Book bags and Storysacks
Nurseries, playgroups and childminders for under 5s can borrow bags and sacks containing books, CDs, posters and characters to encourage reading.
You can borrow a book bag or a Storysack free of charge for up to a month.
Book bags
Book bags contain story books, posters, CDs, novelty and information books.
Titles include:
- Animals
- Clothes
- Colours
- Counting
- Farming
- Food
- Holidays and the seaside
- My body
- Nature
- Nurse rhymes and action songs
- Opposites
- People at work
- Pets
- Shapes
- Special days
- Transport
- Weather
Storysacks
Each Storysack is based around a picture book with props and characters to make story telling fun. Some have CDs to sing along to. There's also a non-fiction book, a guide and a game.
Titles include:
- The Animal Boogie
- The Big Hungry Bear
- Big Red Bath
- Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?
- Do Your Ears Hang Low?
- Elmer And The Wind
- The Gingerbread Man
- The Gruffalo
- Itchy Bear
- Knickers And Pants
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Miffy
- Noah's Ark
- Nursery Rhyme Singing Sack
- Our Cat Cuddles
- Owl Babies
- Ringo The Flamingo
- Shaun The Sky Shark
- Tallula Atishoo
- Teddy Takes Tumble
- There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly
- This Old Man
- The Ugly Duckling
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Walter Windy's Washing Line
- We're Going On A Bear Hunt
Borrow a bag or sack
Contact us for a full list of titles and to request a book bag or story sack.
Schools don't need to register and will get their bags delivered. Other providers will need to set up a group library membership and can collect their bags from their local library.
- Call 01387 253820
- Email libschools@dumgal.gov.uk
- Ask at your local library
