At Tales and Tomes, we’re passionate about helping schools spark a lifelong love of reading. Whether you're looking for great-value class sets, inspiring Story Spark writing prompts, or just need some friendly advice about the best books for your learners, we're here to help!
Explore this page to discover how we can support your school's reading journey—because every child deserves access to brilliant books that excite, engage, and ignite their imagination.
Story Sparks
The Story Spark Prompts are engaging and flexible writing resources designed to ignite children's imaginations and support the development of key writing skills. Each prompt provides a picture to inspire ideas, sentence starters to help children begin writing, and key vocabulary to enrich their stories. With added SPaG correction challenges and optional success criteria, these prompts encourage creativity while reinforcing grammar and writing techniques. Perfect for independent work, group tasks, or whole-class lessons, Story Sparks help young writers bring their stories to life.
Dictionary Offer
To support learning in the classroom, we're thrilled to offer fantastic discounts on high-quality dictionaries and thesauruses for schools. You can grab the Oxford School Dictionary and Oxford School Thesaurus (both in durable hardback) for just £8.99 each—a saving of £4 off the RRP! We’re also offering the brilliant Barrington Stoke School Dictionary, perfect for developing readers, for just £9.50 (saving £4.49). Ideal for boosting vocabulary, supporting writing, and building confidence—without breaking the budget!
If you're interested in this offer, get in touch—we’d love to help your school save while stocking up on essential resources!
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Class Sets
At Tales and Tomes, we know the power a great story can have in the classroom—so we’re helping schools stock up on fantastic books at even better prices! Whether you're looking for whole-class reads or to boost your book corners, we’ve got brilliant titles at discounted rates. Pick up Darwin’s Dragons for just £6.50 (RRP £7.99), When the Sky Falls and Wolf Brother for only £4.99 (RRP £7.99), or Letters from a Lighthouse for £4.99 (RRP £6.99). We’ve also got classroom favourites like Wonder (£6.50), Journey (£4.99), and The Storm Whale (£6.50). Want to explore the natural world? Grab Rivers: A Visual History from River to Sea for just £9.99 (RRP £16.99).
If you're after a class set or looking for something specific, get in touch—let’s build your library for less!
Click below to see a larger of list of discounted class sets.
Brilliant Books for Brilliant Schools –
Bringing the joy of reading to classrooms, corridors and curious minds!
Here’s how I can support your school:
📚 Book Fairs with Benefits – I can host engaging book fairs (in person or virtual), where every purchase earns your school up to 60% in free books. That means more brilliant books for your budget!
🎉 Sponsored Reading Events – Take part in our Ready Steady Read/Listen challenges! Pupils get sponsored to read, and in return, your school earns free Usborne books – a fun and rewarding way to boost literacy.
👩🏫 Author Visits & Experiences – Want to bring books to life? I can help you arrange inspiring Usborne author visits and reading events that spark creativity and connect children with real writers.
As an Usborne Independent Partner, I’m here to help your school fill shelves, ignite imaginations and create a reading culture that truly sticks – all while keeping costs low and excitement high!
🧠 Books by Band and Level – Whether you need phonics readers, book banded texts or titles matched to reading ages and stages, I’ve got you covered. Usborne offers a wide range of books carefully aligned to different reading levels.
📦 Hassle-Free Ordering – From class sets to topic boxes, I’ll help you choose the right books and take care of the ordering and delivery – easy, efficient and full of lovely literature.
✨ Tailored Support – I’ll work alongside English Leads and school staff to build a bespoke book experience that supports your school’s needs and curriculum goals.
From world-building wizards to phonics fun, I’ll help you make reading magical in your school! 🪄
On the hunt for the best books for your school? Don't be shy—shoot us your questions about our offerings or ordering! We're here to help you pick the literary gems that will make your students’ pages turn faster than you can say "chapter one"! Drop us a line today!