There’s a huge amount of resources appearing online with live streaming children’s authors, poets and storytimes.

The Booktrust charity has a great list below, but we’ve also added some extra links to our own favourite bedtime stories and children’s writers for you. Enjoy!

Booktrust Home Time

Looking for something fun as a family? Enjoy storytime with our free online books and videos, play games, win prizes, test your knowledge in our book-themed quizzes, or even learn how to draw some of your favourite characters.

Bedtime Stories

Here’s some beautiful videos of some well loved picture books for you. Perfect for bedtime.

Where’s My Teddy by Jez Alborough

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

The Very Hungry Caterpiller by Eric Carle

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd

The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson

The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson

Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson

Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen

Favourite Authors

Here’s some fab websites with lot’s of information, videos, and games featuring the top children’s authors borrowed from Manchester Libraries.

Phillip Ardagh – Norman the Norman from Normandy…

Malorie Blackman – Noughts and Crosses, Hacker…

Frank Cottrell Boyce – The Astounding Broccoli Boy…

Lauren Child – Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean…

Cressida Cowell – How to Train Your Dragon…

Roald Dahl – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda…

A F Harrold – The Imaginary, Fizzlebert Stump…

Anthony Horowitz – The Alex Rider books…

Jeff Kinney – The Wimpy Kid books…

Michael Morpurgo – War Horse, Butterfly Lion…

Liz Pichon – The Tom Gates books…

Beatrix Potter – Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck…

JK Rowling – The Harry Potter books…

Nick Sharrat – Eat Your Peas, Shark in the Park…

Francesca Simon – The Horrid Henry books…

Andy Stanton – The Mr Gum books…

Jeremy Strong – My Brother’s Famous Bottom…

David Walliams – Gangsta Gran, Billionaire Boy…

Jacqueline Wilson – Tracey Beaker, The Lottie Project…