Free books for Under 5s
Free book packs containing books, guidance materials on sharing stories with your under 5, and other free giveaways are now available from your local library.
Come along to your local library today and receive your free pack.
The Bookstart programme is delivered locally through the library service and is supported by the local health trust as well as national bodies such as the Booktrust, the Surestart Unit and a range of book publishers.
Pack details
Pack A - Children aged 0 - 12 months.
Pack contains:
- Canvas shoulder bag.
- Two board books.
- Babies Love Books – a guidance leaflet on sharing books.
- Welcome to Bookstart - a baby's very first book list.
- A Nursery Rhyme Book by John Prater with 20 rhymes or Nursery Rhyme placemat.
Pack B - Children aged 18 - 30 months.
Pack contains:
- A bright coloured nylon satchel style bag.
- Two reading books.
- A colouring pad.
- A pack of crayons.
- A 'Numbers are Fun' bedroom frieze.
- A set of 'Bookplates' – colourfully illustrated stickers for children to place in their books.
- A book list and guidance leaflet 'More Things to do with books'
The Treasure Chest pack - 3 year olds.
Pack contains:
- Treasure Box with a secret compartment.
- A colourful plastic carrier bag.
- Two picture books.
- 'Treasure' - a book of ideas. A guidance leaflet which focuses on early language and listening skills.
- A fiction and non-fiction book list for children and their parents.
- A set of 'Bookplates' – colourfully illustrated stickers for children to place in their books.
- A pack of coloured pencils.
- Barrel pencil sharpener.
- An A4 colouring pad or colouring book.
Please visit or contact your local library for more information.