Authors Alex Horne Introduces The Last Pebble

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National Year of Reading 2026 to launch a 'reading revolution'

The Department for Education has announced a National Year of Reading 2026 to 'kick start a reading revolution' which aims to halt the decline in c...
Finding comfort in a hug

The Hug Button (OUP) by Naomi Jones and Rebecca Ashdown is a comforting story for children experiencing separation anxiety when starting at nursery...
A beachcombing mystery

Taskmaster presenter Alex Horne tells ReadingZone about The Last Pebble, a story about beachcombing, missing treasure and a strange stone....
Shoot for the Stars with Danielle Brown

If you love sports - and even if you don't, yet! - Danielle Brown's Shoot for the Stars gives tips and ideas to help you find a sport you love, and...
Mudlarking, monsters and misfits

Becca Rogers tells ReadingZone about her new fantasy adventure, The Girl With Gills, a story about mudlarkers who can swim underwater; a debt from...

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