Bookstart

Bookstart is a National programme that encourages parents and carers to share and enjoy books together with their children from a very early age.  Sharing books with babies and toddlers helps to develop language skills and helps little ones understand the world around them.

 

The aim of Bookstart is to provide every baby in Sheffield with a Bookstart pack to inspire, stimulate and create a love of reading and to show that books are fun!

 

The first Bookstart pack is designed for babies from between 6 - 12 months, with Bookstart plus being for toddlers aged between 18 months - 30 months and the Treasure Chest available for children aged 3-4 years.

 

Bookstart and Bookstart plus packs are available from your local library, health visitors and local education services. Treasure Chest packs are available through your child's early years setting (nursery, playgroup etc). 

 

Bookstart packs are also available in dual languages.  Please contact the Sheffield Bookstart team for more details, tel 0114 250 6843.

 

 

 

For more information about Bookstart please contact Anne Frost, tel 0114 2506844 or email anne.frost@sheffield.gov.uk, or use our online form below.

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Dads are very good at sharing books - "Dads, Babies and Toddlers" is a colourful booklist produced by Sheffield Libraries to help Dads choose books to share with their young children.

 

Baby Crawl encourages parents and carers to share 6 library books with their Babies and Toddlers.  The 2009 Baby Book Crawl will be launched in the summer alongside the summer reading chalenge with certificates to collect along the way with a prize on completion.