Our Book of the Month for July is The Wilderness by Steve McCarthy - a beautifully illustrated story that encourages young readers to step outside and find an adventure. This, and the other Beanstalk Brilliant Books we've selected, is perfect for some outdoor adventures this summer... Read more
Coram Beanstalk reading helpers were celebrated at The Big Lunch during Volunteer's Week in June, with an afternoon tea and some very special guests. Read more here... Read more
This month, we’re hosting our next Virtual Author Event for Coram Beanstalk schools with award‑winning author Ben Davis! We’ve chosen his latest book, Postman Planet, as our Book of the Month for June and we've found a range of other Beanstalk Brilliant books featuring post or letters for you to explore... Read more
Michael joined Coram Beanstalk as an Ambassador in November 2017 and continues to be an advocate for our work creating readers for pleasure. Read more
Hugely popular author and illustrator, Liz Pichon, is best known for her award-winning series Tom Gates and became a Coram Beanstalk Ambassador in 2017. Read more
This month Coram Beanstalk has collaborated with the Federation of Children's Book Groups (FCBG) to celebrate National Share a Story Month (NSSM). Our chosen Book of the Month from the FCBG curated list of books for NSSM is 'I am Rebel' by our author supporter, and past reading helper, Ross Montgomery. Read more... Read more
In April, the Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral paid a very special visit to one of our partner schools. Read more... Read more
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Coram Beanstalk, The Alligator's Mouth Book Shop, The Bright Agency and Gardners are offering schools the opportunity to win a set of the ten books longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2026 which champions both authors and illustrators of highly illustrated children’s fiction. Find out how to enter here... Read more
EmpathyLab provided an inspiring talk for our reading helpers last month as part of our on-going volunteer development programme - and it was very well-received! Read more here... Read more
This month we're celebrating the National Year of Reading with some of our favourite Beanstalk Brilliant Books for helping children to Go All In! Find out more here... Read more
On World Book Day, Head of Coram Beanstalk Amy Lewis reflects on the mission of the World Book Day charity, 'the reading for fun charity'. Read more