Reading Chest Book Subscription Review | AD

if you are a regular reader of my blog you will know how much I love to read. My mum passed her love of books down to me and now I’m passing this down to my girls. L is in reception and before she started school last September she could already read books ahead of her age. She is a proper bookworm just like me! This last week she has been put on the accelerated reader programme at school, and I couldn’t be any more proud of her. So when the Reading Chest book subscription service got in touch, I knew this would be an ideal subscription for her.

What is Reading Chest?

Reading Chest is “The book rental service specialising in reading scheme books for children aged 4 to 9 years.”

It was founded by a teacher and mum frustrated with the lack of reading resources she had at home. Reading Chest wants to make it easier for parents to help children enjoy learning to read, they aim to be an additional resource, which if you have a child who can’t get enough books to read it’s amazing!

How Does Reading Chest Work?

So parents pay a monthly subscription fee and their children receive regular personalised deliveries of books, perfectly suited to their interests and reading level. You can set the reading level using their book band level they are on at school. You can also select your child’s reading scheme. L is on the Oxford Reading Tree scheme with Floppy’s Phonics so I have set her account to these so she will only receive those books. There are 12 schemes in total, so you could have a mixture of them all if you wish. You can choose to have all fiction or all non-fiction books. You can make a favourite list. On your account, you can view the upcoming books you will receive through the post. If there is one, for example, coming up that they have read at school you can add it to the bin so that one wouldn’t be sent out. I love this feature!

You start with an initial delivery of 4 or 6 reading books depending on your package, then simply return the books in the pre-paid envelope and wait for some more to arrive in the post. – It really is that simple! I must say that the book swaps arrive very quickly as well. We were very impressed with the speed!

Reading Chest Subscription Packages

I love that there is 3 different Reading Chest book subscription packages to choose from. To suit everyone’s needs and budget. The silver and gold packages are suitable for siblings.

Features

• If you sign up before 2:30 pm on Monday to Friday, they will post your books out by first class post the same day.
• Bronze and silver members will get 4 books initially. Gold members will get 6 books initially.
• WIth your first package, you get a Reading Chest bag to keep your books in, a reward chart, stickers and a bookmark.
• They post new books out the same day they receive the incoming books
• There are no dues dates or late fees.
• There is no minimum membership period. To cancel, simply click ‘End my membership’ and return all books to Reading Chest.
• Download certificates for your child after reading 20 books or moving up a book band.

Overall Thoughts

I can’t believe we haven’t found this book subscription before! It’s brilliant! Like most children, L is so excited when she receives post and this just adds to it. She loves posting the books back when she is finished with them to see what arrives next. I’m really pleased with the wide range of books they offer and the additional elements such as the reward charts – great if you have a reluctant reader, and the book bag – ideal for keeping the Reading Chest books separate from school books. The book service is extremely fast. I am definitely recommending Reading Chest!

Head over to Reading Chest to explore what they have to offer!

Giveaway

The lovely Reading Chest have kindly offered a giveaway of a 3 month Bronze gift voucher – just like we received!

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The giveaway ends 23:59 5th April 2021

The prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered. The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and be notified by email within 7 days. The winner will have 28 days to respond with a name and email address before a new winner is selected. Open to all UK entrants aged 18 or over only. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are in no way associated with the giveaway. Any personal data given as part of the competition entries are used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties. Please allow 28 days for delivery of the prize.  By entering the competition you agree to your first name and surname initial published on the competition widget if you are the winner. The winner’s details will be passed to Reading Chest for prize delivery.

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