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2023

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 31st - School Reading List Children’s Book of the Month
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 - Mayan 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

2022

December 31st - January 2023 book club picks
December 20th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Spring 2023
December 5th - Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
December 5th - Wildoak by C.C. Harrington
December 5th - The Accidental Stowaway by Judith Eagle
November 30th - How to make GCSE literature set texts more accessible for students | Series 1, Episode 5
November 27th - Books for preschool children aged 0-4
November 27th - December 2022 book club picks
November 8th - This Book Kills by Ravena Guron
November 8th - The Rescue of Ravenwood by Natasha Farrant
November 1st - November 2022 book club picks
October 28th - What makes a book popular with children? | Series 1, Episode 4
October 24th - Promoting your new children’s book – some helpful tips
October 21st - Books for 10 year olds
October 21st - Books for 9 year olds
October 21st - Books for 8 year olds
October 19th - Books for 7 year olds
October 19th - Books for 6 year olds
October 19th - Books for 5 year olds
October 19th - Books for 4 year olds
October 16th - Curse Breaker by Simon Tudhope
October 16th - The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho
October 6th - Books to encourage critical and creative thinking skills
September 30th - October 2022 book club picks
September 29th - No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt
September 25th - Does reading decline in secondary schools? | Series 1, Episode 3
September 13th - The Silver Chain, written and illustrated by Jion Sheibani
September 11th - Narrative nonfiction
September 4th - Stone by Finbar Hawkins
August 29th - September 2022 book club picks
August 27th - Free Kid to Good Home by Hiroshi Ito
August 24th - Are classroom wall displays a good idea? | Series 1, Episode 2
August 19th - Ready for Spaghetti by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Polly Dunbar
August 15th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Autumn 2022
August 8th - Pops by Gavin Bishop
August 5th - Unraveller by Frances Hardinge
August 1st - August 2022 book club picks
July 31st - The Cartoons that Saved the World by Tom Ellen
July 22nd - Once Upon a Fever by Angharad Walker
July 20th - When is a quote not a quote? | Series 1, Episode 1
July 19th - Podcast trailer
June 30th - July 2022 book club picks
June 16th - Summer Reading Challenge
June 5th - Alte Zachen: Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor
May 31st - June 2022 book club picks
May 16th - Gardening topic books
May 16th - I’m More Than A Sheep by Bethany Christou
May 15th - Learning to drive
May 11th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in summer 2022
May 3rd - May 2022 book club picks
April 25th - Storybooks online – free videos of children’s and YA books
April 23rd - Superhero stories for children
April 20th - The More Monster, written and illustrated by Hayley Wells
April 11th - April 2022 book club picks
March 17th - CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 Shortlisted Books
March 12th - When Creature Met Creature by John Agard, illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura
March 12th - How to make timetabled reading time in schools exciting
February 20th - Art topic books for children and teens
February 8th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in spring 2022
February 6th - Sixth Form Reading List Book Recommendations
January 27th - Online courses and home learning for children and teens
January 19th - Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great By Dominic Sandbrook
January 9th - The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo

2021

December 21st - Minecraft Official Workbooks
December 12th - Animal stories for children – our reading suggestions
December 4th - By Rowan and Yew by Melissa Harrison
November 15th - Old Toffer’s Book of Consequential Dogs by Christopher Reid
November 9th - The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg by Emily Critchley
November 9th - The Little Thing by Nick Cave
November 5th - Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure
October 22nd - Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
October 17th - Rita Wong and the Jade Mask by Mark Jones
October 7th - The Week at World’s End by Emma Carroll
October 6th - Can teachers copy material from the internet onto a school website?
October 4th - The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers by Jen Campbell
October 4th - National Geographic Kids Everything KS2 history books
September 28th - Banned Books Week – our reading suggestions
September 23rd - Children’s books to read over the weekend
September 14th - When Shadows Fall by Sita Brahmachari
September 5th - Book of Numbers by Oliver Jeffers
August 30th - Our Beautiful Game by Lou Kuenzler
August 17th - The Ash House by Angharad Walker
August 14th - Food and cookery topic books
August 11th - Children’s Literature Blogs
August 7th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Autumn 2021
August 5th - Antigua de Fortune of the High Seas by Anna Rainbow and Oli Hyatt
July 14th - Song of the Far Isles by Nicholas Bowling
July 8th - All About Me topic books for EYFS
July 3rd - Rita’s Rabbit by Laura Mucha and Hannah Peck
June 25th - Sports Legends: 50 Inspiring People by Rick Broadbent
June 13th - Musical Truth by Jeffrey Boakye
June 13th - The Young Cyclist’s Companion by Peter Drinkell
June 5th - The Truths We Hold – An American Journey by Kamala Harris
June 3rd - Big Sky Mountain by Alex Milway
May 25th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Summer 2021
May 17th - Zoom Adventure Series
May 14th - Panda at the Door by Sarah Horne
May 7th - Ten Little Dogs by Ruth Brown
May 7th - Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
May 3rd - Dinosaurs topic books for EYFS, KS1 and KS2
April 27th - Environment, climate change and eco topic books
April 16th - The Magician’s Map by Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai
April 13th - CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021 Shortlisted Books
April 9th - White Fox in the Forest by Chen Jiatong
April 3rd - Alone! by Barry Falls
March 28th - NO! said Rabbit by Marjoke Henrichs
March 21st - Picklewitch & Jack and the Sea Wizard’s Secret by Claire Barker
March 13th - Thunderbolt by Wilbur Smith with Chris Wakling
March 5th - My Sneezes Are Perfect by Rakhshan Rizwan and Yusuf Samee
March 5th - Volcanoes and earthquakes topic books for KS2
March 1st - By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison
February 12th - Can You Whistle, Johanna? by Ulf Stark and Anna Höglund
February 12th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in spring 2021
February 9th - A Case of Grave Danger (The Violet Veil Mysteries) by Sophie Cleverly
February 6th - Exploration topic books for KS2
January 26th - Science fiction and STEM topic books
January 23rd - Robin Hood – Piracy, Paintballs and Zebras by Robert Muchamore
January 17th - Ancient Egyptian topic books
January 14th - Daydreams and Jellybeans by Alex Wharton and Katy Riddell
January 5th - The Awesome Power of Sleep by Nicola Morgan

2020

December 26th - Australia topic books
December 8th - Christmas topic books for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
December 6th - Easter topic books for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
December 2nd - The Time Traveller and the Tiger by Tania Unsworth
December 2nd - Darwin’s Dragons by Lindsay Galvin
November 22nd - The Marvellous Land of Snergs by Veronica Cossanteli
November 13th - Another Twist in the Tale by Catherine Bruton
October 28th - The World’s Most Magnificent Machines by David Long
October 24th - Human body books for children
October 21st - On the Move Poems About Migration by Michael Rosen
October 18th - Autumn topic books for children
October 10th - Lori and Max and the Book Thieves by Catherine O’Flynn
October 8th - Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia edited by Christopher Lloyd
October 6th - Children’s books about war and remembrance
September 29th - 20 pirate books for children
September 16th - Time School: We Will Honour Them by Nikki Young
August 27th - Autumn 2020 – best new children’s and YA books – our picks
August 20th - Adventure in Athens by Caroline Lawrence
August 10th - Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
August 9th - Happy Healthy Minds by The School of Life
August 6th - Metropolis by Benoit Tardif
July 31st - The Extraordinary Elements by Colin Stuart
July 27th - 101 Awesome Women Who Transformed Science
July 14th - The Princess and the Pea illustrated by Emma Martinez
July 14th - Little Big Feelings Endorsed by Dr Janet Rose founder of Emotional Coaching UK
July 13th - Taylor Before and After by Jennie Englund
July 9th - Shark Super Powers by Jillian Morris & Duncan Brake
July 7th - A Trip to the Future by Moira Butterfield
June 29th - Absolutely Everything by Christopher Lloyd
June 24th - Teaching diversity through reading in primary schools
June 18th - 20 young adult books to read in the summer
June 9th - The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons by Andy Shepherd
May 25th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Summer 2020
May 22nd - 20 great activity books for children
May 13th - Recommended reading list books for Reception children aged 4-5
May 7th - Darren Shan writes about his new series – Archibald Lox
May 7th - Great value and free eBooks for the lockdown period
April 24th - Books for bored children
April 20th - Online courses and training for teachers
April 18th - Sock Story and Born Bad by C K Smouha
April 14th - Scruff by Alice Bowsher
April 8th - Earth Shattering Events by Robin Jacobs and Sophie Williams
April 6th - I Ate Sunshine For Breakfast by Michael Holland
March 26th - CILIP Carnegie Medal 2020 Shortlisted Books
March 23rd - Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant
March 20th - Build a Castle by Paul Farrell
March 16th - Challenge Everything by Blue Sandford
February 25th - Ronaldo Rules by Simon Mugford & Dan Green
February 20th - Time School by Nikki Young
February 13th - The Big Green Activity Book by Damara Strong
February 7th - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Spring 2020
February 5th - The Pear Affair by Judith Eagle
January 29th - Resilience topic books
January 25th - Children’s Book Publishers in UK
January 23rd - Poems the wind blew in by Karmelo C. Iribarren
January 17th - Families and adoption topic books
January 9th - Romans topic books
January 8th - Anglo-Saxons topic books

2019

December 26th - Vikings topic books
December 11th - The Missing by Michael Rosen
November 28th - Christmas children’s book advent calendar
November 27th - Transport topic books
November 15th - Children’s books for Christmas gifts
October 29th - The Pearl in the Ice by Cathryn Constable
October 27th - Graphic novels for young adults aged 12-16 in KS3 & KS4
October 14th - A Million Dots by Sven Völker
October 12th - Graphic novels for KS2 children aged 7-11
October 12th - Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts
September 26th - Gangster School: Gruffles and the Killer Sheep by Kate Wiseman
August 27th - Autumn 2019 – best new children’s and YA books – our picks
August 23rd - Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
June 10th - Books for bedtime
June 8th - Summer 2019 – best new children’s and YA books – our picks
April 14th - Children’s bookcases, bookshelves and bookends
April 13th - GCSE revision books and guides for English language and literature
April 11th - Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince by Liz Kessler
April 9th - When It Rains by Rassi Narika
April 5th - 2019 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books
April 3rd - Brilliant Brainz Magazine
March 2nd - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Spring 2019
February 21st - The Girl Who Learned All the Languages of the World by Ieva Flamingo
February 16th - World Book Day Costumes
February 12th - Notes on my Family by Emily Critchley
January 30th - The Head That Wears A Crown edited by Rachel Piercey and Emma Dai’an Wright
January 1st - School Reading List Book of the Month Archive

2018

December 6th - Peter in Peril by Helen Bate
November 30th - 100 question children’s book quiz for pupils aged 7-11 in KS2
September 23rd - Castles – children’s nonfiction books
August 23rd - Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Autumn 2018
June 2nd - 100 picture books for EYFS to read before you are 5 years old
April 4th - 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books
March 31st - Magazines and newspapers for children and teenagers

2017

September 24th - Travel locations and holiday destinations inspired by children’s books
March 29th - Year 11 recommended reading list for teens aged 15-16
March 28th - 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books

2016

December 23rd - Year 10 recommended reading list for teens aged 14-15
November 20th - Recommended reading list books for Year 1 children aged 5-6
November 6th - Recommended reading list books for Year 2 children aged 6-7
November 2nd - Year 9 recommended reading list for teens aged 13-14
November 1st - STEM Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths toys for children
May 22nd - 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books

2015

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2013

July 22nd - Resources for English Teachers
June 30th - Recommended reading list books for Year 3 children aged 7-8
May 27th - Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 12-13
May 19th - Children’s Writing Competitions
May 18th - Book schemes and offers for children, schools and libraries
May 18th - Year 7 recommended reading list for children aged 11-12
May 6th - Recommended reading list books for Year 4 pupils aged 8-9
May 6th - Recommended reading list books for Year 6 pupils aged 10-11
January 16th - Recommended reading list books for Year 5 pupils aged 9-10
January 2nd - Common Entrance Revision for 13+ Year 8

2012

May 19th - Children’s Competitions for Public Speaking and Reading Aloud
May 18th - Children’s Book Festivals and Events
May 18th - Children’s literature awards
February 11th - Book of the Month – February