Bookbug Primary 1 Family Pack
The family pack is being given to every Primary 1 child in Scotland this Autumn, to help create a lasting link between reading at school and home.
The pack includes:
Three brilliant picture books – All shortlisted for the Scottish Children’s Book Awards 2012. The titles are:
- Jack and the Flumflum Tree by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts
- The Day Louis Got Eaten by John Fardell
- Solomon Crocodile by Catherine Rayner
My Primary 1 Activity Pack – An activity pack filled with fun activities for Primary 1 children and their families to complete together.
A Story in Scots – Explore the Scots language with Jordan’s New Jaiket – a new story written in Scots by Matthew Fitt and illustrated by Ross Collins.
Accessibility
Scottish Book Trust is delighted to be working again with CALL Scotland who can provide accessible digital and audio versions of the Scottish Children’s Book Awards shortlist. For more information, please visit the accessibility page.
Participate in the Scottish Children's Book Awards
We need all primary 1 children to read the three shortlisted books in their pack and vote for their favourite. A voting slip is included in the activity pack, which should be completed and returned to their teacher or local librarian by Friday 8th February 2013.
Pack Gifting CPD
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Tracy Lowe, Scottish Book Trust’s highly experienced Early Years trainer, delivered 8 fun, interactive and informative CPD sessions, giving practical advice about making the best use of the Bookbug Primary 1 Family Pack. You can now download slides from the CPD sessions at the bottom of this page. |
Resources
There are lots of fantastic resources linking to the Scottish Children’s Book Awards including author videos, accessible versions of the books, and teacher resources.

These books were gifted in celebration of Book Week Scotland, 26th November – 2nd December.
Let us know what you think
We would like to hear what you think about the Bookbug Primary 1 Family Pack. We have two surveys, one for teachers and one for parents, to allow you to let us know what you think about the pack. Your comments and opinions will help plan future projects so thank you very much in advance.
If you have any questions about the Bookbug Primary 1 Family Pack, please contact a member of the Early Years team on bookbug@scottishbooktrust.com
Previous P1 book titles
Click on the titles below to see feedback and resources from previous titles gifted as the P1 book.
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