

Every Reception child to be given picture book 'The Bumblebear'

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Tuesday, May 9, 2017

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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.

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

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Every child born in Southwark in 2016 will be eligible to receive a free book each month until their fifth birthday, thanks to country singer Dolly Parton.

The Big Picture - on the buses

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Monday, March 4, 2019

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More families across Scotland will receive support with their children’s development following the expansion of the PlayTalkRead roadshow fleet.

Helen Oxenbury and John Burningham win lifetime books award

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

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The Booktrust has awarded the first-ever double lifetime achievement award to John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury, the couple who are both celebrated for creating some of the most iconic children's picture books.

The big picture: Top choice

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Monday, September 7, 2015

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Children from Royal Mile Nursery in Edinburgh were among those celebrating the books shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Awards.

Apps - a force for good in children's learning?

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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The role of digital technology in children’s early years is the focus of a one-day conference at the University of Oxford next month.

Booktrust book schemes for babies and children to lose Government funding

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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The Booktrust charity, which provides free books to every baby and all five- and 11-year-olds, has had its annual budget of 13m cut by the Government.