• What is Bookabees

  • Bookabees is a subscription book club for children.

    Each month they are sent exciting new books from top children's authors, either selected by you or hand chosen by us, in a personalised package.

    Pick between our subscription plans, FLEX and KEEP.

  • What is the difference between flex and keep

  • Bookabees KEEP is simple and straight forward, exactly what it says on the tin! For a fixed price each month you will receive books which are then your books to keep forever and ever.

    Bookabees FLEX is slightly more flexible (the hint is in the name). With FLEX you will receive a box each month, you can read and enjoy the books for 2 months and then keep and pay for the ones you want to own forever and return the rest in the prepaid packaging.

  • How it works

  • Being a Bookabees subscriber

    Firstly choose your subscription and plan (more on plans below) of one, three or five books per month. The subscription is completely on your terms and you can upgrade your plan or cancel at anytime.

    Tell us a little about your child, how old they are and their interests.

    Then you can be as involved as you like! If you just want great books to turn up every month without having to lift a finger, we will handpick books for your child, add them to your 'queue' and whisk them off to you once a month. If you'd like you can have control over the books your child will receive, you can browse the site and add to, or delete books from, your 'queue' at any time.

    Want a certain book sooner? Easy, you can also move books around your queue whenever you like. But do be aware that a few days before delivery the queue 'freezes' as the Bookabees eagerly package up your books and get them ready to post. The books are delivered to the child in a personalised parcel, with lots of fun extras - these might be stickers, paper aeroplanes, bookmarks and messages from the Bookabees themselves - these vary each and every month.

    FLEX PLAN SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Hang on to your packaging! The books can be read and enjoyed for up to 2 months. At any stage during this period they can be returned in the prepaid packaging that they arrived in. All of the postage costs are included in your subscription.

    If you'd like to keep a book, then just keep it! We'll charge your card just 50% of the RRP of the book. If you want to check out the RRP of your books before you commit to buying, we confirm prices in the delivery note included in the following box. Don't worry, we always send a reminder in case you've forgotten to return them or can't remember which books are due to be returned.

  • How are books chosen?

    By The Bookabees or you! The Bookabees know the best books for each child's age, stage and interests, informed by the information you give us during sign up, alongside authors, teachers, and parents. If you prefer you can have complete control and choose the books yourself online.

    You can choose to rate and review books, and move them around your 'queue'. The more you do this, the more personalised your book selection will be.

  • What's in a box?

    One, three or five books depending on your subscription level, either chosen by you, or chosen by the Bookabees based on the information you have given us about the child.

    If you have a Flex membership each book has a Bookabees library-style card so you can enter the reader's details, it's exciting to see where your book has travelled.

    Your personalised parcel, will include activities and fun extras tailored to your child's age. These might be games, crafts, reading or writing fun activities, stickers, paper aeroplanes, origami, bookmarks and messages from the Bookabees themselves - these vary every month.

    FLEX PLAN SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - The packaging your books arrive in doubles up as prepaid return packaging to be sent back to us within 2 months. Or if you'd like to keep the books, just keep them! Your account will be charged just 50% of the book's RRP.

  • Why choose Bookabees

  • Bookabees adds so much value to the reading experience. Children (and adults!) are introduced to books they would not necessarily know about, chosen bespoke to your child's age, stage and interests.

    We all know how quickly children develop, and some books fast become too young for their developmental stage. But with Bookabees, the hassle-free once a month delivery ensures that your child always has interesting new reading material. On top of this Bookabees deliveries include fun personalized extras - these might be stickers, paper aeroplanes, bookmarks and messages from the Bookabees themselves - these vary each and every month.

    Some facts and figures!

    Experts on reading have discovered that a child who reads is more likely to be successful in their ability to build relationships, achieve academically and be creative. Yet only 40% of England's ten year olds have a positive attitude to reading, and 32% of children cannot find things to read which interest them. Against a backdrop of a quarter of libraries closing since 2009 and the huge popularity of screens in their various forms, mean that it is harder than ever to keep a child reading. Luckily 75% of children still want their favourite stories and content in print form!

    Subscription to a book club introduces your child to new stories all the time and ensures the reading habit is well established prior to adulthood.

    Bookabees can either be automatic, meaning we choose books bespoke to your child's age, stage and interests and you don't have to lift a finger; or fully customizable, giving you complete control over the books you receive.

    Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. (Groucho Marx)

    We couldn't agree more!

  • Delivery

  • Where do you delivery to?

    We currently deliver to England, Wales and Scotland.

  • Can I send to different addresses?

    Yes, you can amend in your account pages, just log in and click on your name in the top right of the screen to reveal the address. Here you will be able to change it to your new home sweet home.

  • Do I need to be in to sign for the box / what happens if it doesn't fit through the letterbox?

    We use Royal Mail because their postman do the same rounds week in week out and know you well. So if the parcel won't fit through the letterbox we ask them to leave it in a safe place.

    If there isn't a safe place, you could have it delivered to your place of work and hand the exciting parcel over to your little one when you get home.

  • Can I change the delivery instructions?

    Yes, you can amend in your account pages, just log in and click on your name in the top right of the screen to reveal and amend them.

  • The box hasn't arrived what should I do?

    Wait a few days first to check your Royal Mail postperson hasn't got lost or delayed, the book parcel is worth the wait.

    If it still hasn't arrived drop us an email to hello@bookabees.com and we will organise a replacement.

  • When can I get a box?

    When you subscribe we give you a couple of dates to choose from. Once you've chosen a good time for you, we will deliver your books around the same date every month.

  • Is there a delivery cost?

    No! All delivery charges are covered within your subscription cost, and for FLEX subscribers returning the books is included too.

  • Returning the books - FLEX subscribers only

  • When do they need to be returned by?

    You have up to 2 months to read and re-read, enjoy and re-enjoy, and then return the books to us. Otherwise we'll assume you want to keep them because they were awesome, and we'll debit your account RRP of the book with a 50% discount.

  • How do I return them?

    Gather any books you'd like to return - don't forget you can keep the books for up to 2 months - and pop them in the prepaid return packaging with our free post label on the front.

    Drop it in a postbox or the outbound post at work. It's all included in your subscription.

  • Gifts

  • Want to give the subscription as a gift?

    Great! A book subscription is quite literally the gift that keeps on giving... every month!

    On the homepage hit 'Gifts' at the top, fill out your details and the recipient's details, you can send the card back to yourself to activate or send direct to the recipient so they can activate it themselves. Then you or they can choose their books personally or let our experts do the work and sit back and wait for their exciting parcel to arrive every month.

    The books you receive as a Gift are yours to keep forever.

  • I've been given a gift card - how do I use it?

    Ooh, lucky you! Go to the home page and scroll down to the bottom press Redeem gift. Enter the voucher code in the box and follow the steps to tell us about yourself.

  • Our books

  • The Bookabees library contains thousands of wonderful books, suitable for children between the ages of 0-11. We're constantly adding new and exciting books to our collection.

    The libraries vary slightly depending on whether you have a Keep or Flex subscription. With Keep, you can choose from all your favourite books from all your favourite authors. It includes all the best selling classics as well as hundreds of incredible hidden gems. With Flex, you can choose from hundreds of books including some best selling classics but for a child who already has many of the classics, this collection has more independent publishers- hidden gems we have tried and tested, There are so many amazing books to discover!

    To see more of our books and examples of a Keep and Flex subscription simply click here: https://www.bookabees.com/page/ourbooks

  • Something's gone wrong

  • The books in the box are wrong

    First things first, a BIG SORRY. We check every parcel of books individually but sometimes things are missed, even Bookabees aren't perfect (rarely).

    Please let us know right away by emailing hello@bookabees.com.

  • I've damaged a book! - FLEX Subscribers only

    Yikes! Accidents happen, especially with tiny hands. If the book is now in a state where you wouldn't be happy receiving it yourself then why not keep it for the bookshelf, now that it's been 'personalised' by your child? We'll charge you a 50% discount on the RRP of the book.

  • The books I received are damaged

    First things first, a BIG SORRY. We check every parcel of books individually but sometimes things are missed, even Bookabees aren't perfect (rarely).

    Please let us know right away by emailing hello@bookabees.com.

  • The box hasn't arrived. What should I do?

    Wait a few days first to check your Royal Mail postperson hasn't got lost or delayed, the book parcel is worth the wait.

    If it still hasn't arrived drop us an email to hello@bookabees.com and we will organise a replacement.

  • I've been charged more than my subscription.

    FLEX subscribers - If you hang on to the books for longer than 2 months, we assume you want to keep them because they were awesome, and charge you 50% of the RRP of the book.

    Any charges like these will be detailed on the paperwork included with your next box.

    Any problems or questions, just drop us an email to hello@bookabees.com.

  • Authors / literary agents / publishers

  • Are you looking to get in touch about a great new book? Something that would make Bookabees even more magical? Fabulous! We want to hear all about it

    Drop us an email to hello@bookabees.com.

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