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Christmas Appeal 2025

This time of year, can be the most difficult for separated families. Your gift will help a family feel love, and connection when they need it most.
Meet Lesley

Meet Lesley, one of our prison coordinators at HMP Bullingdon
Meet Idrisse

Meet Idrisse, one of our prison coordinators at HMP Thameside
Storybook Dads featured on Crimewatch Live

We were very happy to be featured on the news series of Crimewatch Live on BBC1

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.
Storybook Dads Main Appeal

Separation can leave children feeling lonely, anxious and confused. Sharing a story is more than reading – it’s creating memories, building confidence, and giving children reassurance. Your gift helps families connect and children thrive.
Audio and Video Stories

Every year we help over 3,000 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.
Where we work

We work in approximately 100 UK prisons, including women’s prisons, young offender institutes and secure hospitals.
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 nationwide are sent to our HQ and production centre. We use audio and video software to enhance the stories to make an extra special gift to send to the children .
Impact Reviews

Read about the impact of our work in our Impact Reviews.
How does Storybook Dads/Mums work?
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.
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