Too many children in Scotland do not have books at home. Books bring magic, comfort and joy. Donate now to give the magic of books to a child like Emily.
The Gruffalo © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, 1999, 2022. Reproduced with kind permission of Macmillan Children’s Books.
The only books that children like Emily have are the ones given to them by Scottish Book Trust. Because of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, the situation has worsened. Without books, children are missing out, and the impact of this lasts a lifetime. Books bring families together, comfort children and inspire joy. They help children understand the world, do well at school and broaden their horizons.
Scottish Book Trust delivers programmes and outreach work designed to support a love of reading in children, families and adults through all life stages. Your donations will help deliver more life-changing work. This includes creating specialised kits to support families to share stories, songs and rhymes with their children, sending tactile books to children with additional support needs, and gifting books to families who need them most through food banks and community hubs.
There are lots of ways that you can support people in Scotland to reach their potential through reading and writing. You can fundraise for us, become a Friend of Scottish Book Trust, join The Book Club, and more! If you are a UK taxpayer, we can claim gift aid on your donation – boosting your donation by 25p for every £1 you donate – if you download a gift aid form and return it to [email protected](this link will open in a new window).
You can donate a book(this link will open in a new window) on behalf of others and receive a digital gift certificate to share with your loved ones through our online shop. All proceeds from the other merchandise and gifts you buy go directly into our charity and help deliver our programmes.