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Welcome to VIP Reading
Inspiring a love of reading in schools
VIP Reading promotes independent reading for children and schools by utilising beautifully made resources and innovative quizzes.
How it works
VIP Reading promotes independent reading for children and schools by utilising beautifully made resources and innovative quizzes.
Welcome from our Patron
Onjali Rauf
It's so important for every growing bean to truly and deeply enjoy reading. By fusing art and words together, VIP Reading provides the tools to help teachers create a unique reading experience which will make every bean think beyond the page. It's an absolutely essential service, delivered with great heart, and one I am so lucky as to have seen children responding to beautifully.
Book of the Month
The Creature Keeper - Damaris Young
The Creature Keeper is the fantastic new novel from Damaris Young, author of the highly acclaimed The Switching Hour. The story follows Cora who becomes responsible for a menagerie of extraordinary creatures at the mysterious Direspire Hall when she becomes the new Creature Keeper. However, what looks like a dream role challenges her whole way of thinking as she realises that the animals kept in captivity at Direspire Hall are suffering and need to be released back into their natural habitats. With strong themes of conservation and its important message about the need to urgently address habitat loss The Creature Keeper will inspire a love of the natural world and all the wonderful creatures that live alongside us. It inspires us to realise that we are all the keepers of these extraordinary creatures and that it is up to all of us to help protect them. With its magnificent menagerie of magical beasts and important environmental message this is a thrilling adventure that is highly recommended.
Exclusive Author Engagement
Onjali Rauf
Onjali Q. Raúf is the award-winning author of her debut book, The Boy at the Back of the Class. Her second book is called The Star Outside My Window and delicately deals with the issue of domestic abuse. Her latest book, The Night Bus Hero, is eagerly anticipated and explores the theme of homelessness.
Exclusive Author Engagement
Jennifer Killick
Jennifer Killick has always wanted to be a writer, but really started when she applied for a Creative Writing MA at Brunel University, which is where she first got the idea for Alex Sparrow and the Really Big Stink. She lives in Uxbridge, in a house full of children, animals and Lego. When she isn’t busy mothering or step-mothering (which isn’t often) she loves to read, write and run, as fast as she can. Jennifer’s favourite things are books, trees and fluffy slippers, and her favourite place in the world is her home, where she can sit in her pyjamas with tea and cake, coming up with story ideas.
Exclusive Author Engagement
Andy Stanton
Andy Stanton* is an award-winning children’s author, whose hilarious ‘Mr Gum’ books have sold nearly four million copies in the UK alone. In addition, he has written picture books for younger children, including ‘Here Comes The Poo Bus’, ‘Going to the Volcano’ and ‘Danny McGee Drinks The Sea’. In 2019 Andy published the very silly ‘The Paninis of Pompeii’, as well as writing a musical based on ‘Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear’ for the National Theatre.
Exclusive Author Engagement
Eloise Williams
Eloise Williams, who was born in Cardiff, became the first ever Children’s Laureate Wales (2019-2021) in September 2019. She is the author of Elen’s Island (2015), Gaslight (2017) and Seaglass (September 2018).
Exclusive Author Engagement
Vanessa Harbour
Vanessa Harbour is a disabled writer and academic who loves words and believes in living life to the full regardless of what life throws at her. Flight, which is set during the Second World War in Austria 1945, is the brilliant story of the Nazis attempt to steal Lipizzanner stallions.
VIP Club gives exclusive access to quizzes for all readers
Quirky quizzes to check pupil understanding
Vast selection of brilliant books
Encourages reading for pleasure
Celebrates reading achievement with VIP Journals
Supports improvement in reading attainment
Can transform attitudes towards reading
VIP Resources
VIP Reading is split into three tiers and has something for everyone.
From only £17.50*
Author Resources
Great resources for inspiring children about talented authors!
Illustrator Resources
The perfect way into the wonderful world of illustrators and illustration!
Independent reading quiz programme
Hundreds of quizzes to promote reading for pleasure and check pupil understanding!
Check out our FREE VIP Resources!
A range of resources linked to our fabulous patron Onjali Rauf, author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Star Outside My Window and The Night Bus Hero.
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Book Bands
We have eight book bands for children of all abilities. Click the bands below to find out more.
Why VIP Reading?
What our teachers say
"VIP reading is a great mix of carefully chosen, high quality modern and classic texts which instil a real love for reading. It allows children to become lost in a book and experience the true meaning of reading for pleasure. As well as this, VIP Reading encourages talk and discussion around books and authors, raising the profile of reading without it being forced."
Hannah Ashton, Assistant Headteacher, Sheffield
What our SENCOs say
"As a SENCo in a Primary School, I highly recommend VIP Reading. It is such an inclusive system with a huge number of accessible books, fab illustrations that the children love and an assessment system that my children are excited to respond to. Previously non-keen readers are now enthusiastic to dive into their next book! Just when I thought that VIP couldn’t be anymore inclusive for SEN children, they’ve added multiple choice questions to the relevant quizzes which means that children can achieve great scores and consequently get a huge self-esteem boost!"
Emma Lintin, SENCO, Lincoln
What our teaching assistants say
"As a 1:1 teaching assistant, I supported a child with a full-time EHC with a severe hearing impairment, who really struggled with reading comprehension. During our VIP Reading experience, he excelled in this area using the VIP quizzes and even began answering questions independently."
Sharron Briggs, 1:1 Teaching Assistant, Lincoln
What our pupils say
"VIP has helped me so much with my vocabulary in my writing. This has made me want to read a lot more. I always look forward to choosing another new book because there's so many to choose from. The books are very exciting and interesting. We are very lucky to have this in our school."
Louis, Lincoln
What our pupils say
"VIP Reading has helped me and inspired me to read more often. I like getting stars for reading different levels of books. I think the variety of books and quizzes makes reading easier. It's really fun getting to meet and talk to authors. Reading is the spice of life!"
Natalie, Lincoln
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