Cornwall is celebrating National Bookstart Week this week (June 4 to 10) with stories, rhymes and fun activities in many of its libraries to encourage families to have fun reading together in the annual celebration of BookTrust’s flagship reading programme.

This year’s theme is ‘Bookstart Bird Boogie’ and there will be bird themed crafts and activities as well as free books and rhyme sheets for babies and children up to four years old.

Bookstart Bear will also be putting in an appearance in some libraries during the week.

One of the events is at Looe Library at 10am on Friday, June 8.

Children who attend any of the events will receive a free copy of the picture book ’A Busy Day for Birds’ by Lucy Cousins, said Deborah Averill, Cornwall Council’s Early Years Facilitator/Bookstart Coordinator.