Useful websites for young readers
Cool-Reads: A fantastic site for 10 to 15 year olds, which was set up by two teenage lads in their spare time, but is no longer added to. Thousands of reviews, split into categories like 'fantasy worlds' and 'school'.
Kids Reads: Reviews, excerpts from books and author interviews for you to read; plus word searches and trivia quizzes to do.
Booktrust Children's Books: This site has book reviews which you can search by theme and age range. Also monthly recommendations and features such as interviews with authors.
UK Children's Books: A handy site with links to lots of your favourite authors' webpages
Children and young people
- Bookstart
- Storytimes and Rhymetimes for under 5s
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Useful websites for young readers
- Beware of Dragons
- The Big Pedal warm up
- Children's Chatterbooks reading groups
- Homework Helpdesk
- Joining York Libraries
- Reading with your babies and children
- Spring Fever storytimes
- Toy sacks
- York Children's Book Awards
