8th March 2022
When The Female Lead landed at the Read for Good office not too long ago, it was met with complete … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Staff, Trust Fund Tagged with: author, book, books, inspirational women, international women's day, reading
6th December 2021
Read for Good champions every bookish thing that matters to me and, far more importantly, every bookish thing that matters to thousands of children around the UK. Their Readathon is an ingenious way of encouraging a genuine love of books whilst simultaneously funding school libraries AND bringing light to children in hospital at some of their most difficult times. Read for Good changes lives in the most wonderful way.
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, bookshop, read, reading
1st March 2019
Hola! My name is Maria Isabel Sánchez Vergara… (but you can call me Isa!) and I’m the author and creator … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Uncategorised Tagged with: author, books, international women's day, read for fun, read for pleasure
21st January 2019
Freya aged 8 tells us how winning a visit from Tom Gates author Liz Pichon to her school has motivated her to keep reading and to start her own online book review!
Filed under: Pupils running a Readathon Tagged with: author, book review, books, librarian, library, read for fun, read for pleasure, Readathon, school, sponsored reads, summer reading challenge
12th November 2018
When we canvassed our Library regulars here at Churcher’s College in Petersfield to find out how they wanted to celebrate … Read More
Filed under: Schools running a Readathon Tagged with: author, books, librarian, Librarians, library, literature, Readathon
31st October 2018
I was delighted to be asked by Read For Good and Leicester-based literacy initiative Whatever it Takes to run workshops … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, Hospital, librarian, primary school, Readathon, reading, sponsored read
19th October 2018
What did you do last Tuesday? I co-wrote an epic legend with approximately three hundred and fifty 5-7yr olds. They … Read More
Filed under: Storytellers Tagged with: author, books, Festival, festivals, Gloucestershire, school, storyteller, storytelling
15th October 2018
Toby: How did you have the idea for Rory Branagan – a boy who becomes a detective? Rory: I got … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, interview
5th September 2018
I always struggle when trying to start writing a blog post for someone else. After all, it’s not my blog … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon Tagged with: author, books, Gloucestershire, Hospital, librarian, library, literature, primary, Readathon in Residence, reading, school, schools, sponsored read, storyteller
11th July 2018
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the … Read More
Filed under: Sponsored read Tagged with: author, books, enjoy reading, Gloucestershire, learn to read, librarian, library, literature, primary school, promote reading, read for fun, read for pleasure, reading, summer reading list, teach reading
27th June 2018
The Trust was set up by the childrens’ and young adults’ author Siobhan Dowd, who in the last days of … Read More
Filed under: Friends of Readathon, Trust Fund Tagged with: author, books, funding, grants, Hospital, Hospital School, Readathon, storytelling
11th June 2018
Stories can provide a wonderful escape from scary things in life. As Roald Dahl wrote in Matilda: ‘books gave Matilda … Read More
Filed under: Uncategorised Tagged with: author, books, fiction;, literature, reading, sponsored read, storyteller