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Dorset Hidden Books
Jo, one of our gardeners, is doing a wonderful job helping children to develop an interest in books. She is part of a group called “Dorset Hidden Books”, the idea being to hide books for children to find. They read the book, hide it again, or if they wish to keep it, they hide another.
"Hi, my name is Emma. I’ve been a teacher for over 20 years and I’m also a mum of two. I am passionate about the importance of early reading and I think the idea of finding books and sharing them is such a fun one.
There are some basic rules:
1. Books need to be age appropriate for 0-12 year olds. Older children can join in but I’ve set that age range to avoid teen and older fiction that might have inappropriate content.
2. Books need to be put in a zip-lock or similar clear bag and left somewhere that they’ll be found. Please reuse bags. Don’t leave anything else with the book.
3. Books don’t need be new. Just in good condition.
4. Please include a note along the lines of
“Congratulations you’ve found a book that’s part of the ‘Dorset Hidden Books’ adventure. Please read, keep as long as you like and re-hide or hide books of your own that you’d like to share. Please join the ‘Dorset Hidden Books’ Facebook group and share your finding photo!”
Don’t leave any personal details on your note - first names are fine if you wish to include them.
5. Please share pics of your book hides and finds and share this group with friends. We want hundreds of little book hunters!"