1. “We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a time lasts forever.” — Philip Pullman

2. “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway

4. Books to fuel the imaginations of children aged 5- 8 years

6. ‘It was love at first sight’ Catch 22

8. “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.” ― Albert Einstein

10. “Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” — Joyce Carol Oates

13. Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

14. There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island. Walt Disney

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16. “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi

23. "To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark." Victor Hugo, Les miserables

24. Brilliant reads to engage 9 -–12 Year olds

28. "The ability to read awoke inside me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive." — The Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1964

32. "So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall." — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

38. Superb reads for teenagers and beyond

41. " Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass

46. An extensive list of books can be found on the Booktrust website at: www.booktrust.co.uk This list will appear on www.maep.org.uk

47. Thanks for watching and goodnight