Latest posts tagged with #Bookstart on Bluesky
An image showing six dual language childrens book covers. White text on a bright pink background says we provide dual language books in over 30 languages.
It's International Mother Language Day!
Did you know that research recommends that families with English as an additional language share books in their home language, as well as in English?
That's why our #Bookstart programme offers dual language books in over 30 different community languages 💛
A photo of a woman and a baby looking at a book together plus the BookTrust Bookstart logo and the words: "Webinar: Building Early Bonds - supporting attachment through Bookstart Baby- 2pm, Thursday 26 February". Plus a circle reading "Next week!"
🗓️ Reminder: our next early years webinar is less than a week away!
We're so excited to speak with you all about supporting attachment with #Bookstart Baby, including diving into the research about how shared reading can help with bonding.
Book your free spot here 👇
https://bit.ly/46cyA1P
Wow! Manchester Libraries gave out an amazing 15,000 #Bookstart packs last year! 🎉
That's so many families in Manchester getting support to read together from the earliest days, helping to give children the #BestStartInLife.
Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/4bXhNTZ
#BecauseOfYou #ACESupported
As an ex-free school meal kid, working 16+yrs in education witnessing the economic v's education attainment gap, this is really worrying!💔
"84% of low-income families read more after receiving support. For many families the programmes provide a child’s first ever books."
#BookStart #BookTrustCymru
"Urgent: Thousands of babies and toddlers in Wales are about to lose access to Bookstart and other BookTrust Cymru programmes"
❗URGENT: Babies & toddlers in Wales will lose access to #Bookstart and other BookTrust Cymru programmes as the Welsh Government has stopped direct funding.
This will affect the poorest families first and hardest.
👉 https://bit.ly/49D6q0P
🎧 Listen on BBC Radio Wales (1hr25) https://bbc.in/49JYpr6
Six years ago today was when I started to write the first Eutopia book. The series that came to me in a dream. I can still visualise the dream to this day.
coribethbooks.weebly.com/eutopia-series.html
#bookbeginnings #storytime #bookstart #bookorigins #eutopiaseries #writerlife #BookSky #WriteSky
A photo of volunteers in a warehouse wearing high-vis jackets, each holding a copy of 1, 2, 3, Dinosaur, in front of a table with the elements of BookTrust's festive parcels ready to be packed. Plus the words "Thank you to Enterprise Mobility"
As 2025 comes to an end, we're sending a huge thank you to our friends at Enterprise Mobility for all their support this year!
From their funding for #BookTrustRepresents and #Bookstart Toddler & Pre-schooler to volunteering in a school and at our warehouse, it means a lot.
We can't wait for 2026!
We welcome anything that encourages families to read together from the earliest days.
Our #Bookstart programme provides books and resources to 90% of families with a newborn in England, Wales & Northern Ireland.
We look forward to exploring how a National Library Card could work alongside this.
Photo of a Christmas tree made from book pages, decorated with stars and paper chains, with a blue bear on the top
📚✨ Staff at Henbury Library have created this amazing book-themed Christmas tree! 🎄📖
It’s our festive submission to the Christmas Tree Festival at St Mary’s Church, Henbury🌟
🎅🎁🎉👉 Pop along this Wednesday to Saturday to see our tree 🌲❤️
#henbury #henburylibrary #bookstart #christmastree
A photo of a woman in a library looking at a tablet, plus the BookTrust logo and words: "Story Sharer Week - have your say in our survey"
📢 Calling all of our Early Years partners delivering #Bookstart or #BookTrustStorytime!
Did you get involved in #StorySharerWeek? If so, we want to know what you loved and what could be better to help us shape next year's celebration 🥳
Take our survey here 👇
https://bit.ly/4rdZ3F2
We love this @newstatesman1913.bsky.social article about our #Bookstart programmes and the power they have to bring families - and communities - together through the magic of shared reading.
Our mission is to make sure the joy of reading is embedded in the life of every family.
bit.ly/4pi5UvM
Here's how this works in Jonathan's constituency of Hartlepool, where #Bookstart Toddler and Pre-Schooler packs are supporting children’s early language development 👇
www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/fi...
The words "Discover our new Bookstart Baby book" and an arrow pointing at the Bookstart Baby envelope, guide for parents, a copy of Peter Rabbit: Four Happy Bunnies, and a cat finger puppet
It's #BabyWeek2025, but did you know that every baby in England, Wales & Northern Ireland is entitled to a free #Bookstart Baby pack?
Here's how our new Peter Rabbit book Four Happy Bunnies has been specially designed to support babies' development & help adults read aloud 👇
https://bit.ly/4oK67Yi
A woman and baby opening a BookTrust pack. The text reads partners use BookTrust packs as a way to open up conversations about reading.
An early years practitioner handing a BookTrust pack to a smiling man. The text reads gifting creates a celebratory moment, which supports positive family engagement.
A woman and baby reading a book. The text reads for families, hearing and seeing how to use BookTrust resources at home creates greater impact on reading habits.
An early practitioner shows a book to a woman and small child. Text reads hearing from a relatable, trusted early years partner reinforces or builds belief in the importance of reading.
It's #WorldGiftDay! We know that creating a fun celebration when giving out our #Bookstart packs can really help to get families reading.
Find out more about how our programmes are designed to engage families in our latest impact report: https://bit.ly/43S8CPR
Read gr8 Voices blog by Caroline Hill-Trevor at bsky.app/profile/book... , as she shares information about their new Peter Rabbit book for the #Bookstart Baby pack and the important role that health visitors play in gifting these packs to families.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting
A quote from mum Gemma: "Reading together has just been some of our favourite moments as a three". Plus photos of Gemma and her husband reading with their baby daughter
We were thrilled to announce our new #Bookstart Baby book, Four Happy Bunnies starring Peter Rabbit, as part of #StorySharerWeek.
But how does Bookstart Baby help families start reading from the earliest moments?
Mum Gemma got in touch to let us know:
https://bit.ly/4nbuo8h #ACESupported
A photo of a woman handing over a Bookstart Pre-schooler pack to a smiling man, plus the Bookstart logo and words: "How you can bring the magic to Bookstart gifting"
In #StorySharerWeek, we're celebrating our fantastic Early Years partners - we know what a difference you make each time you gift a #Bookstart pack 💫
Here are top tips to help you make the most of that gifting moment and inspire families to get reading:
https://bit.ly/47469mj
So many new families don’t realise that they are eligible to receive free @booktrust.org.uk #Bookstart packs for their baby and then toddler - they’re a lovely little pack of goodies to share … babies need books! #literacy
Our Bookstart Baby pack including a guide for parents, a cat finger puppet, and Peter Rabbit: Four Happy Bunnies. Plus the words: "Discover our new Bookstart Baby book"
We unveiled our brand new #Bookstart Baby book today!
Starring Peter Rabbit, Four Happy Bunnies is the first book we've ever created exclusively for Bookstart Baby - and here's why it's ideal for families 👇
https://bit.ly/4o1UfAH
#StorySharerWeek #ACESupported @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Her Majesty The Queen holding a copy of Four Happy Bunnies while standing next to Peter Rabbit wearing a BookTrust sash
⭐ NEW: Our brand new #Bookstart Baby book is here! ⭐
Her Majesty the Queen launched a new Peter Rabbit story, Four Happy Bunnies, alongside Peter himself at a special celebration yesterday.
Find out more:
https://bit.ly/3WFGDPq #StorySharerWeek @artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Yesterday evening, Alison Morton, iHV CEO, attended @booktrust.org.uk ’s centenary reception hosted by Her Majesty The Queen at Clarence House and the launch of an exclusive Peter Rabbit book for the Bookstart Baby programme
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#HealthVisiting #Bookstart
We have such a #StorySharerWeek treat for you today!
The super Sophy Henn is reading us her book Jump About With Ted, included in the #Bookstart Storyteller backpack.
Plus, Marian from @mydoncaster.bsky.social Central Family Hub is sharing her brilliant story time tips:
https://bit.ly/3Jaj6mH
A photo of a woman reading a picture book to children as they all sit around a table plus a quote from Martina Hannon, health visitor: "It creates that magic for both the parent and the child"
For #StorySharerWeek, we've been learning how the team at Glenbrook Surestart in Belfast use #Bookstart Toddler packs.
Here's how they create a sense of magic and excitement about sharing stories, making the most of the gifting moment to inspire families:
https://bit.ly/3KMANt1
A photo of a woman and child sharing a Bookstart Toddler pack plus the Bookstart logo and words: "How the contents of our Bookstart Early Years packs help to get families reading"
Did you know that the contents of our #Bookstart Early Years packs are carefully chosen and designed based on evidence and research into what will help get families reading?
Here's how it works 🧵 👇 (1/5)
A photo of a woman handing a book to a girl holding a BookTrust pack, plus the BookTrust logo and words: "Story Sharer Week - 13-17 October"
#StorySharerWeek is coming soon!
We'll be celebrating our wonderful Early Years partners, who deliver programmes like #Bookstart Baby, Bookstart Toddler and Pre-Schooler, and #BookTrustStorytime.
Save the date now, as we'll be bringing you top tips, resources, and some very exciting news... 👀
The Bookstart logo, images of the Bookstart Toddler and Bookstart Pre-schooler packs (including books, the envelope, a finger puppet, activity cards, and a headband activity), plus the words: "Bookstart Toddler & Pre-schooler
Another year of #Bookstart Toddler and Pre-schooler (Nursery in Wales) is here! ✨
The 2025-26 packs - featuring two top books along with activity ideas and tips for reading together - are now heading out to our network of brilliant early years partners.
More info 👇
https://bit.ly/47Xyc99
🥳 Happy 1st birthday Eden! 🥳
We were over the moon to hear from Eden's mum and dad Gemma and Andy, who got in touch recently to tell us what a difference #Bookstart Baby has made to their family.
Read more of their story here 👇
https://bit.ly/3Itek3o
A photo of a sleeping baby wearing a blue woolly hat in a hospital crib plus a quote from Fiona Osmond, children's physiotherapist: "It's about giving parents something that feels like a way forwards"
On International Neonatal Nurses Day, we're sending a huge thank you to everyone making a difference to families every day ❤️
We found out how one hospital has used #Bookstart Baby packs to support families in neonatal care:
bit.ly/4fCY2ko
#CelebrateNeonatal #INND25 @neonatalnursesuk.bsky.social
We are delighted to see this work progressing with our partners at the @local.gov.uk!
Our #Bookstart reading programmes are embedded into provision in hundreds of hubs and we look forward to future plans to ensure critical services like ours can be made available to families in greatest need.
A photo of a woman and a child sharing a book with a Bookstart pack on the floor next to them. Plus an illustration of a rocket and the words: "3 out of 4 Bookstart Early Years families say the programme has prompted them to read more together"
"This has encouraged me to use books... I thought my 1-year-old would have no interest but she was delighted!"
Our #Bookstart Early Years programmes are designed to help families enjoy the benefits of reading.
Find out more in our latest Impact Report:
www.booktrust.org.uk/about-us/wha...
