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Links about Books and Reading
'The chock-full, eyes-peeled, independent children's book site'. Up-to-date reviews, opinions and news about children's books and children's book people.
Huge book buying/review site with post-your-own facility – contains reading lists and reviews of all the latest titles.
Especially for young reluctant readers, with sections for librarians, teachers and parents packed full of tips for making reading matter.
The home site of the Booktrust Teenage Prize and an opportunity to share reviews.
The Carnegie/Greenaway shadowing site with young people's reviews of the titles shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals.
Children's literature web guide
All you'll ever need to know about children's books and authors – but set aside a day to surf your way through it all.
Hundreds of cool reads reviewed by 10-15 year olds.
Author interviews, book reviews – and all your own work for younger teens.
The British Council's 'Magic Pencil' exhibition of children's book illustration today, at the British Library
Highly idiosyncratic review site with activities and jokes too, for children and young adults, parents, teachers and librarians.
National Library for the Blind
Information about books and other reading materials in a range of formats for visually impaired children and young people.
Ideas for linking football and fiction – and details of schemes with a league club near you. Find details of reading champions and role models here too.
Some people say there are only seven stories in the world but a thousand different ways of telling them. Seven Stories is about the thousand ways.
A site for young people, by young people, and by libraries working with young people. Very interactive, with book reviews, stories and activities, all encouraging young people's reading and their input to the site.
Talk To Your Baby is a campaign run by the National Literacy Trust to encourage parents and carers to talk more to children from birth to three. Talking and listening to young children helps them develop good language and communication skills, which enables them to express themselves, listen, learn, read, write and socialise better.
A site for older teens with reviews, authors, message boards and more.
A magazine site written by teens for teens.
Resources and events linked to the annual World Book Day.
A membership website for children who have attended the residential writing course at the Arvon centre. Resources are available to everyone, including writing exercises and tips for young authors.