A new online Song and Rhyme Library has been launched by Bookbug, Scotland’s national book gifting programme, to celebrate Bookbug Week 2017 between 15 and 21 May. Housed on the Bookbug website, the ...

IF you drop into your local library or community group this week and hear the familiar sounds of The Wheels on the Bus or Ally Bally drifting across the shelves, you’ve probably found yourself in the ...

This is Bookbug Week, an annual celebration of Scotland's national book gifting programme, when hundreds of free events for children and babies are held across the country. Did you know with a Digital ...

Families have listened to more than 400,000 songs and nursery rhymes on the new Bookbug app, the Scottish Book Trust has revealed. The free app was launched in January to help families access the ...

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A charity has defended using an alternative version of the popular children's nursery rhyme What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor?, which removes alcohol and violence from the lyrics. The Scottish ...

Scottish Book Trust will give away 800,000 books from publishers including Child’s Play, Walker Books and Penguin Random House Children's to children up to three years old as part of its Bookbug ...

Enjoy a nautical themed Bookbug Session, celebrating the arrival of the Tall Ships Race in Aberdeen. Bookbug sessions are free, friendly and fun sessions of stories, songs and rhymes for babies, ...