Publishers (resources & fun stuff)
Publishers
UK Children’s Books - Publishers
Links to publishers. Publishers very often have great resources relating to their books – teacher’s resources, lessons plans, fun activities, etc.
Andersen Press Resources, videos, books by theme, activities, amazing authors and illustrators.
Barrington Stoke (now part of Collins Publishers)
Very useful website with wonderful books and activities for children who struggle to read due to dyslexia or visual stress or for children who generally don’t enjoy reading. Writers and illustrators join Barrington Stoke to publish super-readable, accessible books. Teacher’s resources, books, author information, advice on dyslexia and reading, posters. Picture books, under 5s, Little Gems for 5-8 years, 8-12 years and older.
Bloomsbury Children’s Books - Click for website here, containing author videos and teaching guides.
- Click here for resources for teachers, parents and librarians.
- Bloomsbury’s own Youtube channel is here. Author interviews and reading from their books, trailers, book previews.
- Click here for information about J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, discussion guides, the books, fun stuff.
Chicken House Books Fun stuff but also with content created by teachers and librarians that have a passion for reading, PDF downloads of chapter-by-chapter guides, schemes of work, videos and useful links to external resources are here to help with class or book club planning.
Cooped Up Kids and Schools Hub .
Egmont - Activities and resources including teacher's resources, lesson plans, activity sheets and posters for you to download and use.
Firefly Press Authors reading book extracts, podcasts, games, activities. Authors include Jennifer Killick, Eloise Williams, Shoo Rayner and more.
Hachette Children’s Books Website resources (click above) include Oi! Frog and Friends; The Boy at the Back of the Class; The Wizards of Once series and more.
- Tune in to Hachette Schools YouTube Channel.
Harper Collins Children’s Publishers
- Their website is here, where you'll find book extracts, book trailers, resources.
- Their YouTube channel is here, with videos of stories, readings, extracts and authors, including Oliver Jeffers, Eoin Colfer, David Baddiel, Michael Morpurgo, Rob Biddulph, Mary Poppins book, Paddington, Dr Seuss and more.
Nosy Crow - Authors reading book extracts, author information, videos, trailers, blogs. Books include Ella on the Outside, My Brother is a Superhero, Max the Detective Cat, No Ballet Shoes in Syria, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam, Holly Webb books and much more.
- Coronavirus: a Book for Children. The Coronavirus explained in words with illustrations from The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Sheffler.
Puffin- On their website (click above) Fun Things to Do, extracts, what should I read next?, articles, games, activities, videos, quizzes, Puffin Storytime, series, recommended reads.
- Puffin’s own YouTube channel – with storytimes for 6-12s and under 5s, how to draw videos, activities and make & do videos, Wimpy Kid, Rick Riordan and more.
Scholastic- Click on above heading for loads of fun activities, book and author information and ‘Book Wizard’ to help you choose a book. Fun website.
- Free Resource Packs: Lower KS2 (Year group 3-4) Upper KS2 (Year group 5-6)
- Home Learning Packs: During school closures during Covid, the Resource Bank put together a range of free home learning packs for EYFS, KS1, LKS2 & UKS2 to support teachers and parents.
Walker Children’s Books - Click on above for book and author information. Videos include book trailers, animations and authors and illustrators.
- Chapter samples, activity kits, author's letters, discussion guides, teacher’s notes - all here.
- Their Youtube channel.
- Their Picture Book Party, with information about authors and illustrators and loads of Fun Stuff.
Usborne Click on above name for their website. Browse books, book trailers, videos, quicklinks/weblinks related to particular books, quizzes on the book, things to do, blogs, book reviews. In-depth teachers' resources to support the Curriculum.