News
July 2008
Bookstart Rhymetimes pilot in Scotland
The Scottish Arts Council’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and Bookstart Scotland are working in partnership to increase the number of Bookstart Rhymetime Sessions in Scotland and to provide training for people who are running the sessions. ...More »
April 2008
Favourite nursery rhymes survey
Bookstart in Scotland has run a poll to find the nation's most popular nursery rhymes. ...More »
Bookstart newsletter
See the latest Bookstart newsletter for parents and carers. ...More »
March 2008
Bookstart in Scotland Day 2008
Join in with Scotland's Biggest Bookstart Rhymetime on Bookstart in Scotland Day, 15th May 2008! ...More »
February 2008
Bookshine launch
The new Bookshine and Booktouch packs have now been launched. ...More »
Booktrust publish Best Children's Book poll
Narnia tops a Booktrust poll to finds the Best Children's Book of All Time. ...More »
Bookstart launches debut TV campaign
Bookstart has launched a national television campaign aimed at raising awareness of the programme. ...More »
January 2008
Promoting Bookstart Rhymetimes in Scotland
A new Bookstart TV advertising campaign has been launched in Scotland. ...More »
October 2007
National Bookstart Day 2007
National Bookstart Day took place on Friday 5 October, with jungle parties taking place up and down the country! ...More »
Interview with Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
The people behind the books - Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler ...More »
July 2007
New Rhymetime songsheets
Download and enjoy our new beautifully illustrated songsheets. ...More »
May 2007
Bookstart case studies
Would you like to take part in a Bookstart case study? We'd love to hear from you. ...More »
New Book Lists: addressing disability
Two brand new book lists to make Bookstart more inclusive. ...More »
April 2007
Bookstart in Scotland Day
Bookstart in Scotland Day is being held on Thursday 17 May 2007. ...More »
Theme announced for National Bookstart Day 2007
There's going to be Jungle Fever! ...More »
March 2007
Name the new Bookstart pack
...and win a fantastic box of books and other goodies! ...More »
November 2006
Bookstart Rhymetimes Book and CD-Rom
There are lots of familiar songs and rhymes in our Bookstart book and CD. ...More »
October 2006
National Bookstart Day 2006
National Bookstart Day 2006 took place on Friday 6 October and we made it bigger and better than ever before!
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