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Reading for Pleasure Book Club

Information about the Reading for Pleasure Book Club now lives on the Book Squad website. Take a look here.  If you would like to catch up on previous book clubs (academic years 23/24 and earlier) then see below! Get ready to use your imaginations — and your bodies!… Read More

The Farshore and HarperCollins Children’s Books Annual Review of Children’s Reading for Pleasure, 2024

Reading for Pleasure trends and insights on the link between reading and wellbeing. At Farshore and HarperCollins Children’s Books, our purpose is to make every child a proud reader. We are determined to encourage more children and young people to read for pleasure and have been researching the barriers… Read More

Five Best Books to Read Aloud in the Classroom: How to Make Class Reading an Event

By Jon Biddle Even after more than two decades of teaching, I still genuinely look forward to our class storytime, or read-aloud time. School timetables across the country are under increasing pressure but I believe it is the one part of the day that cannot be forgotten or ignored. It… Read More

Five Best Books to Read Aloud in the Classroom: Engaging Reluctant Readers

Chosen by Chris Soul Engaging reluctant readers is a difficult task as a teacher, especially with other curriculum priorities. Storytime, though, can really inspire the most reluctant readers to find pleasure and purpose in reading. In my school (Watford St John’s) the impact of storytime has been extraordinary, simply by… Read More

The Reappearance of Rachel Price giveaway Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (“HarperCollins”), Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2QT. This competition is open to all residents of the United Kingdom except employees of HarperCollins (or their parent, subsidiaries or any affiliated companies) and their immediate families. You must be at least… Read More

Rainbow Grey & The Met Office Activity Sheets

We have been working in collaboration with The Met Office to create two sets of education resources based around the Weatherlands. Read More

An Animal a Day X Biscuiteers social competition Terms and Conditions

This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (“HarperCollins”), Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2QT and Biscuiteers, Unit 2, Greenlea Park, Prince Georges Rd, London SW19 2JD. This competition is open to all residents of the United Kingdom except employees of HarperCollins and Biscuiteers (or their parent, subsidiaries or any… Read More

The Scarlet Veil social competition Terms and Conditions

This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (“HarperCollins”), Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2QT. This competition is open to all residents of the United Kingdom except employees of HarperCollins (or their parent, subsidiaries or any affiliated companies) and their immediate families. You must be at least eighteen (18) years… Read More

Spinderella social competition Terms and Conditions

This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (“HarperCollins”), Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2QT. This competition is open to all residents of the United Kingdom except employees of HarperCollins (or their parent, subsidiaries or any affiliated companies) and their immediate families. You must be at least eighteen (18) years… Read More

The Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023

The winners of The Farshore Reading for Pleasure Teacher Awards 2023, in association with the Open University and the UK Literacy Association (UKLA), have been announced. Each year since its launch in 2017, the awards have recognised and celebrated teachers who are putting Reading for Pleasure at the… Read More

Every Exquisite Thing social competition T&Cs

Every Exquisite Thing Social Competition Terms and Conditions This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (“HarperCollins”), Westerhill Road, Bishopbriggs, Glasgow G64 2QT. This competition is open to all residents of the United Kingdom except employees of HarperCollins (or their parent, subsidiaries or any affiliated companies) and their immediate families. Read More

WIN with Spyceratops and Dinomania!

WIN class sets of Spyceratops and I Did See a Mammoth AND a Baby Dinosaur Workshop for your school from Dinomania! Read More

WIN a family trip to Drayton Manor Resort, home of Thomas Land, with Thomas & Bruno!

To celebrate the release of Thomas & Bruno – the first picture book to feature Thomas’s new friend Bruno the Brake Car – we’ve teamed up with Drayton Manor Resort, home of Thomas Land, to offer one lucky winner a family day out for four at Drayton Manor AND a… Read More