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The high street toy retailer, The Entertainer is encouraging kids and families to read together this World Book Day with the launch of its Big Book Rehoming initiative, its charity drive that will aim to support the one in 11 children from disadvantaged homes in the UK who don’t own …

Egmont has called for daily storytime to be made a statutory part of the school curriculum for key stages one and two, following a study that has revealed that children’s comprehension of reading suffers without it. The petition has been put forward by Munira Wilson, MP for Twickenham in an …

Beano has partnered with World Book Day this March 5 to support its Share A Million Stories campaign for a special edition, one-off comic strip titled A Million Stories in One. The special strip sees Dennis reading and mashing up classic children’s tales to entertain Bea and Gnasher all in …

The global games publisher, Asmodee has created its own fiction imprint under the name Aconyte Books. The division will be publishing novels based on a number of the firm’s best selling game properties. As part of its mission, Aconyte will also be actively pursuing licenses for third-party tie-in fiction, with …

The research – released to mark World Book Day today – compiled the views of more than 20,000 UK-based four to 18 year olds and found that the numbers of children reading was actually up by three per cent on 2017.

Marvel Super Hero Adventures will feature short episodes, toys and books designed for pre-school fans.

The toy, book and gift supplier has opened a new facility on Edinburgh’s Albert Road to offer the business larger warehouse facilities.

The toy firm is launching new plush toys and books for a variety of brands, including Little Golden Books, Paddington and more.

‘DK is thrilled to partner with American Girl, whose dedication to bringing to life history and culture through play and learning so closely aligns with ours,’ says DK’s Simon Beecroft.