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As part of National Volunteering Week, find out how your school can support The Children’s Book Project and help tackle book poverty across the UK. Learn why book ownership matters, explore simple ways to get involved through school book drives and Book Monsters, and see how your school community can help put more books into the hands of children who need them most. Just one small act of volunteering can inspire a lifelong love of reading.

National Author's Day is celebrated on 1st November each year. This year, celebrate our writer in residence, Ivor Baddiel, and find out more about his new book, Brainchild.

On Monday 22nd September Year 6 pupils at Fairlop School were treated to an inspiring and thought-provoking assembly as part of the official launch of Brainchild, the sixth and final collaboration between much-loved children's authors Ivor Baddiel and Jonny Zucker.

Introducing a brand-new book from Purple Mash Publishing, written by Ivor Baddiel and Jonny Zucker: Brainchild! It's an exciting book for 10-15 year olds which explores the battle between good and evil, and the limits and ethics of medicine.

Find out all about the illustrator of Top 10 Deadliest Animals: Brett Gowlett, who had lots of inspiration from the lists that all our Purple Mash users submitted online!