#bookstart

[bethanychristou]

Happy National Bookstart Week!

[elliejordanillustration]

My picture book, Meet Pete, is live! Available to buy on Amazon (link in profile). Aimed at pre-school children, it's about a staffie pup who thinks he's a seal 😁 #rescuedog #childrensbooks #childrensbook #picturebook #illustration #childrensillustration #bookstart #stives #Polperro #Cornwall #devonartist

[kimahoward]

So today is my last - paid - day as #Bookstart Co-ordinator for #Hampshire. I don't work on Mondays, so I said goodbye to everyone last week. From tomorrow I shall be a housewife, writer and peripatetic library assistant. My nine years with Bookstart was great but I can't wait to start this new phase of my life.

[bradfordzone]

£1m boost to inspire love of reading for Bradford youngsters

£1m boost to inspire love of reading for Bradford youngsters

Children under five in Bradford are to get a big boost to help them with their reading thanks to a £1 million windfall from the Arts Council of England. The £1.2m support will fund the Book Trust’s continuing work in the Bradford district for a further four years through the Bookstart scheme. Coun Sarah Ferriby, Bradford Council’s executive member for Environment, Sport and Culture, said: “This…

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[papiro-digital]

Bookstart | Dicas de projetos #02

Bookstart | Dicas de projetos #02

Com vocês, a segunda edição da coluna onde indicaremos alguns projetos interessantes da plataforma de Crowdfunding editorial Bookstart! Mostraremos informações de alguns projetos que consideramos boas apostas, e que esperam seu apoio para serem executados. (more…)

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[welovethesmellofbooks]

The sooner, The better! Thats what they say.

The sooner, The better! Thats what they say

Reading to your newborn is important. Everybody knows, when you start reading on a younger age, your proficiency will be much better than when you start reading at an older age in life. Well, the American Academy of Pediatrics  recommends parents to read to their newborns daily. Heleen, working for the University in Leiden (the Netherlands), asked 480 parents who have a baby which is 8 monts or…

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[2-bottles-of-milk]

Latest Goodreads.

As mentioned before in a couple of previous posts Goodreads and National Bookstart Week Oliver loves books so I decided to post a few we’ve discovered recently that he loves. Thomas and Friends: My Thomas Potty Book ISBN 978 1 4052 7307 7 This is a great book that we discovered in TK Maxx. It is a story designed to encourage toddlers to start using the potty and becoming a big boy. It also…

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[mamalondon]

Let's Learn : Online Book Clubs & Tips to Keep Your Kids Reading

Let’s Learn : Online Book Clubs & Tips to Keep Your Kids Reading

You might not have had the time to research all the online children’s book clubs out there, or it might not be your (book) bag! As I’m in constant amazement at how quickly time speeds past me, I’m all for expert advice, and there are some well curated sites dedicated to promoting literacy to kids.

If you search through this bus stop you will find some other features about the UK Charity Bookstart

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