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2024
- December 11th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Spring 2025
- December 10th - Grief and loss books for children
- December 9th - Mission: Manta Ray by Philip Kavvadias, illustrated by Euan Cook
- December 9th - Encyclopedias for children
- December 6th - Pia’s Pet Club: Puppy Problem by Serena Patel, illustrated by Emma McCann
- December 6th - Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Beach Ball Bedlam by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson
- December 6th - Classics for children
- November 30th - Best Children’s Books of 2024
- November 30th - The Raven’s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey
- November 25th - December 2024 book club picks
- November 25th - School Reading List Children’s Book of the Month
- November 20th - We Can! Make a Difference by Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony
- November 20th - Nature Tales: An Anthology of Seasonal Stories from Around the World by Dawn Casey
- November 20th - Phantom Hearts by Rosie Talbot and Sarah Maxwell
- November 20th - Nuclear war and survival books for children and teens
- November 17th - Ethel the Penguin by Ursula Dubosarsky and Christopher Nielsen
- November 17th - A Beginner’s Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein and Tommy Doyle
- November 17th - All Aboard the Bedtime Bus by Karl Newson and Tim Budgen
- November 9th - Land of the Last Wildcat by Lui Sit
- November 9th - Shiver Point: Under A Howling Moon by Gabriel Dylan
- November 3rd - Your Time is Up by Sarah Naughton
- November 1st - Jakub’s Otter by Coral Rumble
- November 1st - The Skeleton in the Cupboard: and other stories by Lilija Berzinska
- November 1st - Nina Peanut: Mega Mystery Solver by Sarah Bowie
- October 30th - What Are We Reading For? | Series 1, Episode 25
- October 27th - Fabula Deck for Kids
- October 27th - November 2024 book club picks
- October 20th - The River Thief by Hannah Peck
- October 17th - The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
- October 17th - The Time Travellers: Secrets and Spies by Sufiya Ahmed, illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
- October 17th - The Arctic Fox by Holly Webb, illustrated by David Dean
- October 14th - Handle With Care by Louisa Reid
- October 14th - Desert Echoes by Abdi Nazemian
- October 11th - I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner
- October 11th - Little Spruce by Sital Gorasia Chapman and Vicky Lommatzsch
- October 11th - Let’s Split Up by Bill Wood
- October 7th - Shadow Creatures by Chris Vick
- October 6th - Codes, puzzles, secrets and spies
- October 5th - World War 1 books for children and teens
- October 3rd - Presto! Magical Recovery Co. by Rutendo Dione
- October 1st - Why DuckDuckGo is better than Google for book searches | Series 1, Episode 24
- September 30th - October 2024 book club picks
- September 26th - Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures by Rima Orie
- September 26th - Dance Just Like So by Annemarie Anang and Natelle Quek
- September 26th - Maggie Sparks and the Fang-tastic Fairground by Steve Smallman
- September 23rd - Rainforest topic books
- September 21st - Bigg School: Secret Crush by Lisa Williamson
- September 15th - Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds
- September 15th - Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie
- September 15th - War of the Worlds by Chris Mould, inspired by H.G. Wells
- September 13th - The Dark Within Us by Jess Popplewell
- September 9th - I Am a Courageous Cub (I Am Mindful) by Shoshana Chaim, illustrated by Lori Joy Smith
- September 9th - Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad by Steve Webb
- September 9th - I Hear You, Mountains (Sounds of Nature) by Kallie George, illustrated by Carmen Mok
- September 5th - My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary by Jim Smith
- September 5th - Montezuma’s Tantrum by Nuria Gómez Benet, illustrated by Santiago Solís
- September 5th - The Reluctant Vampire Queen Finds Her Fangs by Jo Simmons
- September 3rd - Should mobile phones be banned in schools? | Series 1, Episode 23
- August 30th - September 2024 book club picks
- August 27th - When It’s Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri
- August 27th - The River’s A Singer by Valerie Bloom, illustrated by Sophie Bass
- August 26th - Tudor and Stuart books for children
- August 23rd - I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy
- August 22nd - Literacy Hive
- August 22nd - Mabel and the Big Wide World by Paul Stewart, illustrated by Jane Porter
- August 22nd - Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books by Barry Timms, illustrated by Laura Borio
- August 19th - Roar: A celebration of Great Sporting Women by Sam Quek
- August 19th - Work It, Lara Bloom by Dee Benson
- August 18th - The Colour of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
- August 18th - Gina Kaminiski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green and Francis Martin
- August 18th - Love Is All We Need by Krina Patel-Sage
- August 15th - Pizza Pete and the Missing Magic by Carrie Sellon
- August 15th - Little Bear Lost by Jane Hissey
- August 14th - Blue Light Card for Teachers
- August 12th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Autumn 2024
- August 11th - The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin
- August 11th - Cowgirls and Dinosaurs: Big Trouble in Little Spittle by Lucie Ebrey
- August 11th - Mia and the Secrets of Lunis by Janelle McCurdy
- August 8th - Poetry By Heart
- August 8th - Nessy
- August 7th - Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion by Annelise Gray
- August 7th - World of Sport by Lawrence Alexander, illustrated by Violeta Noy
- August 5th - Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson
- August 5th - Doodle with Duddle: How to Draw Dinosaurs by Jonny Duddle
- August 3rd - Biographies and autobiographies for children and teens
- August 3rd - Architecture, buildings and homes children’s books
- August 3rd - Animals nonfiction books
- August 2nd - Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
- August 2nd - Caterpillar Cake by Matt Goodfellow
- August 2nd - Mariana and the Merchild by Caroline Pitcher and Jackie Morris
- August 1st - Engaging children and teens in reading over the summer | Series 1, Episode 22
- July 29th - The Last Thing You’ll Hear by Jan Dunning
- July 29th - August 2024 book club picks
- July 22nd - Mawson in Antarctica: To the Ends of the Earth by Joanna Grochowicz
- July 22nd - Smoke and Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg
- July 22nd - Find The Quote Contest
- July 18th - The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
- July 18th - This is Happy! by Anna Ross and Debi Gliori
- July 18th - Poo in the Zoo: The Super Pooper Road Race by Steve Smallman and Ada Grey
- July 14th - One Up by Ben Sanders
- July 6th - Sherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan by Tim Collins
- July 3rd - We Have Everything We Need To Start Again by Koleka Putuma
- July 3rd - Galápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young
- July 3rd - The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry
- July 3rd - Book Collector Software
- July 3rd - Kids Pass
- July 3rd - Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS)
- June 29th - First News Free Resources
- June 29th - Epic Escapes At-Home Kits
- June 27th - July 2024 book club picks
- June 26th - Books to keep teens reading during the summer holidays
- June 25th - 2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising? | Series 1, Episode 21
- June 22nd - Don’t Disturb the Pirate by Rhiannon Findlay and Siân Roberts
- June 22nd - Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott
- June 22nd - 100 Things to Know About Sport by Usborne
- June 19th - Watts and Whiskerton: Buried Bones and Troublesome Treasure by Meg McLaren
- June 19th - Grimwood: Party Animals by Nadia Shireen
- June 15th - Delta and the Lost City by Anna Fargher
- June 11th - Terra Electrica: The Guardians of the North by Antonia Maxwell
- June 9th - Edgy stories for 11-14 year olds
- June 6th - Politics books for children and teens
- June 6th - She Sold Seashells. The curious Mary Anning by Wolfgang Grulke
- June 6th - You Got This! by Rachael Davis, illustrated by Leire Martín
- June 4th - The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Mike Barfield
- June 4th - The Moonlit Campout by Ruth Symons
- June 4th - Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna
- June 1st - Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) | Series 1, Episode 20
- May 30th - Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
- May 30th - Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence
- May 30th - The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
- May 29th - June 2024 book club picks
- May 23rd - Crime fiction for teens
- May 22nd - The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
- May 22nd - We Are Family by Oliver Sykes
- May 22nd - Lily Halfmoon: The Witches’ Council by Xavier Bonet
- May 21st - Science Fiction for Children and Teens
- May 19th - I Really, Really Don’t Like Parties by Angie Morgan
- May 19th - The Big Day by Rachel Plummer
- May 19th - Take It As Read
- May 18th - Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis
- May 18th - Sunny Side Up by Clare Helen Welsh and Ana Sanfelippo
- May 18th - Dads Are Incredible by Simon Phillip and Dawn Lo
- May 16th - Children’s outdoor reading spaces
- May 15th - Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood & Joe Todd-Stanton
- May 10th - When the Wild Calls by Nicola Penfold
- May 8th - Seaside books for children
- May 8th - How to be a Genius Kid by Waldo Pancake
- May 8th - Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout by Stephen Mulhern with Tom Easton
- May 6th - Solstice: Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day by Jen Breach
- May 2nd - Knowing the Score by Ros Roberts
- May 2nd - Goodnight Sun by Eoin McLaughlin
- May 2nd - The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen
- May 2nd - Moving Up by Christian Foley
- May 1st - May 2024 book club picks
- May 1st - Advice for adults choosing children’s books | Series 1, Episode 19
- April 28th - Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke
- April 28th - Big Ideas From Literature by The School of Life
- April 28th - Agent Harrier: This Book Will Self Destruct by Ben Sanders
- April 28th - Sar Wylda & The Legendary Goldbreaker by Jake R Wilson
- April 28th - The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Deep Sea Treasure by Sally Gardner & Lydia Corry
- April 21st - Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari
- April 21st - The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange
- April 16th - The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman
- April 16th - Outside In by Daniel Thompson
- April 16th - Aya and the Star Chaser by Radiya Hafiza
- April 12th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Summer 2024
- April 12th - High Top: Sole Mates by Tom Lacey
- April 12th - Your Brain is a Lump of Goo by Idan Ben-Barak, illustrated by Christopher Nielsen
- April 6th - How to Teach Grown-Ups About Climate Change by Patricia Daniels
- April 6th - Skylar and the K-pop Headteacher by Luan Goldie
- April 4th - Refugees and migration books for children and teens
- April 3rd - Richard Scarry’s I Am a Bunny by Richard Scarry and Ole Risom
- March 31st - April 2024 book club picks
- March 31st - Pink Trucks by Sam Clarke and Cory Reid
- March 28th - Aliya to the Infinite City by Laila Rifaat
- March 24th - Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
- March 24th - Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels by Ruth Lauren
- March 24th - Those We Drown by Amy Goldsmith
- March 24th - Bad Panda: Mites, Camera, Action! by Swapna Haddow
- March 24th - Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Unicorn by Candy Bee, illustrated by Tom Knight
- March 13th - Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024 Shortlisted Books
- March 13th - Soulmates and Other Ways To Die by Melissa Welliver
- March 13th - The ‘Luis Ortega’ Survival Club by Sonora Reyes
- March 10th - The Shape of Rainbows by Neal Zetter, illustrated by Will Hughes
- March 8th - KS2 SATs revision books
- March 8th - SATs Like a Ninja by Andrew Jennings
- March 7th - Hide and Seek by Rhian Tracey
- March 3rd - Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster by Nadia Shireen
- March 3rd - Bird is Dead by Tiny Fisscher and Herma Starreveld
- March 3rd - Elki Is Not My Dog by Elena Arevalo Mellville, illustrated by Tonka Uzu
- February 29th - Hotel for Cats by Marie Pavlenko, illustrated by Marie Voyelle
- February 29th - BookTok: a blessing or a curse? | Series 1, Episode 18
- February 27th - March 2024 book club picks
- February 23rd - A Cure Ever After by Angharad Walker
- February 23rd - Stitch Head: the Graphic Novel by Guy Bass and Pete Williamson
- February 15th - Alyssa and the Spell Garden by Alexandra Sheppard
- February 12th - The Grimmelings by Rachael King
- February 7th - Stone Age, Bronze Age & Iron Age children’s books
- February 4th - I Really, Really Need a Poo by Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie
- February 2nd - Time Travellers: Adventure Calling by Sufiya Ahmed
- February 1st - Why school libraries are so important | Series 1, Episode 17
- January 31st - February 2024 book club picks
- January 28th - The Untameables by Clare Pollard
- January 28th - Peng and Spanners by Steve Webb
- January 28th - Frank the Unicorn Alpaca by Gavin Puckett
- January 21st - A Drop of Golden Sun by Kate Saunders
- January 18th - LGBTQIA+ fiction for secondary aged children and teens aged 11+
- January 18th - LGBTQIA+ themed books for primary school aged children
- January 16th - Winter topic books
- January 7th - Winner Takes Gold by Eloise Smith
2023
- December 31st - January 2024 book club picks
- December 22nd - Diamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life by Anna Rainbow
- December 21st - Children’s and YA book publicists and PR
- December 19th - Victorians topic books
- December 9th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Spring 2024
- December 6th - Ultrawild by Steve Mushin
- December 6th - Evolution by Sarah Darwin and Eva-Maria Sadowski
- December 6th - Old Bear by Jane Hissey
- December 1st - December 2023 book club picks
- November 29th - Children’s books and books for children | Series 1, Episode 16
- November 26th - I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
- November 24th - Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond
- November 24th - Books for 13 year olds
- November 23rd - Books for 12 year olds
- November 22nd - Books for 11 year olds
- November 17th - Educating for Empathy – the reading factor
- November 17th - A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
- November 17th - Growing Up Powerful Journal by Nona Willis Aronowitz
- November 17th - Ancient Love Stories by Emily Hauser
- November 16th - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- November 10th - How to read with your child at home – a guide for parents
- November 5th - The Memory Thieves (The Marvellers 2) by Dhonielle Clayton
- October 31st - November 2023 book club picks
- October 31st - How to use Lego to encourage reading skills | Series 1, Episode 15
- October 27th - Storm Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr and Carol Thompson
- October 27th - Scarygirl Film Tie-In: The Origin Story by Nathan Jurevicius
- October 27th - Santa’s New Reindeer by Caroline Crowe and Jess Pauwels
- October 27th - Merry Whatmas? by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar
- October 22nd - Ancient Greece topic books for KS2
- October 22nd - Maya civilisation topic books for children
- October 22nd - Africa books for children and teens
- October 21st - I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
- October 21st - Last-Place Lin by Wai Chim, illustrated by Freda Chiu
- October 21st - Super Space Weekend: Adventures in Astronomy by Gaëlle Alméras
- October 17th - Atlases and maps for children and teens
- October 8th - British Black History Books for Children and Teens
- October 6th - Man-Man and the Tree of Memories by Yaba Badoe
- October 6th - Best Friends Forever by Lisa Williamson
- October 2nd - The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton
- October 2nd - The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
- October 2nd - Butterfly Wings by Samuel Larochelle, illustrated by Eve Patenaude
- October 1st - How To Organise An Effective Quiet Reading Time | Series 1, Episode 14
- September 29th - October 2023 book club picks
- September 24th - The Taming of the Cat by Helen Cooper
- September 19th - Halloween books for children and teens
- September 17th - The Wolf Twins by Ewa Jozefkowicz
- September 15th - World War 2 books for children and teens
- September 13th - Minibeast books for children
- September 8th - The Silver Road by Sinéad O’Hart
- September 8th - Nikhil and Jay: Off to India by Chitra Soundar
- August 31st - All That It Ever Meant by Blessing Musariri
- August 31st - Channel Fear by Lisa Richardson
- August 30th - The Reading Framework | Series 1, Episode 13
- August 30th - September 2023 book club picks
- August 26th - Monster Stink by Anna Brooke
- August 16th - Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon! by James Burks
- August 16th - Animal Homes: Rainforest by Natasha Durley
- August 16th - Peanut, Butter & Crackers: River Rescue by Paige Braddock
- August 16th - The Fantastic Electric Mash-up Machines: Obstacle Attack! by Tyler Byrd and N.S Blackman
- August 13th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Autumn 2023
- August 8th - Finding Wonder by Lauren St John
- August 7th - Mia and the Traitor of Nubis by Janelle McCurdy
- August 2nd - Against the Odds by Alastair Humphreys, illustrated by Pola Mai
- August 2nd - The Girl Who Grew Wings by Anna Waterworth
- August 2nd - The Moon is a Ball by Ed Franck and Thé Tjong-Khing
- July 31st - The Power of Children’s Book Series | Series 1, Episode 12
- July 28th - August 2023 book club picks
- July 20th - Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
- July 20th - Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
- July 20th - Secret Sister by Sophie McKenzie
- July 20th - How to Train Your Dragon 20th Anniversary Edition by Cressida Cowell
- July 12th - My Dad is a Tree by Jon Agee
- July 12th - Indiana Bones and the Invisible City by Harry Heape
- July 5th - One Chance Dance by Efua Traoré
- June 30th - July 2023 book club picks
- June 29th - Super Small: Miniature Marvels of the Natural World by Tiffany Stone
- June 29th - Transitioning from picture books to short chapter books | Series 1, Episode 11
- June 26th - A Head Full of Magic by Sarah Morrell
- June 18th - Adventure Stories for Children and Teens
- June 18th - Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
- June 15th - Overemotional by David Fenne
- June 12th - Last Girl In by Cheryl Diane Parkinson
- June 9th - Sing If You Can’t Dance by Alexia Casale
- June 2nd - The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei by Christina Matula
- May 31st - How to halt the summer slide by encouraging students to read | Series 1, Episode 10
- May 30th - June 2023 book club picks
- May 26th - Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin
- May 26th - Growing Up Powerful by Nona Willis Aronowitz
- May 26th - Forwards Always by Matthew Hodson
- May 18th - The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith
- May 18th - My Family and Other Romans by Marie Basting
- May 13th - The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
- May 8th - Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray
- May 1st - May 2023 book club picks
- April 29th - Chat GPT and AI – a blessing or a curse for teachers? | Series 1, Episode 9
- April 28th - The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
- April 24th - Ajay and the Jaipur Moon by Varsha Shah
- April 20th - An Anthology of Aesop’s Animal Fables by Helen Ward
- April 20th - How to suggest a new book for our reading lists
- April 17th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Summer 2023
- April 13th - Son of the Sea by Richard Pickard
- April 7th - Prehistoric Beasts by Dr Dean Lomax, illustrated by Mike Love
- April 7th - The Thief of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron
- April 7th - Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer by Jeffrey Boakye
- April 4th - April 2023 book club picks
- March 31st - Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere by Ruth Lauren
- March 26th - The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon, illustrated by Sean Buckingham
- March 26th - Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
- March 24th - I say Oh, You say No by John Kane
- March 23rd - How the cost of living crisis is impacting children’s reading and book sales | Series 1, Episode 8
- March 21st - Yoto Carnegie Medal 2023 Shortlisted Books
- March 12th - Poetry books for 7-11-year-olds
- March 11th - Corey’s Rock by Sita Brahmachari
- March 11th - A Passing On Of Shells by Simon Lamb
- March 6th - Empathy, kindness and love books for children
- March 3rd - How to be a children’s book reviewer for the School Reading List
- March 1st - March 2023 book club picks
- February 27th - Why it’s not a good idea to use reading records | Series 1, Episode 7
- February 25th - Tell me about the Human Body & Plants By Emily Dodd, illustrated by Chorkung
- February 23rd - Vita and the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick
- February 15th - Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
- February 1st - February 2023 book club picks
- January 28th - Fighting in a World on Fire by Andreas Malm
- January 28th - You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
- January 27th - Why we shouldn’t ban books | Series 1, Episode 6
- January 22nd - Children’s Bookshops
- January 19th - Xanthe & the Ruby Crown by Jasbinder Bilan
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