Archive: these are our previous book boxes. The recurring subscription service and the offers described below have ended. Browse our shop for current books and any remaining one-off boxes.

May 2021

Our first box: A stunning Steven-Lenton-themed #VIPbookbox featuring his author-debut book, Genie and Teeny. This box has been lovingly designed by a team of educators, experienced in the teaching of reading. Whether this is a box to be used at home or school, rest assured that your child will enjoy this lovely book about friendship and magic.

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July 2021

Three incredible #FoodPoverty books to choose from. 20% of the profits from these boxes will be going to the Trussell Trust.

4+ Book Box featuring It’s a No-Money Day
7+ Book Box featuring The Great (Food) Bank Heist
9+ Book Box featuring The Cooking Club Detectives
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September 2021

Three fab #Memories book boxes to choose from. Featuring brilliant contents, including engaging home/educator activities.

4+ Book Box featuring Nen and the Lonely Fisherman
7+ Book Box featuring A Sea of Stories
9+ Book Box featuring The Memory Thieves
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November 2021

Three ‘Spooky’ themed book boxes to choose from! This past box included a tote bag and bookmarks designed by Keith Robinson.

4+ book is The Haunted House

7+ book is The Beast and the Bethany

9+ is The Bewitching of Aveline Jones

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January 2022

Three ‘Friendship’ themed book boxes to choose from! This was one of our previous themed boxes.

4+ Picturebook – ‘Leilong the Library Bus’ written by Julia Liu and illustrated by Bei Lynn.
7+ Book –  ‘Clementine Florentine’ written by Tasha Harrison and illustrated by Mya Mitchell.
9+ Book – ‘Stuntboy, in the meantime’ written by Jason Reynolds and illustrated by Raul The Third.

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March 2022

Three ‘InspirationalWomen’ themed book boxes to choose from! This past offer included a WRD Magazine and an exclusive print designed by illustrator Nat Smillie.

4+ book: This Girl Can Do Anything

7+ book: Fantastically Great Women Artists and their Stories

9+ book: My Story: Princess Sophia Duleep Singh

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May 2022

Three ‘Changes’ themed book boxes to choose from! Comes with three exclusive 10cm premium stickers designed by Nat Smillie and Keith Robinson! The original offer also included a WRD Magazine while stocks lasted.

4+ The Boys by Lauren Ace & Jenny Lovlie

7+ The Bear Stylist by Steven Butler & Jacob Souva

9+ Every Cloud by Ros Roberts

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July 2022

This year, VIP Reading and O’s Refugee Aid Team are collaborating to bring Refugee Week to life. Our hashtag ‘Spread Hope’ recognises the difficulties faced by refugees in the world today. Inspiring children to engage with this theme is key.

These #SpreadHope book boxes have been carefully designed by a team of educators, authors and illustrators. We hope these boxes will inspire new discussions, new questions, new insight into the plight of refugee from all walks of life, through a love of reading.

These boxes will feature more goodies than any previous box, thanks to the wonderful sponsors of this event: Learning by Questions, Cosy Direct, Old Barn Books, WRD Magazine, Nosy Crow, Lantana Publishing and Barrington Stoke.

Profits from the sale of this box will go to O’s Refugee Aid Team: https://www.osrefugeeaidteam.org

Box released: June 15th 2022 (in time for Refugee Week beginning 20th June)

Each box will contain:

– A copy of a refugee-themed book box
– An exclusive letter from the author
– Signed print of the author
– Special one-off educational activities designed by teachers
– A Refugee Week #SpreadHope badge
– A Refugee Week #SpreadHope tote bag
– Seed packets, recipe cards (in English and Arabic) and gardening sheets gifted by the Lemon Tree Trust: https://lemontreetrust.org
– The Boy at the Back of the Class fundraising tool and activists’ gift from O’s Refugee Aid Team
– A message from Onjali Rauf, author and CEO of O’s Refugee Aid Team
– Tons more goodies from the sponsors of this week!
– A special VIP mystery treat!