The legendary actor, 66, read a true story specially written for the episode by Claire Taylor and with illustrations from Tim ...

The writer is an author of fiction, cookery books and poetry anthologies. Her latest book is ‘The Dinner Table’, a collection ...

As announced live from the BBC Children in Need studio on The One Show, in a heartwarming collaboration for BBC Children in ...

Studies show that reading books with your young children does more than help them learn words and develop language skills.

Isolation and alienation in the modern world have long been themes of the Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s fiction. So it is ...

The National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy reading, with only 35% of eight to 18-year-olds stating that they enjoy ...

Children in the United Kingdom no longer seem to be reading for pleasure. The National Literacy Trust conducted a report stating that children ages 8 to 18 found 34.6% read for fun. This is the lowest ...

Bloomsbury Publishing and the National Literacy Trust have published the findings of the first two years of LitUp.

Changing the Story Reading Programme with the National Literacy Trust has boosted children’s reading skills, enjoyment and ...

And although there are far more Indian chapter books and stories being published, I felt there was a lack of these for very ...

Remember the Book It! program that kept many of us interested in reading through our formative years? It is still alive and well — ...

As part of efforts to combat the alarming rate of poor reading culture in Nigeria, the Literacy Sphere has organized the Distinct Kids Showcase and Award ceremony. The event is aimed at supporting the ...