National Share-A-Story Month 2026
May is National Share-a-Story Month in the UK. Beginning in 1974 as National Share-a-Story Week, it was decided in 1998, by The Federation of Children’s Book Group, to extend it to a month instead.
May is National Share-a-Story Month in the UK. Beginning in 1974 as National Share-a-Story Week, it was decided in 1998, by The Federation of Children’s Book Group, to extend it to a month instead.
World Book Night is a national celebration of reading and books which takes place every year. Books are given out across the UK with a focus on reaching those who don’t regularly read. Books are gifted through organisations including prisons, libraries, colleges, hospitals, care homes and homeless shelters, as well as by passionate individuals who…