Norfolk Children’s Book Centre

Resource type: School book supplier or specialist publisher

Price band: £

Key stage: KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4, EYFS

Region(s): All of UK

The Norfolk Children’s Book Centre is an independent children’s bookshop and school book supplier. It currently stocks over 60,000 titles at its North Norfolk-based Book Centre. Online purchasing is also available via the NCBC Bookshop.org page.

The team at the Norfolk Children’s Book Centre is made up of children’s book experts, teachers and librarians who review and select the best books from over 70 publishers. Additional services for schools include:

Book approval selections: A collection of hand-picked books based on your chosen topic, age range and budget sent to your school. Any books that you do not wish to keep can be returned free of charge and you will only be invoiced for the titles that you keep. Ideal for schools that are not able to visit the Book Centre in person.
School library support: The NCBC can provide an evaluation of your library provision and recommendations for improvements, such as updates to the book stock or suggestions on layout or shelving options. Any new books will be supplied with jackets and letter labels for fiction titles, or Dewey-classifications for non-fiction titles.
Recommended booklists for selected topics.

Cost: Varied. Schools are eligible to a 10% discount on the RRP and free delivery on all purchases.

About Norfolk Children’s Book Centre: The Norfolk Children’s Book Centre is an independent bookshop established over 35 years ago by former librarian and life-long children’s book enthusiast, Marilyn Brocklehurst.

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NCBC also offer school book fairs and author events to local schools.
Expert advice to help schools find the right books for their pupils and get the best value for their budget.
NCBC welcomes visits from groups of teachers as part of their Inset activity (but please make an appointment first).
Schools can open an NCBC account to make ordering quicker and simpler.