A standing grant
Yes, you may read it aloud.
This page exists so that you can send somebody a link instead of an email, and so that nobody ever has to wait for an answer.
The permission
The publisher of Little Red Comes Home grants standing, non-exclusive, worldwide permission to teachers, school and public librarians, early childhood educators, childcare providers, and staff of child-protection and community organisations to:
- read the book aloud to children in classrooms, storytimes, libraries, childcare settings and community sessions;
- record such a reading and publish the recording on a school, library or organisational channel, including publicly on video platforms;
- display the book’s pages during the reading.
No application is required. No fee is payable. This permission does not expire.
What we ask in return
- Say the title and the author at the start, and put a link to this site in the description.
- Do not sell the recording, put advertising against it, or place it behind a paywall.
- Do not change the words. The text is precise on purpose.
- Do not use the recording to imply that we endorse your organisation, or that your organisation endorses us.
What this does not cover
- Commercial use, ticketed events, or use in a paid product or course.
- Translation into another language — please ask, because a translated safeguarding text needs review before it is read to children.
- Reproducing the illustrations separately from the reading.
- Dramatisation, adaptation, or merchandise.
Why this is public rather than on request
Because permission processes are where good intentions go to die. A librarian who has to write an email, wait a fortnight, and chase a rights department will programme something else instead, and the something else is usually nothing.
The point of this book is that it gets read. Everything that stands between a person who wants to read it and the reading of it is a cost we would rather not pay.