There are many websites on which parents and carers, teachers and librarians and young people can find out more about children's books.
The links listed here have been selected in good faith and The Scottish Executive cannot be held responsible for the standard of contents contained therein.
If you would like to establish a link with the Read Together! website, please email us the URL and relevant details about the website.
BRAW: Books, reading and writing - this organisation celebrates writers and illustrators living and working in Scotland. The site has useful information about which author has written what, how to contact them if you want to invite them to a school or library, and there's a monthly on-line bookclub, with useful prompts for reading groups.
www.braw.org.uk
Scottish Book Trust: an independent charity, promoting books, reading and writing to people of all ages.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
Reading is Fundamental: an initiative to provide young people with their own collection of books
www.rif.org.uk
Booktrust: bringing books and people together (organiser of Bookstart)
www.booktrusted.com
Children's Laureate: the official website
www.childrenslaureate.org
Child Literacy Website: guidance on how children learn to read and suggestions for ways in which parents and carers can support their child's reading
www.childliteracy.com
Achuka: information about children's books, writers and illustrators, publishers etc.
www.achuka.co.uk
National Centre for Research into Children's Books: academic centre for the study of children's literature in the UK
www.ncrcl.ac.uk
National Literacy Trust: a wide-ranging organisation committed to raising literacy levels throughout the UK
www.literacytrust.org
The Centre for the Children's Book: a Newcastle-based centre for the collection and study of children's literature
www.childrensbook.org.uk
Bookstart: a scheme which arranges for children to receive a special Bookstart bag at their 9-month check-up
www.bookstart.co.uk
Scottish Book Trust: an independent charity, promoting books, reading and writing to people of all ages
www.scottishbooktrust.com
Booktrust: bringing books and people together (organiser of Bookstart)
www.booktrusted.com
Child Literacy Website: guidance on how children learn to read and suggestions for ways in which parents and carers can support their child's reading
www.childliteracy.com
Wordpool: a site which recommends books and offers wide-ranging guidance
www.wordpool.co.uk
Federation of Children's Book Groups: the umbrella organisation for local groups throughout the UK
www.fcbg.org.uk
National Literacy Trust: a wide-ranging organisation committed to raising literacy levels throughout the UK
www.literacytrust.org.uk
Talk to your Baby: helpful information about the benefits to both parents and children of talking as much as you can with very young children.
www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby
Moira Munro
www.moiramunro.com
Linda Strachan
www.lindastrachan.com
JK Rowling
www.jkrowling.com
Theresa Breslin
www.theresabreslin.co.uk
Robert Dodds
www.robertdodds.com
Joan Lingard
www.joanlingard.co.uk
Nicola Morgan
www.nicolamorgan.co.uk
Read It: A brilliant new children's book review website developed by East Dumbartonshire Council's Young People's Resource Service. It's packed with reviews by children and young people of fantastic books they've read recently. The reviews are grouped by age range, type of book, author and so on. It's easy to use and looks great. Highly recommended!
www.readit.org.uk
Cool Reads: recommendations by well read young readers
www.cool-reads.co.uk
Roald Dahl: the site celebrating the life and work of one of the world's most famous writers for young people
www.roald-dahl.org
Young Writer Magazine: an excellent way to see young people's writing in print
www.mystworld.com/youngwriter
My Home Library: illustrators responded to Children's Laureate Anne Fine's plea for book plates which children can download from the site to stick into their own books.
www.myhomelibrary.org
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