{"id":52982,"date":"2025-03-06T11:30:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/?p=52982"},"modified":"2025-03-06T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:33:34","slug":"world-book-day-giveaway-for-sheffield-primary-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/world-book-day-giveaway-for-sheffield-primary-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"World Book Day giveaway for Sheffield primary schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two Sheffield primary schools have each won a free book bundle in celebration of World Book Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlotte Jenkins, 33, a stay-at-home mum and independent Usborne partner, organised an online book giveaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shooters Grove Primary School in Stannington and Meynell Primary School in Wadsley Bridge, won the bundles, made up of fiction and non-fiction books. They will receive the prizes next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Jenkins mainly expected responses from the Stannington area, but the poll ended up reaching schools all over Sheffield. 110 schools entered the giveaway, and nearly 8000 people voted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the overwhelming response made her feel like a \u201cmini-celebrity\u201d, as her Facebook page gained over 600 followers in just a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added: \u201cPeople seem to be getting on board with the love of reading, and that\u2019s what I really feel like is at the heart of my business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She launched \u2018Charlotte\u2019s Little World of Books\u2019 last April, when she was nearing the end of her maternity leave. She decided not to return to teaching and instead became an independent Usborne partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Charlotte
Charlotte Jenkins with an Usborne book display. Credit: Charlotte’s Little World of Books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cI\u2019m still working with schools and children, which I love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last year, she has organised many community events to get children associating enjoyment with reading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cReading unlocks so much for you. It helps build your imagination and vocabulary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her first event was the \u2018Look for a Book\u2019 scavenger hunt, which took place during May half term in the Stannington area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children used clues to find books, which could either be re-hidden or kept, which was great for children who do not have access to books at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Children\u2019s Mental Health Week, the first week of February, businesses or individuals could sponsor book bundles which promoted the importance of mental health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has also organised for schools to run sponsored reads. Depending on how much they raise, they can receive up to 60% free in books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since September, \u00a32000 worth of books have been given out on behalf of Usborne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking forward, Ms. Jenkins continues to plan future events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is spending World Book Day at Stradbroke Primary School, where an author event is being held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jodie Garnish, author of \u2018The Spectaculars\u2019, will be holding workshops and book signings for the children there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two Sheffield primary schools have each won a free book bundle in celebration of World Book Day. Charlotte Jenkins, 33, a stay-at-home mum and independent Usborne partner, organised an online book giveaway. Shooters Grove Primary School in Stannington and Meynell Primary School in Wadsley Bridge, won the bundles, made up of fiction and non-fiction books. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":52984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-top-story-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52982"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53002,"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52982\/revisions\/53002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}