“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.” — Philip Pullman

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway

Books to fuel the imaginations of children aged 5- 8 years

‘It was love at first sight’ Catch 22

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein

“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” — Joyce Carol Oates

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island. Walt Disney

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi

"To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." Victor Hugo, Les miserables

Brilliant reads to engage 9 -–12 Year olds

"The ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive." — The Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1964

"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall." — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Superb reads for teenagers and beyond

" Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass

An extensive list of books can be found on the Booktrust website at: This list will appear on

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