Word of the Week

Since lockdown we have been presenting Word of the Week online.  We thought this year’s previous winners of our competition may wish to have their winning words posted too.

See our page 'Word of the Week' for an explanation of our competition and for more details about the recent winners. 

Mental Health Awareness Week

This week, 18-24 May 2020, is Mental Health Awareness Week hosted by the Mental Health Foundation.

The theme this year is Kindness 💚

Usually we would create book displays, but this year we are going to provide links to useful mental health resources for young people. 

Click on the links below the logos to go directly to the websites.

Childline

YoungMinds

PAPYRUS

Puffin Writing Competition

National Book Tokens and Puffin Books have announced the launch of the Big Dreamers Writing Competition. judged by authors Robins Stevens, Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Emma Barton-Smith and Carrie Hope Fletcher, with the chance to win £200 worth of book tokens in each of the three categories, and 18 runners up prizes!

Writers aged 6-18 are invited to write a story of up to 300 words using the theme BIG DREAMS and submit it here by midnight on the 28th of May 2020.

The winners will be announced on Sunday 14th June by the authors themselves at the Puffin Festival of Big Dreams on the Puffin Books' YouTube and Facebook channels, and the three winning stories will be published on the National Book Tokens website. 

Good luck!

National Book Tokens

Your school Library needs you ...

 to nominate us with National Book Tokens

for the chance to win £5,000 

for your School Library, 

with the added bonus of £100 for you,

 to spend on books if we win. The more nominations we receive the higher the chance of winning - so spread the word!

Click here 
to nominate your chosen school.

Neil Gaiman reads aloud

If you would like to watch and hear the wonderful Neil Gaiman, and some of his famous friends, read The Graveyard Book or Coraline  aloud then click   here.

Harry Potter in his own words!

Go to Wizarding World to watch and hear Daniel Radcliffe read the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.  If you have not read the Harry Potter series already it might just whet your appetite.  There will be more special video readings in the upcoming weeks.