Letterbox Library Children's Books Ltd

Why shop at Letterbox Library?

All books are preselected by our advisory group.
We review books from the best publishers worldwide.
Our expert selection process means only books of the highest quality are chosen.
Every title you see is available and in stock.

Letterbox Library catalogue 93 front cover picture

Special Issue: Letterbox Recommends & Best Sellers

More information on Malorie Blackman's Unheard Voices and other Anti-slavery narratives

If you would rather not order online:
Download our ORDER FORM to fax or post, or phone your order through - Tel. 020 7503 4801 Fax. 020 7503 4800

Book of the week - Those Shoes
by Maribeth Boelts
illustrated by Noah Z. Jones

Jeremy wants those trainers...those black high-tops...those two white stripes. All his classmates are after a pair. But Grandma says, 'There's no room for "want" around here- just "need"'. A familiar story, fantastically delivered. Wonderful. Age 4-8, Hardback 31pp

Our theme for New Year 2008 is Letterbox Library Recommends & Bestsellers
Click here for more details.

Activity Books - With plenty of pop-ups and flaps to open these four books celebrate diversity and provide a wonderful way to explore different faiths, feelings, homes, identity and human physical diversity.

After numerous requests, we are now providing preselected packs for Sure Starts, Nurseries & Children's Centres.
Nursery Starter Packs: £120 (Members Price) for 28 books.
Call, fax or email us for more details.

Best Sellers -
1. The Spider Weaver
2. Animal Boogie
3. The Village That Vanished
4. But Martin
5. My Mothers Sari
6. Happy Birthday!: A Beginner's Book of Signs
7. All My Friends
8. Families
9. All Kinds of Feelings
10. I Eat Fruit

Ordering & Buying
Click on the pic if you would like help searching for and ordering books.
Also information on how schools can register with us.

About Us
Letterbox Library is a non-profit driven workers co-operative. It was started twenty four years ago by two single mothers operating from home, who wished to provide multicultural and non-sexist books to children - offering essential topics and titles which were sadly neglected by mainstream booksellers. Over the years we have expanded but still hold firm to our co-operative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. Our books can be found within educational institutions, libraries and homes throughout the UK and abroad. Customers come to us primarily for our unique book selection service.

Our Contact details: Letterbox Library, 71-73 Allen Road, Stoke Newington, London N16 8RY, UK.
Phone: 0207 503 4801 Fax: 0207 503 4800 Email: info@letterboxlibrary.com

Information for Teachers

Special Issue: Letterbox Library Bestsellers and Recommended

We wanted to welcome you into the New Year by bringing you the Best of the Best!

One of the many things Letterbox Library has built its reputation on is its unique selection procedure. Our staff order in samples from between 50 and 100 publishers in the UK, US and Canada. These are then posted out to our diverse team of volunteer independent reviewers for their feedback. A book will only find its way into our catalogue if it has had at least 3 positive reviews. Books are carefully selected for their (1) inclusiveness (2) quality in art work and storyline (3) strong child-appeal. We estimate that about 75% of the samples we receive are rejected. So the books lucky enough to find a home in our catalogue really are the cream of the crop!

On the centre pages of our catalogue, you will find just some of our Bestsellers, alongside some New Titles we'd like to strongly recommend. Look out for perennial favourites- including The Animal Boogie, Lulu Loves the Library, The Night the Lights Went Out, Queen of the Scene, The Spider Weaver and stunning new additions- including Did You Know?, I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato Pop-Up, Those Shoes, The Adventures of Ottobah.

New Packs

NEW Beginner Readers Pack (p. 7 of our catalogue)

Another resource is our links page.

Making A Purchase
Making a purchase could not be easier. Just browse our Catalog, click on any items that you wish to buy and put them into the shopping cart. After you have finished your selection, click on "Order" and you will be asked for a few details that we need to be able to satisfy the order.
We accept credit card payment. If you are shopping from North America or anywhere else, place your order and your credit card company will convert the transaction to US Dollars or your own currency.
We accept Visa and Mastercard. You may send your credit card information via phone, fax, snail mail or over the Internet.

Delivery Schedule We deliver your order right away. We will normally send your order to you in 4 business days . International orders are generally received in under 14 days.

Back Orders If your item is not in stock, we will back order for you. You will always be emailed with the option to cancel your order if you would rather not wait.

Credit Card Security All credit card numbers are encrypted in the software when the order is placed using 128 bit encryption. They are only decrypted after they reach our computer. They are not held in clear text on any web site.

Reaching Us
If you need to reach us, please email us on info@letterboxlibrary.com. Alternatively, you can call on International +44 207 503 4801 or fax us on 207 503 4800 or write to us at 71-73 Allen Road, Stoke Newington, London N16 8RY UK

Privacy Policy Letterbox Library do not disclose buyers' information to third parties. Cookies are used on this shopping site to keep track of the contents of your shopping cart once you have selected an item, to store delivery addresses if the address book is used and to store your details if you select the 'Remember Me' Option.

Returns Policy
If for any reason you are unhappy with any or all of the goods received, you can return any of them to Letterbox Library for an exchange or refund, providing each is returned to Letterbox Library within 7 working days from the day after you receive the goods. You shall be responsible for the cost of returning goods for refund or exchange, except in cases of faulty, damaged or wrongly supplied goods. Returned goods must be unused and in the condition they were supplied including the original packaging where applicable. Please return goods to us at:
Letterbox Library, 71-73 Allen Road, London, N16 8RY


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