Shop for good

Check out a range of ways to shop whilst helping us raise valuable funds - at no extra cost!

Bookshop.Org

Bookshop.org is an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.

As more and more people buy their books online, they wanted to create an easy, convenient way for you to get your books and support bookshops at the same time. They also support anyone who advocates for books through an affiliate scheme, of which Coram Beanstalk is a member! Any sale of a book through our page, means a donation of a 10% commission to us, and gives a matching 10% to independent bookshops!

So do take a look at our lists of recommended Brilliant Beanstalk Books, books by our ambassadors Michael Morpurgo OBE and Liz Pichon, and also a selection of books by our author supporters - and remember that any book you buy through the page will give a donation both to us and to independent book shops.

Buy books through Bookshop.org here

Parrot Street Book Subscription service

Parrot Street offer a monthly book subscription service for children, with a book and activity pack in two different age categories - and for every book pack they send, they make a donation to Coram Beanstalk! Read more about why they chose to support our work here.

Check out Parrot Street Book Club here

Tidy Books

And if you want to buy some furniture to house all those new books, look no further than our partner Tidy Books, the children's bookcase company. For each sale they make, Tidy Books will donate 1% to Coram Beanstalk. Read more about why they chose us as their charity partner here.

Visit the Tidy Books website here

Lisa Stickley design studio

Not only does Lisa write and illustrate some beautiful children's books, she also sells lots of crafty doodling activities, prints and even takes commissions. Lisa has produced a special 'Hurray for Books' print - sales of which generate a 50% donation to us. Check out her website here or buy the print via the link below.

Hooray For Books! - Charity Giclee Print

Buy a Lisa Stickley 'Hurray for Books' print

Give As You Live

Register with Give as you Live, choose Coram Beanstalk as your chosen charity and then click through to the numerous stores that are listed on the sites and a percentage of your order is to Coram Beanstalk.

When you shop at over 4,000 top stores including John Lewis & Partners, Expedia and Marks & Spencer via Give as you Live Online, they'll give a percentage of your spend to Coram Beanstalk at no extra cost to you!

Simply sign up, search for the retailer and start shopping. It's that simple!

Shop via Give as you Live here

The Giving Machine

You can now find Coram on TheGivingMachine, a great fundraising site that lets you raise donations for the Coram Group of charities, including Coram Beanstalk, whenever you shop online. It’s easy to use and doesn’t cost you (or us) a penny!

TheGivingMachine is a fundraising charity setup to help other charitable causes raise money online. By signing up and shopping online you will generate a free cash donation for us. With over 2,200 participating retailers, including Ebay, M&S, Tui, Sainsbury, John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners, you are bound to find what you need and generate a donation.

To make sure you never miss a donation you can download the free Shop&Give mobile app and the free desktop reminder app.

Plus, click the Daily Bonus Donation button to raise a free donation every day – no purchase necessary! Find out more here.

Sign up to the Giving Machine here

Savoo

Raise money for charity for free as you search and save to shop online!

Save money at thousands of your favourite retailers with Savoo's voucher codes and deals. Every time you use a deal, we donate to charity for free! Choose from over 400 charities and find a deal to start saving and raising. Find fantastic discounts for all of your favourite retailers to help you save money when you shop online. With over 20,000 voucher codes and deals for a wide range of fashion, travel, homeware, and health and beauty brands it's never been easier to save.

Search to save and support Coram Beanstalk here

Latest

April 2024

With things finally starting to feel a bit more spring-like outside and Earth Day being celebrated on 22nd April, this month we've chosen a #BrilliantBeanstalkBook of the month which we hope will help children understand the importance of protecting our planet and some of the issues faced by climate change. Read more about 'The Last Bear' by Hannah Gold here...
Win books for your nominated school library!

Coram Beanstalk, The Alligator's Mouth Book Shop and The Bright Agency are once again offering schools the opportunity to win a set of the ten books longlisted for The Alligator’s Mouth Award 2024, which champions both authors and illustrators of highly illustrated children’s fiction. Nominate a UK-based school to win a set of the ten longlisted books for their school library here...
6 ways graphic novels encourage reading for pleasure

Our friends at Parrot Street Book Club generously give us a 50p donation for every book they ship to their subscribers. Here, Emily Bright and Sarah Campbell, founders of the book subscription service for children, have written about the 6 ways in which graphic novels can encourage reading for pleasure!
Celebrating the success of our Reading Leaders programme

Having delivered over 40 of our Reading Leaders courses in secondary schools across the country since September, we're delighted to be receiving so much positive feedback and have even appeared in a recent Ofsted report. Read more here...

Leave a gift in your will to help children become readers with the best chance in life

By leaving a gift to Coram Beanstalk in your will, you can create a positive change in the lives of children for many years to come by inspiring a love of reading.
Challenge events

Take on a challenge event and support us to help children read, grow and thrive.
Christmas jumpers

Why not brighten up your work video calls with some festive fun? It doesn’t matter where you're working this year, you can still dig out your most festive jumper and support Coram Beanstalk with a Christmas jumper day.
Secret Santa

Not in the office this year? In lieu of your traditional Secret Santa present exchange this year, why not become a Secret Santa yourself?
Festive events

Why not take up a Santa-themed running challenge and raise money for Coram Beanstalk at the same time?
Xmas Party Heroes

If Covid has cancelled your Christmas party - why not donate the unused cost of the party to Coram Beanstalk?

Apply to become a volunteer with us

Ready to take the first step to becoming a reading helper? Check that you can meet some basic practicalities and fill in our application form here.
Frequently asked questions

You may have some questions in your mind before you fill in your application form. Here are answers to our most commonly asked questions. If your question isn't answered here you can find out how to get in touch with our team.
The benefits of being a reading helper

We know from our volunteers that being a reading helper brings purpose and enjoyment into their lives. Find out more about the benefits of being part of our reading community here.
Our approach

Find out more about how we work and our approach to reading support.
Thank you for applying to be a Coram Beanstalk reading helper
Literacy charities join forces

On 1st November 2017 Reading Matters merged with the national children’s literacy charity Beanstalk.
Current vacancies

Click here to view our current vacancies.
Volunteer agreement

Find out more about how we will do the best we can to make your volunteer experience with us enjoyable and rewarding.
How we train and support our volunteers

Find out how we help our volunteers to become confident in delivering the Coram Beanstalk approach and feel connected, and supported, within our reading community.
Story Starters training

Our early years programme offers a unique approach to equipping adults in your setting to help children develop all six crucial pre-reading skills plus the communication, concentration and confidence they need to ‘catch the reading bug’. Read more about how our unique programme Story Starters can help you ensure that children start their primary education ready to be taught to read.