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*Promotions.*
Posters, information booklets, magazines, and author contacts, are all part of the amazing array of promotional initiatives available to our contracted library customers. The following is a brief summary of our promotional activities.


	The 2010 Summer Reading Challenge, Space-Hop As mentioned in eGazette back in November, in this year's Summer Reading Challenge (SRC) children will be invited to take a giant leap to the final frontier – space! Space Hop will be the 12th annual challenge, and it's clear from the national first Summer Reading Challenge conference in London back in November (supported by Peters Bookselling Services), that the challenge is a significant programme in the public library service calendar and is helping services to deliver against strategic plans. It has been proven to enhance reading confidence, skills, enjoyment and motivation. This year there are changes and improvements that the Summer Reading Challenge wants to introduce and these are outlined in the accompanying document. We at Peters Bookselling Services welcome the opportunity to be involved in the planning and delivery of this new phase of the challenge, which will benefit you the customers. We can now confirm that from this year, SRC dumpbins and materials will be available separately from the Reading Agency. Therefore, we will be able to supply your SRC stock (until now, dumpbins were only supplied when orders were placed with a particular supplier). Please read on to find out more.

	Reading the Pictures: • Artemis Fowl, Frankenstein, Alex Rider, Wally... Where is he? • Dinosaurs, Polar Bears, Wolves, Sharks...Watch Out! • A note from Michael Rosen.... he’s our cool Children’s Laureate! • Plus a Brain Busting Mega Author Wordsearch Just let your imagination go!... It’s a new Reading Promotion for your library

	Alex Rider Spy School - A new addition to our popular range of reader development initiatives, this time encouraging boys to develop their reading range within the sub-context of training to become a spy just like Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider. With a striking design and in-depth booklist this initiative is incredibly popular across the UK library network and a useful resource for any library or school.

	Talking with your Baby - is our new fold out six page information leaflet for parents and carers, developed in association with Hampshire Library & Information Services. Ideal for library giveaways and introduction packs, and perfect for SureStart schemes. click here to download order form (769kb)

	Books for Caring - The publication details books and information for sharing with looked after children. There's 32 pages of text - some 150 titles - arranged into categories which include Adoption & Fostering, Child Abuse, Bullying and Bereavement. The booklet also features an introduction from Benjamin Zephaniah. click here for more information

	The Story Tower Adventure Park is our new fold-out reader development initiative for 5-8 year olds, which has been developed in association with Surrey Libraries. Limited quantities are still in stock, contact the Marketing Department or download this order form for more information. Click here to download a pdf order form (442k).

	Following the success of the Wild about Harry fold-out, we have now produced an 'I Love Jacqueline Wilson' fold out poster, which features a full page flow-diagram which leads readers through to other great reads. Sorry, but these have now SOLD OUT!

	There's publisher's promotional Posters when visiting the showroom or special commissions similar to our "toddle along" poster, all available to customers using the book supply services at Peters.

	The Publishers' Supplement is an annual publication, compiled and edited by our staff, of the publishers to watch out for in children's books. It's a veritable "who's who" of children's publishing.

	The Promotions Pack - mailed to contracted libraries every 2 months, keeps you up to date with book prizes, promotions and marketing campaigns on the children's book front. The pack also offers mini promotions to help with children's activities.

	Information Booklets for libraries and schools to help parents and carers cope with aspects of life and reading encouragement. High profile endorsements include Max Clifford, Floella Benjamin, and Gary Lineker. Click here to download a pdf order form (487k).

	Wild About Harry? Can't wait for the next Harry Potter to be published? Then this is the hot chart for your library or school. There's loads of tantalising tales, just fold out the poster and follow the trails to get wild about reading. Sorry, but these have now SOLD OUT!

	Mobile Libraries - we can design & co-ordinate the livery of mobile libraries using the work of popular children's book illustrators. Our photograph shows the Nick Sharratt 'Reading Rocket' for Derby City, click here for more photos of the launch.

	AuthorZone Magazine is now in it's 4th and final edition. We have "revealed" over 200 authors and illustrators in the past 4 years. Head to the AuthorZone page to see photographs of the launch lunch held in Kensington.

	tBk magazine.This is our new reader development initiative which we launched in the summer of 2003 with the intention of promoting great books to keen readers wherever they are. Targeted at 8 to 12 year olds, who may be part of a Reading Group or shadowing the Carnegie Awards or just a regular library user, tBk is packed full of books, authors and illustrators and much much more. The magazine is produced quarterly and available on subscription - to find out more click here.

	The Peters Calendar. Strictly for our customers this one, it's a very special calendar prepared in association with Andersen Press, featuring the cream of our illustrators. Some customers now have collections of the previous 12 issues - showing this really is something unique and special.

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