The Story Corner Magazine
Our termly magazine provides children with access to high-quality, diverse reading materials. It is designed and distributed to children who might not have a book of their own at home.
Welcome to The Story Corner
Bookmark’s magazine, The Story Corner, is packed full of stories and activities to prevent learning loss outside school settings and spark the joy of reading.
With one in five children ages 5 – 10, not owning a book at home, The Story Corner magazine is something children can keep for themselves and take home.
What’s the story?
Almost a million copies of The Story Corner magazine have been given to children through schools and community settings including food banks, warm banks, prisons, hospitals and refuges. The magazine is produced three times a year in time for the school holidays.
About The Story Corner Magazine
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447,600
The Story Corner magazines distributed in 2023/24
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Over 2 million
copies aimed to be delivered by the end of 2027
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725,000
copies distributed in total so far between 2020 – 2024
The Story Corner Magazine archive
Read and download previous issues of Bookmark’s The Story Corner magazine and engage children by igniting the joy of reading.
Read moreCelebrating the 10th issue of The Story Corner magazine – graphic novels!
Discover what makes The Story Corner magazine special as we celebrate the 10th issue!
Read moreThe Story Corner Competition
Each issue has an exclusive competition for readers to take part in. From designing your own postcard to drawing a celebration, each competition winner receives a book bundle and their artwork is displayed on our website too.
This fun activity is a brilliant way for children to get involved and get creative.
Our latest competition winners
Congratulations to Naba, age 5, for winning The Story Corner ‘design an outfit that shows who you are’ competition in Issue 9! Check out Naba’s brilliant entry as well as our runners up Poppy and Ailish.
Top tips for storytelling
We’ve put together some videos with top tips on how you can use Early Years The Story Corner magazine.
Reading wordless stories
The video below shows how you could explore a story without any words with your child, using one of the stories inside The Story Corner magazine.
Storytelling
Discover some examples of how to engage children in storytelling using questions and statements.
The Story Corner Activities and Answers
Download the activities and answers from The Story Corner Magazine to complete at home or in class.
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