Bookstart Baby Pack: For babies aged 0-12 months
In your baby’s first year you’ll receive your free Bookstart Baby Pack from your health visitor, or other health professional.
Please ask at your local library if you have difficulty in getting hold of your pack.
My Treasure Envelope of Stories: For children aged 36 months
When they are three years old your child will receive their free Treasure Envelope of Stories from your local library.
Booktouch: For blind and partially sighted children up to the age of four
The booktouch pack includes two specially chosen touch and feel books, a cotton bag, a rhymetime CD and advice on sharing books with blind and partially sighted children.
Blind and partially sighted children are entitled to this free booktouch pack in addition to the bookstart packs above.
You can receive this pack from your health visitor, or if you are not in regular contact with a health visitor contact your local library.
Bookshine: For deaf children up to the age of four
The bookshine pack includes two specially chosen books designed to stimulate children’s senses, including a touch and feel book and a nursery rhyme book featuring BSL signs. The pack also includes a cotton bag, a place mat and advice on sharing books with deaf children.
Deaf children are entitled to this free bookshine pack in addition to the bookstart packs above.
You can receive this pack from your health visitor, or if you are not in regular contact with a health visitor contact your local library.
Bookstart Star: for toddlers aged 2-4 with fine motor skills difficulties
The Bookstart Star pack is aimed at children aged 3–5 who have disabilities that impact on or delay the development of their fine motor skills and includes books and resources to help families enjoy reading together every day. Children are entitled to this pack in addition to the two standard Bookstart packs. You can receive this pack via your local library.
Dual-language books
In addition to the usual Bookstart packs, parents/carers of babies/toddlers who are being brought up dual-language can receive 1 free dual-language picture book. You can receive this pack via your local library.
Bear’s Reading Adventure
Bear’s Reading Adventure is a sticker storybook with ten missing stickers to collect. Each time a child spends time in the library they can collect a story and complete the story.