FAQS

• How does it work?

  To get started, choose your subscription (£9, or £12 or £15pm if you want to boost your donation at Save the Children) to receive a book every month. For every month you make a payment, for up to twelve months, you or the person you’ve gifted it to, will receive a Wonderbook. You’ll also get helpful tips to talk about the themes in the books and fun activities to do together in our Grown Ups Guide. Your monthly payments to Save the Children covers the cost to produce the books and the rest goes to help children change the future for good, just like those you read about in Wonderbooks.

• When will I receive my book?

  We will aim to deliver your book in the first week of every month. If there’s a delay, we will email you so you’re not left staring at the doormat. We send Wonderbooks in the same delivery batch each month as this is the most cost effective way to do it. It does mean that if you start your subscription at the beginning of the month you will be waiting a few weeks before you receive your first book.

• What age group is Wonderbooks for?

  Wonderbooks are perfect picture books for primary school aged children, aged 4-10. They are excellent for young little readers to read themselves or as an inspiring bedtime story read by an adult.  The books are colourful and beautifully illustrated, featuring adventures from children in different countries. You might even know a grown up or two who’ll enjoy these adventures too!

• What kind of topics will the books cover?

  Wonderbooks is a children’s book subscription will address a each month a new topic in a child-friendly way including: life as a refugee, education for girls, resilience, life in developing countries, migration, life in rural communities, life in nomadic communities, immunisation and more.

• Do you offer any support for me to discuss these topics with my child?

  Yes. Each Wonderbook will come with a Grow-up Guide to help you and your child discuss the issues in the book. There’s some information at the back of each book too about the real life children who inspired the story. We’ll send emails month to let you know your book is on its way and share some extra information about that month’s story. You can get in touch with us at any time via the Wonderbooks website or directly with Save the Children’s Supporter Care team, who will be happy to respond to any enquiries.

• How many Wonderbooks will I receive?

  For every month you make a payment, we will send you a different Wonderbook, every month, for up to 12 months. Your monthly payments will continue after 12 months and we hope you’ll be able to keep supporting our work to power possibility for every child. You can cancel at any point by logging into your account – see our FAQ section for more information.

• When is my donation taken each month?

  Your payments will be taken on the same date that you signed up each month. Your payment is taken a month in advance. So if you signed up on 1st of this month, you’ll receive your first Wonderbook usually in the first week of the next month.

• Can you send Wonderbooks internationally?

  We’re sorry, but we’re not able to send Wonderbooks outside of the UK

• Who writes Wonderbooks?

  Most of the stories are written by writers from Save the Children’s Global Creative Team. Some children’s authors kindly gave up their time for free to give us a hand with some of the books. Two of our books, Lincoln & Lola’s Big Adventure and The Girl With A Book were written in collaboration with the children who feature in those stories.

• Who illustrates Wonderbooks?

  Each book is illustrated by a different illustrator who beautifully bring each story to life.

• How will you use my payments?

  Your monthly payments to Save the Children will help children all over the world explore a world of possibility. Children just like those you read about in the real stories you receive each month. 

  It’s important to us that you can trust that the amount you pay each month is having a very real impact. Please visit this page for more information.  

• How do I cancel?

  You can change or cancel your subscription at any time by logging in to your account and follow these simple steps : go to “orders”, then click on “view” for the order which you would like to cancel. On your order’s page, scroll down to “related donations” and again click on  “view”. From there you will see the “cancel” button to effectively cancel your monthly subscription. You can decide to reactivate at any time. 

  If your cancellation status shows as ‘pending’ after you’ve cancelled, do not worry. Our systems take a few days to update but no further payments will be taken. It can also mean you are yet to receive your last book.

• Do you provide a Gift Certificate?

  If you bought Wonderbooks as a gift for someone, you can download an online Gift Certificate – download here.