Books by the River

01/08/2026

Come and say hi and do a puzzle or two!

Here's how to find us 📍👀

01/08/2026

🌟🧩 Happening Today! 🧩🌟

Come and see us;

Totnes Sea Scout Hut, Steamer Quay, Totnes
10am - 2pm

If you're passing, do pop in.
If you don't have a book to swap, no problem, come in and grab a new book.
If you want to make a day of it, bring a picnic to have by the River!

Enjoy the colouring table, magic painting and lots of puzzles!!!

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Go All In | The National Year of Reading 2026

27/07/2026

And we're off!! Hundreds of books are set to be hidden around Totnes over the next few weeks of the Summer Holidays!!

💙 Find it, keep it, read it, enjoy it!! 💙

Or if it's not the right one for you, leave it there for the next person or take it to share with a friend or family member.

We love seeing pictures of children with their new books so please share these with us along with how your child felt when they found the book, it's wonderful to see the impact the books can have on our young people.

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26/07/2026

All set up and ready to go!! We're here in the Lifestyle Tent at TotnesShow and really looking forward to a day of chatting all things books.

Come and say hi, do a couple of pieces of our jigsaw and enter our prize hamper raffle. 🧩🌟

Oh, and don't forget to check out the amazing books available too. Fiction, non-fiction, activity books and jigsaws! So much for all ages too.

25/07/2026

A week to go until our Children's Bookswap and Puzzlemania event!! Are you coming?

📍Totnes Sea Scout Hut, Steamer Quay
🗓 Saturday 1st August
🕙 10am - 2pm

Come and enjoy some time together with friends and family doing puzzles, swapping books, colouring, magic painting and grabbing a little refreshment.

We hope to see lots of people throughout the day so please share this event with those around you. Use it as a meeting point, a stop off on your walk into town or even bring a picnic to enjoy by the pirate ship and make a day of it.

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Totnes Library

23/07/2026

Just driven past the Totnes & District Agricultural Show Show Ground and it's all taking shape now. Totnes Show is such a wonderful family day out and such a celebration of all things local!!

Its a busy one for us personally with my two girls entering the children's arts and crafts, my nephew showing his lamb for the first time, mum judging, Books by the River sponsoring books as prizes for the Children's Entries and of course having our stand in the Lifestyle tent!

We've doubled the size of our stall which means double the amount of books to choose from!! Make sure you come and see us! 💙

22/07/2026

The Totnes Summer Book Hunt has some amazing fiction included in it this year. These books will have your children totally gripped!! New this year are the aged stickers. I thought it important to have these say 9 years + as some of the content in these books may be tricky and spark some conversations at home.

Shrapnel Boys - set at the time of World War 2, this book teaches our young people so much. The story of two brothers going through their own troubles alongside the war. As an adult, I was completely captivated by this book and couldn't put it down, a few tears were shed too!!

Heart Seer - in a world of magic, the Heart Seer has a big role to play but are others forgetting how important it is? Imaginations will run wild as our young people create images in their mind as they read this book. This book made me jump from some scary creatures, made me try and predict the ending with no success and made me cheer on the Heart Seer so much!!

The train to Impossible Places - an adventure through different worlds centred around friendship, problem solving and determination. This book is full of fun but has its fair share of tricky moments, lump in your throat moments and I wonder what moments!! A great first book of a trilogy so if your child likes this one, check out books 2 and 3!!



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20/07/2026

Children's Bookswap and Puzzlemania!! 📚🧩

Saturday 1st August
Totnes Sea Scout Hut, Steamer Quay.
10am - 2pm

Come and see us for a fantastic fun family event all centred around Reading and Jigsaws!

(Sorry for the windy audio 💨)

Totnes Town Council

19/07/2026

Just a week to go until we start hiding the book packs!! We can't wait to hear from those who find the books, please don't forget to share your finds with us. 💙

This summer, the annual Totnes Summer Book Hunt starting July 27th, organised by Books by the River.

Hundreds of children's books will be hidden around town for kids of all ages to discover while exploring.

Click the link to learn more ⬇️

19/07/2026

☀️ 1 week to go! ☀️

Come and say hi to us in the Lifestyle Marquee at TotnesShow next Sunday - 26th July!

We will have some amazing books available to purchase, a jigsaw table to stop at and a book hamper raffle worth over £100!

We look forward to seeing you there!