Celebrate the National Year of Reading with Bing!
Does your Bingster have a favourite book or story?
Join Bing and his friends as they Go All In for the National Year of Reading, to see how many books they can read in a year! Stories are so important for little ones to grow their imagination, vocabulary and communication skills. Ultimately, stories help build happy, healthy minds.
Bing has created an incredible year-long campaign that little ones and their families can dive into and expand their reading skills and material. With music and nursery rhymes, activity sheets, Bing episodes, Audiostories and more, there’s so much for Bingsters to get involved with to help foster a love and passion for reading.
Reading in early childhood is a core driver of language acquisition, which is, in turn a vital contributor to healthy cognitive development. Early literacy builds vocabulary, strengthens emotional understanding, and also establishes nourishing routines which connect children with the adults in their lives. When reading feels enjoyable, it makes an incredible contribution to early development, and becomes something children want to return to again and again.
Bing is so proud to be a part of The Department for Education and National Literacy Trust’s initiative for the National Year of Reading 2026!
Episodes to help get your child excited to read with Bing!
Storytime
It's bathtime! Bing wants Flop to read him his favourite book, Hoppity Voosh and the Moon Keeper, as he has his bath but ‘books don’t like baths’ and it gets all drippy wet and needs to dry.
Looking After Flop
Flop is sick and Bing explains that he wants to look after him. So... Bing helps Flop get all toasty warm on the sofa with a pillow and blanket, and even gives him Hoppity Voosh in the hope it will help Flop feel better.
Story
Bing & Coco want to read Charlie a story. Bing wants to read ‘Biteysaurus’ Big Book Of Dinosaurs” and Coco wants to read “The Rainbow Fairy Mice And The Disappointed Dragon”. Bing’s book is first, but when Coco tries to bring the Rainbow Fairy Mice into the story, Bing is frustrated – that’s not the story! Flop shows Bing how they can combine the two together.
PJ Party
Bing is sleeping over at Sula’s house with Nicky, but has forgotten Hoppity! The wind causes the branch to make a scratchy noise, terrifying Bing, who isn’t very comforted by Sula’s Fairy Rhino! Amma phones Flop, and Sula, Nicky & Bing play ‘Nicky tickles’ while they wait for Flop, who brings his sleeping bag & Hoppity so they can all sleepover!
Hoppity Voosh & The Moonkeeper
Round the corner, not far away, Hoppity is ready for bed today. Join us at bedtime for a brand new and exclusive animated version of Bing's favourite book; Hoppity Voosh and The Moonkeeper!
Watch All Episodes Here!
Catch all episodes featuring reading here in this compilation. All your favourite episodes, all in one place.