Case studies: North West England

Bolton Literacy Trust - promoting reading through family learning activities
Extra Time gets RaW with the BBC, Liverpool - how Everton FC is promoting storytelling and community cohesion
Family learning and libraries, Cumbria - robot-building workshops that attracted dads (from the Reading Champions pages)
Family Fun, Knowsley - take-home packs as part of an area-wide Foundation Stage course
North Huyton Sure Start, Knowsley - partnership with football clubs, libraries and Bookstart to reach out to dads (from the Reading Champions pages)
Right to Read, Knowsley - training foster carers to support children who have missed out on family reading experiences, in conjunction with library and children's services, a Primary Care Trust and social services
Mosscare 'reads' the way forward, Manchester - how a housing association, in partnership with a Sure Start librarian, set up a reading corner in its offices
Warrington Wolves Rugby Club - high school pupils visit the library and stadium with their families, and players and coaches recommend their favourite books (from the Reading Champions pages)
Bedtime stories for all the family, Wirral - an evening session in a primary school, to encourage storytelling at home