About Us
We are a team of current and former primary school teachers, who have made it our mission to inspire a lifelong love of reading.
We want every child to experience the joy of reading for pleasure, not because they have to, but because they truly want to.
We aim to connect children with books that match their interests.
When children read stories that reflect their passions and spark their curiosity, reading becomes pleasurable.
We aim to support inclusive and diverse reading choices.
Every child deserves to see themselves represented in the books they read, and gain insight into the lives of others.
We aim to make it easier for adults to support reading for pleasure.
We provide the tools and knowledge to help teachers and parents confidently recommend books that children will be excited to read.
Frequently Asked Questions
Setting Up Your School Subscription
How do I add books to my online school library?
How do I show that a school book has been borrowed?
How do I correct errors in my online library?
How do I invite colleagues to set up their accounts?
How much is it to subscribe to Spy Readers?
Access to our database of book themes is entirely free for all users. Pricing for access to our library feature is based on the size of a school. Please see our pricing page for more information.
How do I cancel my school subscription?
Schools pay a yearly fee of either £375, £425 or £475. We will always notify a school at least 40 days before their renewal date. At this point you can inform us if you don’t want to renew. If we haven’t been instructed to cancel your membership then it will rollover into the next year.
Why don’t you have a particular book that I’m looking for on the Spy Readers’ site?
This could be for a number of reasons.
- We upload a huge number of books to our site each month but we always want to make sure that the themes we state are accurate. There is a process we follow to ensure this is the case and so getting new books on the Spy Readers site can take a little time.
- We always make sure that we have the publisher’s permission before we upload any books onto the Spy Readers website, so we are also reliant on having been granted permission. This permission can sometimes take a couple of weeks as permission departments are extremely busy.
- We prioritise books that have been requested or that we know to be particularly popular. We have to do this because of the thousands of new children’s books released each year.
Can I request a book/s to be included on the Spy Readers website?
Absolutely! Fill out the contact form below with your request and we’ll be in touch.
I am an author and would like my book included on the Spy Readers’ website. Is this possible?
We love hearing from authors and some of our new favourite books have come from authors reaching out to us directly. Please email office@spyreaders.co.uk and put ‘Author Request’ in the subject line of your email.
Why do you provide suggested ages for books?
Our suggested ages are included to act as a helpful guide, as we believe that every parent will have a different view on what they believe is right for their child to read.
These age suggestions are in no way meant to limit a child’s reading experience but, from parent and teacher feedback, we felt it was helpful to provide a suggested age as a guide and starting place when searching for new books.
Equally, our age suggestions may not be right for all, which is why we advise parents, carers and teachers to use our suggested ages, alongside the themes listed, to inform their decisions.
Still can’t find an answer?
Pease complete the contact form below. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can within our office hours of 9-5 on weekdays (excluding bank holidays).