Love of Reading

To access your Big Cat ebooks, click on the image above.  Enter the username and password provided by school to access your library.   Once logged in, you will land on the library. Here you will see any books that have been assigned by your teacher. You can access a resource sheet for each book by clicking the three dots, then “Resources”.    To open one of the books, select either the cover or the “Read” button.

Words for Life is created by the National Literacy Trust, funded by Kindred², the Department for Education, and supported by UK publishers. It provides parents, children and young people with activities and support to improve their language, literacy and communication skills from home.  The National Literacy Trust's Virtual School Library, also funded by Kindred², is a free platform for primary schools, offering pupils access to free books and activities from the most popular children's authors.

Sign up for a free account and read extracts from recommended books before buying them. Try reading something by an author you haven't read before!

Find out about lots of books and read reviews. You can even win free copies of new books so you can write a review yourself. 

Enjoy your favourite e-books, e-audiobooks, digital newspapers and magazines with Your Library Sefton on BorrowBox, Libby and PressReader.  Your library card gives you free access to download e-books and e-audiobooks on BorrowBox, e-audiobooks on Libby and digital newspapers and magazines on PressReader. 

 If you set up an account with Oxford Owl, you will have access to over 100 free, tablet-friendly ebooks  that are banded in the way we do in school. There are also a wide range of other activities for Maths and English. 

Pritchards Bookshop has been proudly serving the Crosby community for over 40 years and has received The Independent Bookseller of the Year Award. 

Pritchards are dedicated to creating a shop that works with local schools, authors, and the community beyond. 

Open Monday - Saturday 9am-5pm 

13 Moor Ln, Crosby, Liverpool L23 2SE

Email: pritchards-crosby@zen.co.uk

0151 931 1642

Kingsley & Co is a literacy project of Ykids Children's charity in Liverpool. Named after Victorian Explorer, Mary Kingsley, Kingsley & Co aims to inspire and equip young explorers using the power of 'story'.

Open Thursday - Saturday 10am-4pm

The Palatine, Lower Mall, Strand Shopping Centre, Bootle, L20 4SW  Tel: 0151 345 5670

If our local bookshops don't have a book in stock, you may wish to order it through Hive. You can name a bookshop and they will receive a minimum of 10% on the net value of all book orders, rising to 25% when you select store collection. Hive pay 8% on eBooks and 3% on entertainment products. Bookshops receive their commission monthly.