Scholastic Books Spring Bundle Giveaway & #KeepReading Competition!

World Book Day may have been delayed all over the country due to snow, but Scholastic were on time in releasing their special World Book Day Book Club catalogue. Including over 400 carefully chosen books from more than 70 different publishers and a host of amazing authors, the price of  everything in the World Book Day Club catalogue is also heavily discounted by as much as 70%.

To help promote the Spring catalogue and celebrate World Book Day, Scholastic have a fabulous #KeepReading competition with a chance to win £30 of books for your child AND their school or nursery. Scholastic are inviting children to send in a video or written review of a book that they have recently enjoyed. There are three different age categories, 0-6, 7-11 and 11+, with one prize for each category. It doesn't have to be professional, and it doesn't have to be a particular book - but it does have to be the child's review, not yours!

To enter the review competition, share your child's book review with Scholastic on social media. State which age category you are in, use the hashtag #KeepReading and tag @ScholasticUK and @WorldBookDayUK 

The three winners will be able to choose £30 worth of books for themselves and nominate their chosen school or nursery to receive a £30 credit to their Scholastic account, which can be exchanged for free books. Entries need to be received by midnight on Thursday 29th March 2018.

Scholastic have also offered one of my readers an awesome bundle of books from the World Book Day Book Club, and it seems only appropriate that I got my 8 and 9 year old boys to give their thoughts...

Cake (£6.99rrp, Scholastic price £3.99)
Written and illustrated by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, Cake is a big, bright, large format paperback with a wipe clean cover and 32 full colour pages. Ideal for younger children, aged around 3-6, this is a simple storyline about a cake who is looking for the perfect hat for a very special occasion...

My almost 8 year old says: (Laughing) The cake is trying to get to the birthday party, and they trick him. It's a good story.
My 9 year old says: I think it's more for younger ages, but I still really enjoyed it (he laughed aloud as he finished the book).

The Koala Who Could (£6.99rrp, Scholastic price £3.99)
A large format paperback by Rachel Bright and Jim Field, written in rhyming couplets and with 32 full colour pages. Suitable for reading together or for young independent readers. A fantastic story about Kevin the Koala. His worst fears come true, but actually, it was okay and it really alters his entire life for the better. An excellent book to really encourage nervous children or those who are scared of change.

My almost 8 year old says: He is stuck on his tree and it comes down and he can enjoy everything forever.
My 9 year old says: I like this book because it has a message in the end - and it's about one of my favourite animals. The moral of the story is to enjoy life.

Springtime Stories (£6.99rrp, Scholastic price £4.99)
A collection of 30 classic short stories from Enid Blyton, with cover art by Mark Beech. Suitable for reading together or for young independent readers aged around 6+. A big paperback with 320 pages, but each story is very short and quickly read - perfect for bedtime. This genre fell out of the spotlight over the last 30 years, but they are coming back into vogue and I think it's a good thing. The love of the outdoors and innocence of the characters within the stories has been missing from recent children's literature. Rescued kittens and lambs, painted eggs and home-made lemonade, it's all there. Let kids be kids while they can, they'll be adults long enough.

My nearly 8 year old says: It looks good. I'll read these stories.
My 9 year old says: Fairy tales. I think I would like this because I really enjoy fairy tales and fantasy. Lots of short stories sounds good.

The Phantom Lollipop Man (£6.99rrp, Scholastic price £3.99) 
From the winner's of the Blue Peter Best Story Award, author Pamela Butchart and illustrator Thomas Flintham, The Phantom Lollipop Man! uses illustrations and large fonts to break up the passages of text. Brilliant to encourage less confident or reluctant readers aged around 7+ as it's very easy to read and at 272 pages, they'll feel proud to finish it. It tells the story of Izzy, and how it really isn't as easy to be a ghost as you might think! It's an existence full of danger...

My nearly 8 year old says: From the cover I really don't want to read that. Oh, actually it's different inside, its got lots of pictures. The blurb looks good, but I don't like ghosts.
My 9 year old says: I think this looks great. It involves science and comedy.

The Midnight Gang (£6.99rrp, Scholastic price £3.49) 
Written by David Walliams and illustrated by Tony Ross, we first looked at this in the December 2016 Scholastic catalogue, and it was the first book my 9 year old son chose when he got hold of them. He really enjoys David Walliams, whereas my almost 8 year old has only just become brave enough to tackle it. A great midpoint between the comic style of books like The Phantom Lollipop Man and the full on chapter novels with no illustrations. The midnight gang are a bunch of children who are staying in hospital, very bored and mischievous during the night! I really like this one. A whopping 480 pages, yet perfectly achievable and a great read for any child aged around 9+.

My almost 8 year old says: I have read half of this already and I think its really good

My 9 year old says: I like The Midnight Gang because there are so many main characters and each of them has their own disability. It's a really good story.

Flying Tips for Flightless Birds (£7.99rrp, Scholastic price £4.99).
Kelly McCaughrain's full 380 page novel for independent readers aged around 11-12+. This is the tale of Finch and his twin sister Birdie, their family Circus School and how their lives change when Birdie has a really serious accident. A great book for any young person feeling that confusion over 'who am I?' as they enter their teenage years, with a rites of passage story which covers teenage worries, emotions, sexuality and early loves very sensitively. Ideal especially for any young person struggling to find characters to relate to.

My 9 year old says: I don't know if this is the sort of book I'd read because I prefer fantasy at the moment. (He has plenty of time yet).

When you shop with Scholastic they will also donate 25% worth of FREE BOOKS back to your nominated school or nursery for every order over £10. Last year they gave over £9m in free books back to schools - make sure that yours is registered and if it isn't, ask at the office because registration takes only a few minutes.

To take a look at the full World Book Day Book Club, (where you can search by age and type of book) on the Scholastic website. And don't forget to enter the #KeepReading competition! 

Scholastic have offered this bundle of 6 excellent new books for one of my readers. Entry to the giveaway is by Gleam form below and the giveaway will end at midnight Sunday 8th April. Open to UK entrants only.

To see my other giveaways, please go to my Giveaways Page - where you can also find help if you are new to Gleam forms.

Scholastic Books Spring Bundle Giveaway

We were sent our books for review.