01 December 2023
WELSH Promotional Poster - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. The English-language version is available on the Resource Bank separately. Shout about the Winter Mini Challenge with this printable poster! Download and use our resources to encourage young readers at home, your...
01 December 2023
WELSH Reading Record - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. The English-language version is available on the Resource Bank separately. Print this Reading Record booklet for children taking part in the Winter Mini Challenge for them to record the books they...
01 December 2023
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WELSH Certificate of Achievement - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. The English-language version is available on the Resource Bank separately. For librarians who are promoting and supporting the Winter Mini Challenge, please award this certificate of achievement to those who complete...
29 November 2023
WELSH Comms Toolkit - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Please note, this is the Welsh-language version of this resource. The English-language version is available on the Resource Bank separately. Use this toolkit as guidance to promoting and supporting the Winter Mini Challenge – the online version of The Reading Agency’s...
28 November 2023
Luna Loves Christmas by Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers - Activity Pack
From award-winning Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, the fourth book in the Luna Loves… series celebrates separated families at Christmas time, and shows the power of giving to bring people together. Luna loves Christmas. Sometimes at Mum’s, sometimes at Dad’s, she gets...
28 November 2023
Get inspired with award-winning poet Joshua Seigal
Get inspired with award-winning poet Joshua Seigal including teaching notes and a video of Joshua reading one of his poems from his new book,
22 November 2023
Leila and the Blue Fox by Kiran Millwood Hargrave with Tom de Freston - activity pack
‘A thing of beauty both inside and out’ A.F. Steadman, author of SKANDAR From bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave and acclaimed illustrator Tom de Freston – the duo behind the award-winning Julia and the Shark – Leila and the Blue...
17 November 2023
Latest opportunities from our publisher partners for schools and libraries
If you have a reading group with children or work in a school or library – we have some fantastic opportunities for you! If you would like some display and activity packs then visit our shop. We also have hundreds...
16 November 2023
Tottenham's Big Read 2023 - Amazing Bodies Activity Pack - Greyscale
This version of the activity pack is in greyscale for printing. This activity pack is available to support children’s reading of the book, Amazing Bodies by Dr Ronx. Find fun reading and writing activities to test children’s understanding, as well as...
16 November 2023
Tottenham's Big Read 2023 - Amazing Bodies Activity Pack
This activity pack is available to support children’s reading of the book, Amazing Bodies by Dr Ronx. Find fun reading and writing activities to test children’s understanding, as well as exciting science experiments to show the content of the book...
15 November 2023
The Christmas Pig - festive resources and activities
As the end of term fast approaches, Hachette Children’s Group have got just what you need to create your very own Christmas story-time adventure! Imagine a place where all the lost things go, a place where love can bring things to...
10 November 2023
Murder in Velvet Teaching Materials
13-year-old Grace loves her new charity shop coat. In fact, it’s perfect. Except for one tiny thing. When she wears it, she sees visions of the previous owner’s life … and their murder! A gripping story of secrets and murder...
10 November 2023
Operation Nativity Classroom Pack
When Oscar and Molly rush outside to investigate a crash in the night, they’re not expecting to find a dazed Angel Gabriel wandering around their grandparents’ back garden. And they’re certainly not expecting to find themselves in a race to...
07 November 2023
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Certificate of Achievement - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
For librarians who are promoting and supporting the Winter Mini Challenge, please award this certificate of achievement to those who complete the Challenge! Please do encourage children to log their books at wintermini.org.uk where they will earn a special online...
06 November 2023
Latest opportunities from our adult publisher partners - author visit, free sets of books and POS packs!
If you have a reading group with adults or work in library – we have some fantastic opportunities for you! We have free display packs and 100s of books for reading groups and other opportunities. If you would like some...
02 November 2023
Comms Toolkit - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Use this toolkit as guidance to promoting and supporting the Winter Mini Challenge – the online version of The Reading Agency’s popular flagship programme, the Summer Reading Challenge. Spark a love of reading even in the most reluctant reader with...
02 November 2023
Colouring Sheets - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Print these colouring sheets for children taking part in the Winter Mini Challenge. Add some colour to the characters and their animal mascots! Download and use our resources to encourage young readers at home, your library, school, reading group or...
02 November 2023
Activity Sheet - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Print this winter-themed activity sheet for children taking part in the Winter Mini Challenge. Have fun drawing and solving word puzzles! Download and use our resources to encourage young readers at home, your library, school, reading group or community organisation...
02 November 2023
Reading Record - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Print this Reading Record booklet for children taking part in the Winter Mini Challenge for them to record the books they read. Download and use our resources to encourage young readers at home, your library, school, reading group or community...
02 November 2023
Promotional Poster - Winter Mini Challenge 2023
Shout about the Winter Mini Challenge with this printable poster! Download and use our resources to encourage young readers at home, your library, school, reading group or community organisation to take part. The Winter Mini Challenge is a free online...
02 November 2023
The Reading Agency’s November booklist – Debuts
November marks National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo (as it’s more commonly known). We want to celebrate some of our favourite debut authors/illustrators of 2023. From beautifully illustrated picture books, thrilling middle grade, YA titles to escape with and a...
01 November 2023
Everyday Action, Everyday Change by Natalie and Noami Evans
Making changes that help make the world a fairer place can feel overwhelming. Where do you even start? Well… Small actions really can make a big difference! In this inspiring guide, changemakers, sisters and founders of Everyday Racism, Natalie and Naomi Evans,...
30 October 2023
Percy Jackson series - digital activity pack and social media
HALF BOY – HALF GOD – ALL HERO. Now with a new cover look, read the story that launched Percy Jackson into the stratosphere, before the Disney+ series comes out! Look, I never asked to be the son of a Greek god....
25 October 2023
The Myth Keeper by Jasmine Richards Activity Sheets
Magic and myth collide in this fast-paced middle-grade fantasy, a sequel to The Unmorrow Curse. Download these free children’s activity sheets.
20 October 2023
A Memoir of My Former Self by Hilary Mantel - digital resources
The magnificent final book from one of our greatest contemporary writers. As well as her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel long contributed to newspapers and journals, unspooling stories from her own life and illuminating the world as she found...
19 October 2023
Magic Faces by Esi Merleh Activity Pack
Open the magic face paints and adventure awaits . . . Twins Alanna and Austin find an old face-painting kit in their Aunty Kessie’s studio, and inside is a magic paintbrush! The paintbrush asks them to choose a...
18 October 2023
You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne Reading Group Questions
Reading group questions for You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne. Change the rules. Reclaim your power. If you can… What would you choose? “Razor-sharp and compelling, it is essential reading for every teenage girl.” The Observer “This book is brilliant, brutal...
16 October 2023
The Train of Dark Wonders Activity Pack
Jump aboard for a journey to strange and spectacular lands. Following the death of her grandfather, Bess is handed the keys to his most prized possession – his Odditorium. She has always loved the strange and magical wonders within. But unless...
11 October 2023
You Can't Let An Elephant Pull Santa's Sleigh
‘Fantastic festive fun from a superbly silly series!’ Caryl Hart, bestselling picture book author An alpaca pulling your cracker? Penguins carol singing? A buffalo under the mistletoe? Oh no . . . that just won’t do! Join in the fun as a...
10 October 2023
Reading Power: Communications Toolkit
Support our fundraising campaign focused on improving adult reading confidence across the UK.
