BookTrust Storytime 2024 to 2025
Thu 10/Oct/24
BookTrust Storytime
The BookTrust Storytime Prize was launched in 2019 to find the best book for sharing with children aged 0-5.
Last year’s winner was Are You a Monster? by Guilherme Karsten, why not come and be part of the vote for BookTrust Storytime’s next best storybook!
At Essex Libraries we will again be taking part in the national poll which runs from November to the end of March. At the end we will find out, from a the shortlist of 5 titles, which is the nation’s favourite storybook.
Libraries will be running special storytimes where you can come along and enjoy the brilliant stories and be part of this exciting event.
Vote at your local library at the end of the storytime session and make sure your favourite book wins!
The shortlisted titles are:
Into the Wild by Thomas Docherty
Joe loves wild animals and nature, but he lives in the city where it feels like there is no wildness to be found.
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Look Out! Hungry Snake by Paul Delaney
This lovely lift-the-flap book – with good, thick pages and flaps– is colourful and playful, and introduces little ones to a selection of animals and their noises or actions.
Video link to follow soon
Roarr! by Sam Taplin, Illustrator Ailie Busby
Experience excitement of the jungle as wildlife is brought to life by an interactive slider and animal sounds.
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Ten Little Ducklings by Lucy Rowlan, Illustarator Aki
A delightful and interactive rhyming book for little ones which uses the Ten Little Ducklings rhyme, but invents a variety of exciting adventures for the ducklings instead, asking readers to play hide and seek with the adorable little ducks.
Video link to follow soon
Whisper Shout Let it Out! by Madhvi Ramani, Illustrator Anuska Allepuz
A bold, celebratory book all about children finding their inner voice. Join a group of friends as they experiment with the sounds they can make in this uplifting and energetic story.
Video link to follow soon