Information on 2010 schedule

Letterbox Club parcels are dispatched to local authorities in three batches. You will receive parcels for two months at a time.

We will email you with details of the expected delivery date. As the volume of parcels is so high, the dispatch continues over several days. If you do not receive your parcels, please get in touch with leanne.cobb@booktrust.org.uk


Blue Parcel contents 2010 (Year 3-4)

May
  • The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poetry, June Crebbin (Puffin)
  • Bats (Usborne)
  • £30 maths game
  • Exercise Book (yellow/lined)
  • Pencil case
  • Scissors
  • Black handwriting pen
  • A4 zip-top wallet
  • Bag of £1 coins
  • Dice (coloured spotted 1-6)
  • Pack of 50 counters
  • Optional library membership information
  • Letter to child
  • A5 glossy Letterbox Club postcard
  • Play money £10 notes
June
  • How to Draw Pets, Barbara Soloff Levy (Dover)
  • Where's Wally Now? (Mini Edition), Martin Handford (Walker)
  • Maths game (one of: One to Nine Bingo, Tens and Teens Bingo, Times Tables Bingo or One Hundred Bingo)
  • Exercise book (pink/plain)
  • Felt pens (set of 12)
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Letter to child
  • Letter from Jacqueline Wilson
  • Library item about summer schemes (optional)
July
  • Ultimate Sticker Book Animal (DK)
  • Cliffhanger, Jacqueline Wilson (Random House)
  • Cliffhanger (Audio CD), Jacqueline Wilson (BBC) (read by Stephen Tompkinson)
  • Maths game (one of: Counting Cats game, Sums which make 10 game, Calculator race game or Rough total game)
  • Exercise Book (orange/lined & plain)
  • Pencil, rubber & pencil sharpener
  • Calculator
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Letter to child
  • Letter from Anthony Browne
August
  • Sticker Atlas of Britain and Northern Ireland (Usborne)
  • Horrid Henry (Book/CD), Francesca Simon (Orion)
  • Maths game (one of: Make 5 game, Fifty pence game, Eighteens game or 999 game)
  • Exercise book (green)
  • Blue biro
  • Bookmark
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Sticky notes
  • A5 Letterbox Club postcard (matt)
  • Letter to child
  • Personalised name labels for books
September
  • Mammals/Human Body (DK Eyewonder)
  • Oliver Twist Retold (Book/CD) (Usborne)
  • Maths game (one of: Add or take away game, Elevens game, What’s missing game or Forty nine game)
  • Exercise Book (purple/lined)
  • Ruler (15cm)
  • Highlighter pen
  • Pencil
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Dice (coloured spotted 1-6)
  • Letter to child
  • Optional library membership information
October
  • The Snowman (Book/CD), Raymond Briggs (Penguin)
  • Maths game (one of: £20 game, £50 game, £500 game or £600 game)
  • Black biro
  • Bookmark
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Bag of 50 £2 coins
  • Dice (b/w numbered 1-6)
  • Letter to child
  • Play money £5 notes
  • Play money £50 notes

Red Parcel contents 2010 (Year 5-6)

May
  • The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry, Brian Patten (Puffin)
  • Ultimate Sticker Book Dinosaur (DK)
  • £100 maths game
  • Exercise book (yellow/lined)
  • Pencil case
  • Scissors
  • Black handwriting pen
  • A4 zip-top wallet
  • Bag of £1 coins
  • Dice (coloured spotted 1-6)
  • Pack of 50 counters
  • Optional library membership information
  • Letter to child
  • A5 glossy Letterbox Club postcard
  • Play money £10 notes
June
  • The Worry Website, Jacqueline Wilson (Random House)
  • How to Draw Funny Faces, Barbara Soloff Levy (Dover)
  • Maths game (either One to Nine Bingo, Tens and Teens Bingo, Times Tables Bingo or One Hundred Bingo)
  • Exercise Book (pink/plain)
  • Felt pens (set of 12)
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Letter to child
  • Letter from Jacqueline Wilson
July
  • The BFG, Roald Dahl (Puffin)
  • The BFG (Audio CD), Roald Dahl (read by Natasha Richardson)
  • Hansel and Gretel, Anthony Browne (Walker)
  • Maths game (one of: Counting Cats game, Sums which make 10 game, Calculator race game or Rough total game)
  • Exercise Book (orange/lined & plain)
  • Pencil, rubber & pencil sharpener
  • Calculator
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Letter to child
  • Letter from Anthony Browne
August
  • Teach Your Granny to Text and Other Ways to Change the World (Walker)
  • Where's Wally Fantastic Journey? (Mini Edition), Martin Handford (Walker)
  • Maths game (one of: Make 5 game, Fifty pence game, Eighteens game or 999 game)
  • Exercise book (green/15491)
  • Blue biro
  • Bookmark
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Sticky notes
  • A5 Letterbox Club postcard (matt)
  • Letter to child
  • Personalised name labels for books
September
  • Michael Rosen's Sad Book, Michael Rosen/Quentin Blake (Walker)
  • Mrs Cockle's Cat, Philippa Pearce (Jane Nissen Books)
  • Maths game (one of: Add or take away game, Elevens game, What’s missing game or Forty nine game)
  • Exercise book (purple/lined 21431)
  • Ruler (15 cm)
  • Highlighter pen
  • Pencil
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Dice (coloured spotted 1-6)
  • Letter to child
  • Library item about membership
October
  • Willy Wonka's Whipplescrumptious Annual 2011, Roald Dahl (Puffin)
  • Maths game (one of: £20 game, £50 game, £500 game or £600 game)
  • Black biro
  • Bookmark
  • A4 zip top wallet
  • Bag of 50 £2 coins
  • Dice (b/w numbered 1-6)
  • Letter to child
  • Play money £5 notes
  • Play money £50 notes