WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE IS NATIONAL WRITING DAY

WEDNESDAY 24th JUNE IS NATIONAL WRITING DAY

The theme for this year’s National Writing Day is Write A Book by Its Cover.  Schools! Win £100 of National Book Tokens for your library! We’re giving you advance notice of the activity so that you can get a head start. All schools who share work by their students on Instagram on National Writing Day will be entered into a draw to win £100 National Book Tokens for their school library. To be in with a chance of winning: Share your students’ work on Instagram on Wednesday 24 June (this could be a photo or a short video) Use #NationalWritingDay and #WriteABookByItsCover Tag @firststory_uk…

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FOLKESTONE HAS A NEW LIBRARY AT LAST!

FOLKESTONE HAS A NEW LIBRARY AT LAST!

It was great to see that the council had at last given us a new library after months of arguing about the old building on Grace Hill, which I must admit was a lovely building, but the repairs were just too much. The opening last week was well attended by local people, with many children listening to stories. The place had been well arranged, with all services back up and running smoothly. I think it will serve the community much better being located in the middle of town. Not far from the bus stops and car parks. I won’t get…

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STORYBUG – WHAT TO GET FOR FATHERS DAY?

STORYBUG – WHAT TO GET FOR FATHERS DAY?

Published by Storybug Every year on Father’s Day, I used to end up buying the same sort of novelty presents that the shops seem to be full of now. I mean, how many Daddy socks, deodorants, mugs and keyrings can one person have? This year, I have found a book that has the children’s names inside and a personal message that you can write yourself when ordering. The book has writing for a child to read to their Dad, or he can read to the child. Pictures that are so cute that every child will love them. Enzo thoroughly enjoyed…

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BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2026

BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2026

This was an easy choice for this month as this book had a bit of everything, and the ending came as a complete surprise. THE IMAGE OF YOU BY ADELE PARKS You can read my review here.

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