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Hundreds of donated books to reach the hands of disadvantaged children across London as part of project to address ‘book gap’

Beanstalk has donated hundreds of children’s books as part of an initiative run by the London Children’s Book Project which works with settings across the capital to redistribute thousands of new and gently used books to children and their families.
#StoriesFromStoryStarters - meet Alison

Alison has volunteered as a Story Starters since April 2018 because she wanted to use her skills to help children who are lacking crucial early language and reading skills. Read her story here...
Being a volunteer can greatly improve wellbeing and reduce social isolation

Beanstalk is urging more people to become reading helpers in 2019 to not only help transform the lives of children who struggle with reading, but also to discover how being a volunteer can positively change their own lives and significantly improve wellbeing.
Gender gap in children’s reading enjoyment has narrowed, but more must be done to get all primary school children reading well

The Read On. Get On. (ROGO) coalition, of which Beanstalk is a member of, launches best practice guide to close gender gap in reading enjoyment...