While Nielsen says reading declined ‘slightly’ in the pandemic year, the UK’s World Book Day emphasis is on family reading with youngsters.
World Read Aloud Day 2021: ‘The Power of Sharing Stories’
Reading aloud is ‘a way of making reading visible,’ says Scholastic’s Pam Allyn, founder of the LitWorld nonprofit.
Penguin Random House’s Global Social Impact: Claire von Schilling
Vowing to address its own workforce demographics, Penguin Random House releases a Global Social Impact site on corporate responsibility.
UK’s National Literary Trust Research Finds Benefits of Audiobooks for Kids
A report commissioned by the Publishers Association says that during the COVID-19 lockdown, UK children listened to audiobooks, arguing to end their VAT.
Coronavirus Impact: Scholastic Adjusts Its Summer Reading Program
As much as 30 percent of typical annual reading gains may not be carried into schoolwork in the autumn, says an NWEA report, as the COVID-19 pandemic affects US education.
The UK’s 2020 World Book Day: ‘Reading in Sharp Decline’
Armed with new and disturbing survey information about youth reading from the National Literary Trust, this year’s UK World Book Day hands out book tokens.
Today’s World Read Aloud Day: ‘Competing for Attention’
On World Read Aloud Day, literary charity LitWorld works with Scholastic and other global organizations to encourage individuals and communities improve literacy.
Industry Notes: Canada’s Family Literacy Day and World Read Aloud Day
In close proximity to each other on the calendar, Canada’s Family Literacy Day and Scholastic’s World Read Aloud Day address reading at home.
In the UK, the ‘Library of the Future’ Looks a Lot Like Lego
In a ‘Library Week’ competition from the UK’s CILIP, library supporters build their visions of the future in Lego and head for a festival this weekend.
Penguin Random House and Kellogg’s Renew ‘Feeding Reading’ Promotion
Having distributed more than 400,000 children’s books last year, the PRH-Kellogg’s partnership, Feeding Reading, is back this year with 125 titles on offer.