National Share-a-Story Month

From Federation of Children's Book Groups

Resource type: Event

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3

Region(s): All of UK

National Share-a-Story Month was set up by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups as an annual celebration of storytelling and story sharing. National Share-a-Story Month takes place through the month of May and has a different theme each here. The theme for 2024 is A Feast of Stories.

Supporting resources for National Share-a-Story Month are available to download from the FCBG website:

Themed booklist and resource pack full of ideas for activities and events.
A themed competition open to children aged 5-13.

About The Federation of Children’s Book Groups: The FCBG is an umbrella organisation that coordinates and supports the work of local Children’s Book Groups across the UK. As well as events for parents and children organised at a local level, the FCBG also organises the FCBG Children’s Book Award and other national events to help bring children and books together.

Further resources:

Explore the lineup for this year’s Hay Festival’s Programme for Schools on 23rd and 24th May. While the in-person events have sold out but you can register to watch the events live online. The programme covers pupils aged 7-14 and is free to access.
Visit our Access to Authors section for a list of organisations that can help you arrange an author visit to your school to help you celebrate.
Sign up for the Story Seekers, a free, fully-resourced oracy and creative literacy project from the National and Unicorn Theatres for primary-aged pupils based around finding, telling and sharing stories from around the globe.
Run a Readathon sponsored read as part of your National Share-a-Story Month celebrations and raise money to provide books for children in hospital as well as for your own library.
Encourage young readers to post reviews of books they have read to recommend them to their peers on the Toppsta book review site.
Check out these ideas and resources to encourage reading for pleasure from the National Literacy Trust and the School Library Association.
Explore the latest research on how to promote Reading for Pleasure and find examples of practice from teachers around the country on the OU Reading for Pleasure website.
There are opportunities all through the year to celebrate the power of stories. National Storytelling Week, World Book Day and International Literacy Day are just a few suggestions but explore our Literacy Year calendar to find more options.