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Borrow a new set of books each month
Supplement your weekly school book (which is never enough!)
Always have books during school holidays
Get reward charts and certificates as you progress
Keep speedy readers stocked with fresh stories
Support home education with 2,000+ reading scheme books
Pick the plan that best suits the number of books you'd like each month, and whether you have one (or more!) children learning to read. All our plans allow you to move up and down book bands, accessing all 2,000+ of our phonics titles.
We'll choose a set of books that are just the right level from our library. If you'd like a bit more control, you can favourite books, reading schemes, or choose between fiction/non-fiction.
We'll get your first delivery of 8 books on their way to you (usually the same day)! They'll drop straight through your letterbox, along with extras like reading progress charts, stickers, bookmarks, and more.
Once you've read them, post them back in a post box with your pre-paid envelope (keep one or two at home while you wait for the next delivery if you'd like).
You can swap books once, twice, or three times a month depending on your plan.
Join now and enjoy regular deliveries of fun, phonics-friendly reading books to keep your child motivated.
Perfect for starting your reading journey
Ideal for faster readers or multiple children
Maximum flexibility for book lovers!
Join 20,000+ families who made reading fun again
The moment I walked in to find both kids curled up with their latest Reading Chest book, reading just for fun, is a memory I'll keep forever.
I cannot recommend Reading Chest highly enough if you want to help your children learn to read, and learn to love reading.
— Laura Alcock-Ferguson
“Thank you so much for the service that you provide. Reading Chest has been an extremely important resource in their reading progress. Both of my children are now working at greater depth in reading and are reading books above their school year group!”
Amy Broughton
“The variety of books were great, he loved receiving his new books and the activity pack encouraged him to keep on reading through the holidays. To top it off, he moved up a reading level when he started back at school thanks to the Reading Chest!”
Claire Ridgers
“The service is fast and efficient and our daughter really enjoyed having a variety of books to choose from (whereas at school she could only choose one at a time, and often ended up with books she wasn't that interested in).”
Vicki Lonnon
“Reading Chest has been great to encourage regular reading. The books are all in very good condition and we have enjoyed the sticker charts!”
Karen Wagner
“Reading Chest has been a lifeline to me and to my children. It gave my son, who is dyslexic, a confidence in his reading and consequently a love in reading. My daughter tore though the books and was always delighted to see a new envelope arrive in the post.”
Olive McCluggage
“As a primary school teacher with a young daughter I was keen to encourage a love of reading. The variety and 'freshness' of Reading Chest books has really helped with this – my 5 year old often has to be told to stop reading so that we can do other things!”
Hayley S
Track your child's reading progress with fun charts and reward stickers.
Gradually advance through all reading levels from beginner to confident reader.
Celebrate achievements with certificates and special rewards for milestones.
No shipping costs when you send books back or receive new ones.
Keep books as long as you need with no due dates or penalties.
Flexible membership with no long-term commitment required.
Answers to a few of the most common questions about Reading Chest
Reading Chest is a simple, child-friendly way to keep fresh reading material arriving at your doorstep. You choose a plan, pick your child’s reading level, and we send out a bundle of phonics-based reading books by post. We also include star charts, stickers, and activities (as well as certificates as they progress).
When your child has read them, just send them back in the pre-paid envelope and we’ll post out new ones. The frequency you can swap books is based on whether you have a Bronze, Silver, or Gold plan.
There’s no pressure, and no deadlines — just steady reading progress, book by book.
Yes, absolutely! When you initially sign up to Reading Chest, you will only be asked to select your child’s book band (reading level). If you're happy to receive a selection of books from their book band, there is nothing more to do.
If you want to be more specific about the books you want, you can do this in your Reading Chest account area.
Books can be added to your ‘Favourites’ even if they are not in your book band – which might be useful for a school topic, or for trying out some more challenging books.
We have a helpful guide that should explain everything you need to know about book bands, along with an interactive tool to see what each band looks like (with sample pages from our books).
The best place to start is by taking a look at your child’s most recent book from school. It usually (but not always!) will have a book band or colour associated with it, that will correspond to the same colour on Reading Chest.
A rough guide by age would be as follows, but remember that every child is different, and everyone progresses at different stages!
We’ll do our best to get your first shipment sent out the same day you join (depending on the time of day!)
Your first shipment is sent by Royal Mail Tracked 24, which should reach you the following day. We can’t guarantee a specific timeframe, but you should have your first books within 1-2 days of joining.
Yes, absolutely! There are no long-term contracts or commitments. You can cancel or pause your subscription at any time through your account dashboard, which takes effect as soon as we receive back your books currently on loan.
Of course! If you’re a Silver or Gold member, you can add multiple children to your plan. They can each have their own book band and preferences for the types of books they like to receive. We’ll always do our best to balance your shipments and books so that each child has the same number of books at any time.
Every delivery comes with a free, pre-paid return envelope. Pop your finished books in the envelope, then put it in a postbox. As soon as your books arrive back with us, we'll get a fresh set on their way to you. There's no rush to read your books—keep them as long as you'd like!