Free stories from Wow 366
Free bite-sized stories, including Andy Miller's When the Martians Landed, Philip Ardagh's With Dismal Stories and Alex T Smith's Polly - Problem Princess.
PLUS, enter a competition to win 366 books! Read more...
In the Picture online stories
Free online stories (ages 4-10) from In the Picture, a campaign run by Scope to encourage the inclusion of disabled children in illustrations and story lines in books for young readers.
Telling Tales competition
Enter our Telling Tales competition, a search for the nation's most enthusiastic storyteller, for a chance to win some great prizes. You can win books from Harper Collins and a family ticket to the UK premiere of Walt Disney Pictures film Bedtime Stories, starring Adam Sandler and Russell Brand.
Free audiobook samples
Download chapters from Flashman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Life of Pi, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Paddington Bear.
Vern and Lettuce Garden of Reading worksheet
Download a free copy of the "Vern and Lettuce Garden of Reading" worksheet produced by the crew behind the DFC comic especially for the National Year of Reading show garden at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
Free preview of comedy magazine Mustard
Mustard is an independent comedy mag, jam-packed with new comedy material plus interviews and reviews. For the National Year of Reading, Mustard has created a free preview of the stuff in Mustard issue #01.
Lots of free stuff at your local library
The ultimate way to get free stuff – join your library! Fill in our library membership form and take it to your local library. Once you've joined, you'll be able to read books, magazines, newspapers and get internet access all for free...
More to come shortly including the chance to win some top book titles. In the meantime check out our Reading Ideas.
