A turn-up for the books

A spectacular al-fresco Thank you!, 'written' in books, has gone from the children in the Early Years department of Sompting Abbotts Prep School for their prize in the recent World of Books Great Schools Giveaway.

Sompting Abbotts Prep School, near Worthing, West Sussex, was selected among 200 schools nationwide to win a share of £50,000-worth of books in their national competition.

Mrs Kirsty Miles, Co-Head of the Pre-Prep, said: 'We wanted to show our thanks to World of Books in a special and very visual way. The children loved working out how to form the letters of a jumbo word 'Thank you!' in books in their outdoor play area of our walled garden and apple orchard.'

She added that she and her colleagues would soon be deciding which books they would be acquiring with their prize for the department: 'We can't wait to get stuck in and choose. We think it’s our job to get books right at this age, to build literacy foundations and keep children engaged with reading. Having some new ones for our Pre-Prep library will be really exciting!'
Stephen Boobyer, CEO of World of Books, said: 'Every year we send millions of books to people all over the world, so we understand just how magical a good read can be!

We wanted to bring the excitement and joy of reading to an even wider audience, by putting more books into the hands of children, who will develop a lifelong love of reading.' World of Books is based in Goring-by-Sea, Sussex, and sells quality used books at competitive prices to millions of customers worldwide each year.

Established by a group of dedicated book lovers, over the past 10 years World of Books has seen inventory grow from 1,000 books to over 2 million in stock.