“The work you do really isn’t just simply, giving a book.” Our year at Larkspur Primary.
2020 was a difficult year, children missed months of school and when Larkspur approached us… Read More
Guest blog: International Literacy Day and the Magical World of Children’s Books
One of the greatest skills we can learn in life is to be able to… Read More
Making it Up: parents in prison connecting through stories
This blog was written by David Kendall for the NCJAA. You can see the original… Read More
Give a History Book
The Give a History Book project was created by Give a Book’s patron Lady Antonia… Read More
Is reading aloud on the decline? (and why we need it)
Following the success of our volunteer information sessions early in the year, we were approached… Read More
Nightingale Community Academy: Guest Blog
In December 2020 Give a Book sent a Christmas book bundle to Nightingale Community Academy…. Read More
Books to beat isolation
It’s not difficult to imagine how hard the first night of a prison sentence must… Read More
World Book Day 2021
It’s that time of year again… this Thursday 4th March is World Book Day 2021!… Read More
A guest blog from…The Children’s Bookshow
The Children’s Bookshow is a charity that inspires school children with a love of reading… Read More
International Book Giving Day
As we count down to International Book Giving Day on 14th February, we asked Emma… Read More
The Promise of Hope in NICUs
Late last year we were contacted by the organisers of a community project for Newborn… Read More
Feed the Hill Foodbank
Feed the Hill is a food-bank that started when we went into the first lockdown… Read More
Jólabókaflód: A Christmas tradition worth experiencing.
Gleðileg jól frá Give a Book Trips to the ice rink, decorating the tree and… Read More
School Christmas Book Bundles
This month we have been sending book gift bundles to schools, to reward year groups… Read More
(Not) The Give a Book Christmas Party
We will miss seeing all our friends and supporters this Christmas at Daunt Books. But… Read More