Here’s our selection of top new children’s books coming out in autumn 2019 (September, October, November, December). These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction for children aged 5-13.
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Autumn 2019 new children’s books – our recommendations
New picture books for autumn 2019
The Snow Dragon by Abi Elphinstone and Fiona Woodcock
The Girl and the Dinosaur by Hollie Hughes and Sarah Massini
Cornelia and the Jungle Machine by Nora Brech
My Monster and Me by Nadiya Hussain and Ella Bailey
Sofia Valdez, Future Prez by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
Kai and the Monkey King by Joe Todd-Stanton
The Secret of the Tattered Shoes by Jackie Morris and Eshan Abdollahl Owen
Oi Puppies! by Kes Gray and Jim Field
The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers
The Last Tiger by Petr Horacek
Winnie and Wilbur: Bug Safari by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul
How the Stars Come to Be by Poonam MistryNew fiction 7-9 books for autumn 2019
Icarus Was Ridiculous by Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham
Isadora Moon Puts on a Show by Harriet Muncaster
Clifftoppers: The Fire Bay Adventure by Fleur Hitchcock
The 117-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
The Great Reindeer Disaster by Kate Saunders and Neal Layton
Amelia Fang and the Lost Yeti Treasure by Laura Ellen Anderson
Granny Magic by Elka Evalds
Sleeping Beauty by Dinara Mirtalipova and Katie Haworth
Fairies in the Forest by Lindsey KelkNew fiction 9-12 books for autumn 2019
The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds
The Velvet Fox by Catherine Fisher
The Time of Green Magic by Hilary McKay
Guardians of Magic by Chris Riddell
The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan
The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Rauf
Guts by Raina Telgemeier
The Wizards of Once: Knock Three Times by Cressida Cowell
The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer
The Impossible Boy by Ben Brooks
The Boy with the Butterfly Mind by Victoria WilliamsonNew 12-16 young adult novels for this autumn
One Of Us is Next by Karen McManus
See Through Me by Kevin Brooks
Midwinter Folk by Rebekah Clayton
The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
Furious Thing by Jenny Downham
Chinglish by Sue Cheung
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Places I’ve Cried in Public by Holly Bourne
Bearmouth by Liz HyderNew non fiction children’s books for the autumn
Anatomicum by Jennifer Z Paxton and Katy Wiederman
What is Politics? Why We Should Care? and Other Big Questions by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young
The Ancient Olympic Games by Jhonny Nunez
Money for Beginners by Eddie Reynolds and Matthew Oldham
Orchestra by David Doran and Avalon Nuovo
Curious Questions and Answers About Our Oceans by Camilla de la Bedoyere
Wild Lives by Ben Lerwill and Sarah Walsh
Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System by Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Rise Up by Amanda Li and Amy BlackwellThis page was first published on Aug 26th 2019 and last updated on .
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