National Bookstart Day 2007
| Friday 5 October is National Bookstart Day 2007 and the theme is Jungle Party! Axel Scheffler, the illustrator of Monkey Puzzle and The Gruffalo, has generously donated a unique and wonderful image to celebrate the day. We hope that you will join us in celebrating the continued success of the world’s first national books-for-babies scheme in your bookshop by
Point-of-sale materialsPoint-of-sale materials have been sent to all independent booksellers that accept the £1 National Book Token enclosed in Bookstart+ packs and Treasure Chest, as well as the following book chains: |  | ||
| Each point-of-sale pack contains one A2 poster, two A3 posters, three A4 posters, 100 bookmarks and 112 stickers. | |||
If you do not receive a point-of-sale pack and would like to celebrate National Bookstart Day in October, or if you would like to send in feedback on this year’s campaign, please email nationalbookstartday@booktrust.org.uk. To ensure that you receive a pack of materials automatically in 2008, please register to accept Bookstart Book Tokens via the Booksellers Association - see More information.
A limited number of National Bookstart Day posters have also been produced in Welsh. To request Welsh language posters, please email nationalbookstartday@booktrust.org.uk
Online resources
There are now a host of further resources available below, including a recommended list of jungle reads for under fives, face-painting tips and other fun ideas to make this year's National Bookstart Day a wonderful celebration:
National Bookstart Day rhymesheets and posters
| We've created special Rhymetime sheets in English and Welsh, using Axel's original illustration. You can download these and see the suggested tunes to accompany the rhymes. | ||||
| Our wonderful poster, designed by Axel Scheffler, is also available: | |||||
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Games, songs and activities
There are lots of fun activities, including face masks and colouring-in sheets to download and other great ideas to mark the day. Scroll down and take a look...
 | Monkey face mask As with the popular Teddy Bear mask last year we have a special jungle character mask available to download. | |||||
 | Jungle colouring-in sheet Bring the animals to life with a splash of colour. |  | | Colour sand parrots For children to decorate with glue, coloured sand and feathers. | ||
Suggested books
 | Here's a list of suggested books to accompany your National Bookstart Day rhymetime or storytime event. Let us know your suggestions for more books and rhymes on the Discussion Board. |
Further Information
If you would like any further information, ideas or inspiration for local promotions and events to celebrate the day then please follow the link for More information.
We hope that you will continue to lend your invaluable support to our shared aim of encouraging every child to develop a lifelong love of books and reading. Please join us in celebrating National Bookstart Day on Friday 5 October 2007.