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We did it!

Absolutely delighted and truly honoured to win the Children and Youth Category at this year's Charity Awards.
The Charity Awards 2024

We are very proud to announce that we have been shortlisted for this year's charity awards
Our 20th Anniversary Review
Thank you to The Brothers Trust

for inviting us to Tom Holland's Posh Pub Quiz. The Brothers Trust (Tom Holland and his three brothers) aim to shine a light on charities who struggle to be heard.

Our story

Storybook Dads is a multi-award winning charity, well-known and respected in the prison estate...but back in 2002 it was a very different story! Click here to find out more about our humble beginnings.
Where we work

We work in approximately 100 UK prisons, including women’s prisons, young offender institutes and secure hospitals.
Audio and Video Stories

Every year we help over 5,000 prisoners to record bedtime stories for their children. By sending a story to their children, parents can bring comfort to their children and share the joy of storytelling from behind bars. Our friendly team are there to help less confident readers and the editing process means that even non-readers can take part.
Storybook Dads Main Appeal

Storybook Dads relies entirely upon charitable contributions. We don’t receive any statutory funding or funding from HM Prison Service. Every donation really does help us to continue offering our service.
What we do

Click the title above to watch a short film about what we do and the impact of our work
Training/Work Experience

Recordings from prisons all over the UK are sent to our headquarters and main production centre at HMP Dartmoor in Devon. Our eight prisoner editors are trained to use industry standard audio / video software to make the stories into extra special gifts for the children.
Privacy Policy

At Storybook Dads, we are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors to our web site and subscribers to our newsletter. Here you’ll find information on how we treat data that we collect from visitors to our website, or when someone subscribes to our newsletter.
Support
Ted Talk

Watch Alan, ex prisoner and Storybook Dads editor, deliver an amazing talk about the powerful and long lasting effects of our work for prisoners, their families and society as a whole.
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