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Children's & YA book reviews

• The Blockbusters by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
• I Am Strong Just Being Me by Laura Dockrill, illustrated by Kip Alizadeh
• I'm Going to Make a Friend by Darren Chetty, illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat
• The Tractor Has a Wobbly Wheel by Tim Saunders, illustrated by Carla Martell
• Little Rhino Lost by Candy Gourlay, illustrated by Jamie Bauza
• Dante N. Ferno is NOT a Loser by Brian Gordon
• Little Lim and the Golden Treasure by Frann Preston-Gannon
• Normal Women by Philippa Gregory
• Ella Jones vs the Sun Stealer by Lucy Edwards
• Blue Jelly and Strawberries by Attie Lime
• Something More by Jackie Khalilieh
• Nightweaver by R.M Gray
• Circle of Liars by Kate Francis
• The Girl Who Raced the World by Nat Harrison
• What Happens Online by Nathanael Lessore
• Oh No, Flo!: A funny farmyard fiasco! by Catherine Cawthorne and Mike Byrne
• Mrs Owl’s Forest School: The Wet Welly Day by Ruth Symons, illustrated by Sebastien Braun
• How Not to Share a Pizza! by Tracy Curran and Lauren Beard
• The Girl With Gills by Becca Rogers
• Jack Jack: Return of the Chickens by Ben Garrod
• Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean
• The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin
• The Other Girl by Emily Barr
• Valley of the Vikings by Liz Kessler
• Wild Magic: The Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello, Illustrated by Emma McCann
• Dadbot by Jack Noel
• Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins
• The Wood Where Magic Grows by Andy Shepherd
• Sandy Fin: Operation Splash Landing by Martin Stewart
• My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary Tight Squeeze by Jim Smith
• Growing Up by Sam Baer
• Please Don’t Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton
• Into The Ice: Reflection On Antarctica by Alison Lester & Coral Tulloch
• Rebel Heart by Ally Sherrick
• The Secret of the Bush by Grazia Caleo and Kremena Dimitrova
• Wink, Murder by Rhian Tracey
• The Wycherleys by Annaliese Avery
• Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon
• After Life by Gayle Forman
• The First Year by Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton
• Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson
• Not That Kind of Hero by Alexia Casale
• Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Stephen Davies, illustrated by Núria Tamarit
• Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas
• The Notwitches by Gary Panton, illustrated by Dotty Sutton
• The Greatest Gift by Emma Dodd
• Squeak! Squawk! Roar!: Amazing Animal Poems by Kate Williams, illustrated by Hannah Asen
• School for Fireflies by Erica Gomez
• Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna, illustrated by Kristina Kister
• People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence
• Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell
• Ultimate Football Heroes 2025 by Matt & Tom Oldfield, Emily Stead, John Murray & Seth Burkett
• Alex Neptune: Dragon Champion by David Owen
• Speedwheels 3000: The Race Against Crime by Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Katie Kear and Nick East
• Sammy and the Stolen Paintings by Charlie P. Brooks, illustrated by Steve May
• We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix
• Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson and David Arlo
• So Over This by David Fenne
• BLITZ: One Family's War by Martin Impey
• Guardians of the Moon: The Year of the Rat by Eric Huang, illustrated by Phung Nguyen Quang
• The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall
• Guardians of the Moon: Ming and Miaow's Great Race by Eric Huang, illustrated by Phung Nguyen Quang
• Ballet Besties: Indu's Time to Shine by Yasmine Naghdi with Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Paula Franco
• The Bold Kitten by Holly Webb, illustrated by Sophy Williams
• Mondays Are Murder by Ravena Guron
• A Symphony of Stories by James Mayhew
• Waiting for Santa by Lucy Cochran, illustrated by Heidi McKinnon
• Mission: Manta Ray by Philip Kavvadias, illustrated by Euan Cook
• Pia's Pet Club: Puppy Problem by Serena Patel, illustrated by Emma McCann
• Blue, Barry & Pancakes: Beach Ball Bedlam by Dan Abdo and Jason Patterson
• The Raven’s Eye Runaways by Claire Mabey
• We Can! Make a Difference by Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony
• Nature Tales: An Anthology of Seasonal Stories from Around the World by Dawn Casey
• Phantom Hearts by Rosie Talbot and Sarah Maxwell
• Ethel the Penguin by Ursula Dubosarsky and Christopher Nielsen
• A Beginner's Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein and Tommy Doyle
• All Aboard the Bedtime Bus by Karl Newson and Tim Budgen
• Land of the Last Wildcat by Lui Sit
• Shiver Point: Under A Howling Moon by Gabriel Dylan
• Your Time is Up by Sarah Naughton
• Jakub's Otter by Coral Rumble
• The Skeleton in the Cupboard: and other stories by Lilija Berzinska
• Nina Peanut: Mega Mystery Solver by Sarah Bowie
• The River Thief by Hannah Peck
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• The Time Travellers: Secrets and Spies by Sufiya Ahmed, illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
• The Arctic Fox by Holly Webb, illustrated by David Dean
• Handle With Care by Louisa Reid
• Desert Echoes by Abdi Nazemian
• I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner
• Little Spruce by Sital Gorasia Chapman and Vicky Lommatzsch
• Let’s Split Up by Bill Wood
• Shadow Creatures by Chris Vick
• Presto! Magical Recovery Co. by Rutendo Dione
• Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures by Rima Orie
• Dance Just Like So by Annemarie Anang and Natelle Quek
• Maggie Sparks and the Fang-tastic Fairground by Steve Smallman
• Bigg School: Secret Crush by Lisa Williamson
• Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds
• Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie
• War of the Worlds by Chris Mould, inspired by H.G. Wells
• The Dark Within Us by Jess Popplewell
• I Am a Courageous Cub (I Am Mindful) by Shoshana Chaim, illustrated by Lori Joy Smith
• Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad by Steve Webb
• I Hear You, Mountains (Sounds of Nature) by Kallie George, illustrated by Carmen Mok
• My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary by Jim Smith
• Montezuma's Tantrum by Nuria Gómez Benet, illustrated by Santiago Solís
• The Reluctant Vampire Queen Finds Her Fangs by Jo Simmons
• When It’s Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri
• The River’s A Singer by Valerie Bloom, illustrated by Sophie Bass
• I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy
• Mabel and the Big Wide World by Paul Stewart, illustrated by Jane Porter
• Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books by Barry Timms, illustrated by Laura Borio
• Roar: A celebration of Great Sporting Women by Sam Quek
• Work It, Lara Bloom by Dee Benson
• The Colour of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
• Gina Kaminiski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green and Francis Martin
• Love Is All We Need by Krina Patel-Sage
• Pizza Pete and the Missing Magic by Carrie Sellon
• Little Bear Lost by Jane Hissey
• The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin
• Cowgirls and Dinosaurs: Big Trouble in Little Spittle by Lucie Ebrey
• Mia and the Secrets of Lunis by Janelle McCurdy
• Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion by Annelise Gray
• World of Sport by Lawrence Alexander, illustrated by Violeta Noy
• Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson
• Doodle with Duddle: How to Draw Dinosaurs by Jonny Duddle
• Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
• Caterpillar Cake by Matt Goodfellow
• Mariana and the Merchild by Caroline Pitcher and Jackie Morris
• The Last Thing You’ll Hear by Jan Dunning
• Mawson in Antarctica: To the Ends of the Earth by Joanna Grochowicz
• Smoke and Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg
• The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
• This is Happy! by Anna Ross and Debi Gliori
• Poo in the Zoo: The Super Pooper Road Race by Steve Smallman and Ada Grey
• One Up by Ben Sanders
• Sherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan by Tim Collins
• We Have Everything We Need To Start Again by Koleka Putuma
• Galápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young
• The Midnight Panther by Poonam Mistry
• Don’t Disturb the Pirate by Rhiannon Findlay and Siân Roberts
• Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott
• 100 Things to Know About Sport by Usborne
• Watts and Whiskerton: Buried Bones and Troublesome Treasure by Meg McLaren
• Grimwood: Party Animals by Nadia Shireen
• Delta and the Lost City by Anna Fargher
• Terra Electrica: The Guardians of the North by Antonia Maxwell
• She Sold Seashells. The curious Mary Anning by Wolfgang Grulke
• You Got This! by Rachael Davis, illustrated by Leire Martín
• The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Mike Barfield
• The Moonlit Campout by Ruth Symons
• Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna
• Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
• Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence
• The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan
• The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
• We Are Family by Oliver Sykes
• Lily Halfmoon: The Witches' Council by Xavier Bonet
• I Really, Really Don’t Like Parties by Angie Morgan
• The Big Day by Rachel Plummer
• Jawsome: Licence to Rock by R.J. Timmis
• Sunny Side Up by Clare Helen Welsh and Ana Sanfelippo
• Dads Are Incredible by Simon Phillip and Dawn Lo
• Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood & Joe Todd-Stanton
• When the Wild Calls by Nicola Penfold
• How to be a Genius Kid by Waldo Pancake
• Max Magic: The Incredible Holiday Hideout by Stephen Mulhern with Tom Easton
• Solstice: Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day by Jen Breach
• Knowing the Score by Ros Roberts
• Goodnight Sun by Eoin McLaughlin
• The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen
• Moving Up by Christian Foley
• Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke
• Big Ideas From Literature by The School of Life
• Agent Harrier: This Book Will Self Destruct by Ben Sanders
• Sar Wylda & The Legendary Goldbreaker by Jake R Wilson
• The Tindims of Rubbish Island and the Deep Sea Treasure by Sally Gardner & Lydia Corry
• Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari
• The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange
• The Heart of the World by Amie Kaufman
• Outside In by Daniel Thompson
• Aya and the Star Chaser by Radiya Hafiza
• High Top: Sole Mates by Tom Lacey
• Your Brain is a Lump of Goo by Idan Ben-Barak, illustrated by Christopher Nielsen
• How to Teach Grown-Ups About Climate Change by Patricia Daniels
• Skylar and the K-pop Headteacher by Luan Goldie
• Richard Scarry’s I Am a Bunny by Richard Scarry and Ole Risom
• Pink Trucks by Sam Clarke and Cory Reid
• Aliya to the Infinite City by Laila Rifaat
• Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels by Ruth Lauren
• Those We Drown by Amy Goldsmith
• Bad Panda: Mites, Camera, Action! by Swapna Haddow
• Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Unicorn by Candy Bee, illustrated by Tom Knight
• Soulmates and Other Ways To Die by Melissa Welliver
• The 'Luis Ortega' Survival Club by Sonora Reyes
• The Shape of Rainbows by Neal Zetter, illustrated by Will Hughes
• SATs Like a Ninja by Andrew Jennings
• Hide and Seek by Rhian Tracey
• Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster by Nadia Shireen
• Bird is Dead by Tiny Fisscher and Herma Starreveld
• Elki Is Not My Dog by Elena Arevalo Mellville, illustrated by Tonka Uzu
• Hotel for Cats by Marie Pavlenko, illustrated by Marie Voyelle
• A Cure Ever After by Angharad Walker
• Stitch Head: the Graphic Novel by Guy Bass and Pete Williamson
• Alyssa and the Spell Garden by Alexandra Sheppard
• The Grimmelings by Rachael King
• I Really, Really Need a Poo by Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie
• Time Travellers: Adventure Calling by Sufiya Ahmed
• The Untameables by Clare Pollard
• Peng and Spanners by Steve Webb
• Frank the Unicorn Alpaca by Gavin Puckett
• A Drop of Golden Sun by Kate Saunders
• Winner Takes Gold by Eloise Smith
• Diamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life by Anna Rainbow
• Ultrawild by Steve Mushin
• Evolution by Sarah Darwin and Eva-Maria Sadowski
• Old Bear by Jane Hissey
• I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
• Peregrine Quinn and the Cosmic Realm by Ash Bond
• A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond, illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
• Growing Up Powerful Journal by Nona Willis Aronowitz
• Ancient Love Stories by Emily Hauser
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• The Memory Thieves (The Marvellers 2) by Dhonielle Clayton
• Storm Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr and Carol Thompson
• Scarygirl Film Tie-In: The Origin Story by Nathan Jurevicius
• Santa's New Reindeer by Caroline Crowe and Jess Pauwels
• Merry Whatmas? by Eoin McLaughlin and Polly Dunbar
• I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
• Last-Place Lin by Wai Chim, illustrated by Freda Chiu
• Super Space Weekend: Adventures in Astronomy by Gaëlle Alméras
• Man-Man and the Tree of Memories by Yaba Badoe
• Best Friends Forever by Lisa Williamson
• The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow, illustrated by Joe Todd-Stanton
• The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
• Butterfly Wings by Samuel Larochelle, illustrated by Eve Patenaude
• The Taming of the Cat by Helen Cooper
• The Wolf Twins by Ewa Jozefkowicz
• The Silver Road by Sinéad O’Hart
• Nikhil and Jay: Off to India by Chitra Soundar
• All That It Ever Meant by Blessing Musariri
• Channel Fear by Lisa Richardson
• Monster Stink by Anna Brooke
• Agent 9: Flood-a-geddon! by James Burks
• Animal Homes: Rainforest by Natasha Durley
• Peanut, Butter & Crackers: River Rescue by Paige Braddock
• The Fantastic Electric Mash-up Machines: Obstacle Attack! by Tyler Byrd and N.S Blackman
• Finding Wonder by Lauren St John
• Mia and the Traitor of Nubis by Janelle McCurdy
• Against the Odds by Alastair Humphreys, illustrated by Pola Mai
• The Girl Who Grew Wings by Anna Waterworth
• The Moon is a Ball by Ed Franck and Thé Tjong-Khing
• Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
• Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
• Secret Sister by Sophie McKenzie
• How to Train Your Dragon 20th Anniversary Edition by Cressida Cowell
• My Dad is a Tree by Jon Agee
• Indiana Bones and the Invisible City by Harry Heape
• One Chance Dance by Efua Traoré
• Super Small: Miniature Marvels of the Natural World by Tiffany Stone
• A Head Full of Magic by Sarah Morrell
• Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth
• Overemotional by David Fenne
• Last Girl In by Cheryl Diane Parkinson
• Sing If You Can’t Dance by Alexia Casale
• The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei by Christina Matula
• Call of the Titanic by Lindsay Galvin
• Growing Up Powerful by Nona Willis Aronowitz
• Forwards Always by Matthew Hodson
• The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith
• My Family and Other Romans by Marie Basting
• The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman
• Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray
• The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
• Ajay and the Jaipur Moon by Varsha Shah
• An Anthology of Aesop’s Animal Fables by Helen Ward
• Son of the Sea by Richard Pickard
• Prehistoric Beasts by Dr Dean Lomax, illustrated by Mike Love
• The Thief of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron
• Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer by Jeffrey Boakye
• Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere by Ruth Lauren
• The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon, illustrated by Sean Buckingham
• Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
• I say Oh, You say No by John Kane
• Corey’s Rock by Sita Brahmachari
• A Passing On Of Shells by Simon Lamb
• Tell me about the Human Body & Plants By Emily Dodd, illustrated by Chorkung
• Vita and the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick
• Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
• Fighting in a World on Fire by Andreas Malm
• You Think You Know Me by Ayaan Mohamud
• Xanthe & the Ruby Crown by Jasbinder Bilan
• Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
• Wildoak by C.C. Harrington
• The Accidental Stowaway by Judith Eagle
• This Book Kills by Ravena Guron
• The Rescue of Ravenwood by Natasha Farrant
• Curse Breaker by Simon Tudhope
• The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho
• No Place for Monsters by Kory Merritt
• The Silver Chain, written and illustrated by Jion Sheibani
• Stone by Finbar Hawkins
• Free Kid to Good Home by Hiroshi Ito
• Ready for Spaghetti by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Polly Dunbar
• Pops by Gavin Bishop
• Unraveller by Frances Hardinge
• The Cartoons that Saved the World by Tom Ellen
• Once Upon a Fever by Angharad Walker
• Alte Zachen: Old Things by Ziggy Hanaor
• I'm More Than A Sheep by Bethany Christou
• The More Monster, written and illustrated by Hayley Wells
• When Creature Met Creature by John Agard, illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura
• Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great By Dominic Sandbrook
• The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
• Minecraft Official Workbooks
• By Rowan and Yew by Melissa Harrison
• Old Toffer’s Book of Consequential Dogs by Christopher Reid
• The Bear Who Sailed the Ocean on an Iceberg by Emily Critchley
• The Little Thing by Nick Cave
• Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
• Rita Wong and the Jade Mask by Mark Jones
• The Week at World’s End by Emma Carroll
• The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers by Jen Campbell
• National Geographic Kids Everything KS2 history books
• When Shadows Fall by Sita Brahmachari
• Book of Numbers by Oliver Jeffers
• Our Beautiful Game by Lou Kuenzler
• The Ash House by Angharad Walker
• Antigua de Fortune of the High Seas by Anna Rainbow and Oli Hyatt
• Song of the Far Isles by Nicholas Bowling
• Rita’s Rabbit by Laura Mucha and Hannah Peck
• Sports Legends: 50 Inspiring People by Rick Broadbent
• Musical Truth by Jeffrey Boakye
• The Young Cyclist's Companion by Peter Drinkell
• The Truths We Hold - An American Journey by Kamala Harris
• Big Sky Mountain by Alex Milway
• Zoom Adventure Series
• Panda at the Door by Sarah Horne
• Ten Little Dogs by Ruth Brown
• Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
• The Magician’s Map by Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai
• White Fox in the Forest by Chen Jiatong
• Alone! by Barry Falls
• NO! said Rabbit by Marjoke Henrichs
• Picklewitch & Jack and the Sea Wizard's Secret by Claire Barker
• Thunderbolt by Wilbur Smith with Chris Wakling
• My Sneezes Are Perfect by Rakhshan Rizwan and Yusuf Samee
• By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison
• Can You Whistle, Johanna? by Ulf Stark and Anna Höglund
• A Case of Grave Danger (The Violet Veil Mysteries) by Sophie Cleverly
• Robin Hood – Piracy, Paintballs and Zebras by Robert Muchamore
• Daydreams and Jellybeans by Alex Wharton and Katy Riddell
• The Awesome Power of Sleep by Nicola Morgan
• The Time Traveller and the Tiger by Tania Unsworth
• Darwin’s Dragons by Lindsay Galvin
• The Marvellous Land of Snergs by Veronica Cossanteli
• Another Twist in the Tale by Catherine Bruton
• The World's Most Magnificent Machines by David Long
• On the Move Poems About Migration by Michael Rosen
• Lori and Max and the Book Thieves by Catherine O’Flynn
• Britannica All New Children's Encyclopedia edited by Christopher Lloyd
• Time School: We Will Honour Them by Nikki Young
• Adventure in Athens by Caroline Lawrence
• Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
• Happy Healthy Minds by The School of Life
• Metropolis by Benoit Tardif
• The Extraordinary Elements by Colin Stuart
• 101 Awesome Women Who Transformed Science
• The Princess and the Pea illustrated by Emma Martinez
• Little Big Feelings Endorsed by Dr Janet Rose founder of Emotional Coaching UK
• Taylor Before and After by Jennie Englund
• Shark Super Powers by Jillian Morris & Duncan Brake
• A Trip to the Future by Moira Butterfield
• Absolutely Everything by Christopher Lloyd
• The Boy Who Dreamed of Dragons by Andy Shepherd
• Sock Story and Born Bad by C K Smouha
• Scruff by Alice Bowsher
• Earth Shattering Events by Robin Jacobs and Sophie Williams
• I Ate Sunshine For Breakfast by Michael Holland
• Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant
• Build a Castle by Paul Farrell
• Challenge Everything by Blue Sandford
• Ronaldo Rules by Simon Mugford & Dan Green
• Time School by Nikki Young
• The Big Green Activity Book by Damara Strong
• The Pear Affair by Judith Eagle
• Poems the wind blew in by Karmelo C. Iribarren
• The Missing by Michael Rosen
• The Pearl in the Ice by Cathryn Constable
• A Million Dots by Sven Völker
• Gangster School: Gruffles and the Killer Sheep by Kate Wiseman
• Dr Maggie’s Grand Tour of the Solar System by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
• Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince by Liz Kessler
• When It Rains by Rassi Narika
• Brilliant Brainz Magazine
• The Girl Who Learned All the Languages of the World by Ieva Flamingo
• Notes on my Family by Emily Critchley
• The Head That Wears A Crown edited by Rachel Piercey and Emma Dai'an Wright
• School Reading List Book of the Month Archive
• Peter in Peril by Helen Bate

Children's Books of the Year

• Best Children's Books of 2024

Children's favourites

• Books for 13 year olds
• Books for 12 year olds
• Books for 11 year olds
• Books for 10 year olds
• Books for 9 year olds
• Books for 8 year olds
• Books for 7 year olds
• Books for 6 year olds
• Books for 5 year olds
• Books for 4 year olds

Children's nonfiction, genre and cross-curricular topic books

• Chess books for children and teens
• Summer themed books for children
• Spring themed books for children
• Toxic Masculinity Themed Books for Children and Teens
• Fables for children
• Playscripts
• Ocean and sea life
• The Great Fire of London
• Weather
• Grief and loss books for children
• Encyclopedias for children
• Classics for children
• Nuclear war and survival books for children and teens
• Codes, puzzles, secrets and spies
• World War 1 books for children and teens
• Rainforest topic books
• Tudor and Stuart books for children
• Biographies and autobiographies for children and teens
• Architecture, buildings and homes children's books
• Animals nonfiction books
• Books to keep teens reading during the summer holidays
• Edgy stories for 11-14 year olds
• Politics books for children and teens
• Crime fiction for teens
• Science Fiction for Children and Teens
• Seaside books for children
• Refugees and migration books for children and teens
• Stone Age, Bronze Age & Iron Age children's books
• LGBTQIA+ fiction for secondary aged children and teens aged 11+
• LGBTQIA+ themed books for primary school aged children
• Winter topic books
• Victorians topic books
• Ancient Greece topic books for KS2
• Maya civilisation topic books for children
• Africa books for children and teens
• Atlases and maps for children and teens
• British Black History Books for Children and Teens
• Halloween books for children and teens
• World War 2 books for children and teens
• Minibeast books for children
• Adventure Stories for Children and Teens
• Poetry books for 7-11-year-olds
• Empathy, kindness and love books for children
• Books to encourage critical and creative thinking skills
• Narrative nonfiction
• Gardening topic books
• Superhero stories for children
• Art topic books for children and teens
• Animal stories for children - our reading suggestions
• Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure
• Banned Books Week - our reading suggestions
• Children's books to read over the weekend
• Food and cookery topic books
• All About Me topic books for EYFS
• Dinosaurs topic books for EYFS, KS1 and KS2
• Environment, climate change and eco topic books
• Volcanoes and earthquakes topic books for KS2
• Exploration topic books for KS2
• STEM and Science Fiction topic books
• Ancient Egyptian topic books
• Australia topic books
• Christmas topic books for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
• Easter topic books for EYFS, KS1 & KS2
• Human body books for children
• Autumn topic books for children
• Children's books about war and remembrance
• 20 pirate books for children
• Teaching diversity through reading in primary schools
• 20 young adult books to read in the summer
• 20 great activity books for children
• Books for bored children
• Resilience topic books
• Families and adoption topic books
• Romans topic books
• Anglo-Saxons topic books
• Vikings topic books
• Transport topic books
• Children's books for Christmas gifts
• Graphic novels for young adults aged 12-16 in KS3 & KS4
• Graphic novels for KS2 children aged 7-11
• Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts
• Castles - children's nonfiction books

Competitions for Children

• Children's Writing Competitions
• Children's Competitions and Initiatives for Public Speaking, Oracy and Reading Aloud
• Children's Book Festivals and Events

Educational Toys

• STEM Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths toys for children

New book releases

• School Reading List Children's Book of the Month
• Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Summer 2025
• Carnegies 2025 Shortlisted Books
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Spring 2025
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Autumn 2024
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Summer 2024
• Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024 Shortlisted Books
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Spring 2024
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Autumn 2023
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Summer 2023
• Yoto Carnegie Medal 2023 Shortlisted Books
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Spring 2023
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Autumn 2022
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in summer 2022
• CILIP Carnegie Medal 2022 Shortlisted Books
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in spring 2022
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Autumn 2021
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Summer 2021
• CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021 Shortlisted Books
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in spring 2021
• Autumn 2020 - best new children's and YA books - our picks
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Summer 2020
• Darren Shan writes about his new series - Archibald Lox
• CILIP Carnegie Medal 2020 Shortlisted Books
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Spring 2020
• Autumn 2019 - best new children's and YA books - our picks
• Summer 2019 - best new children's and YA books - our picks
• 2019 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Spring 2019
• School Reading List Book of the Month Archive
• Our picks of the best children's books coming out in Autumn 2018
• 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books
• 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books
• 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlisted Books
• Book of the Month - February

Reading lists for preschool and primary school learners

• Poetry books for 7-11-year-olds
• Preschool reading list for children aged 0-4
• Reception reading list for children aged 4-5
• Graphic novels for KS2 children aged 7-11
• Books for bedtime
• School Reading List Book of the Month Archive
• 100 picture books for EYFS to read before you are 5 years old
• Magazines and newspapers for children and teenagers
• Year 1 reading list for children aged 5-6
• Year 2 reading list for children aged 6-7
• Year 3 reading list for children aged 7-8
• Year 4 reading list for children aged 8-9
• Year 6 reading list for children aged 10-11
• Year 5 reading list for children aged 9-10

Resources

• Libraries, Reading Culture and Outstanding School Inspection Outcomes
• Wordshark online games for reading and spelling
• Free reading resources to download
• Fabula Deck for Kids
• Literacy Hive
• Blue Light Card for Teachers
• Poetry By Heart
• Nessy
• Find The Quote Contest
• Book Collector Software
• Kids Pass
• Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS)
• First News Free Resources
• Epic Escapes At-Home Kits
• Take It As Read
• Children's outdoor reading spaces
• Children's and YA book publicists and PR
• Educating for Empathy - the reading factor
• How to read with your child at home - a guide for parents
• How to suggest a new book for our reading lists
• How to be a children's book reviewer for the School Reading List
• Children's Bookshops
• Promoting your new children's book - some helpful tips
• Summer Reading Challenge
• Storybooks online - free videos of children's and YA books
• How to make timetabled reading time in schools exciting
• Online courses and home learning for children and teens
• Can teachers copy material from the internet onto a school website?
• Children's Literature Blogs
• Great value and free eBooks for the lockdown period
• Online courses and training for teachers
• Children's Book Publishers in UK
• Christmas children's book advent calendar
• Children's bookcases, bookshelves and bookends
• GCSE revision books and guides for English language and literature
• World Book Day Costumes
• 100 question children's book quiz for pupils aged 7-11 in KS2
• Magazines and newspapers for children and teenagers
• Travel locations and holiday destinations inspired by children's books
• STEM Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths toys for children
• Must-have resources for English Teachers
• Book fairs, schemes and offers for children, schools and libraries
• Children's Book Festivals and Events
• Children's literature awards

Revision Books

• KS2 SATs revision books
• Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts
• GCSE revision books and guides for English language and literature
• Common Entrance Revision for 13+ Year 8

School book clubs

• May 2025 book club picks
• April 2025 book club picks
• March 2025 book club picks
• February 2025 book club picks
• January 2025 book club picks
• December 2024 book club picks
• November 2024 book club picks
• October 2024 book club picks
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• August 2024 book club picks
• July 2024 book club picks
• June 2024 book club picks
• May 2024 book club picks
• April 2024 book club picks
• March 2024 book club picks
• February 2024 book club picks
• January 2024 book club picks
• December 2023 book club picks
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• July 2023 book club picks
• June 2023 book club picks
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• March 2023 book club picks
• February 2023 book club picks
• January 2023 book club picks
• December 2022 book club picks
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• October 2022 book club picks
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• August 2022 book club picks
• July 2022 book club picks
• June 2022 book club picks
• May 2022 book club picks
• April 2022 book club picks

School Reading List Children's Literature Podcast

• Investing in Your School Library Can Boost Your School Inspection Grade | Series 1, Episode 30
• Do Children Read More Than We Think? | Series 1, Episode 29
• Should We Rethink Dressing-Up for World Book Day? | Series 1, Episode 28
• Why teaching discrete subjects and avoiding topic teaching encourages reading for pleasure | Series 1, Episode 27
• Why Discount Book Packs are a Bad Deal for Schools | Series 1, Episode 26
• What Are We Reading For? | Series 1, Episode 25
• Why DuckDuckGo is better than Google for book searches | Series 1, Episode 24
• Should mobile phones be banned in schools? | Series 1, Episode 23
• Engaging children and teens in reading over the summer | Series 1, Episode 22
• 2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising? | Series 1, Episode 21
• Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) | Series 1, Episode 20
• Advice for adults choosing children's books | Series 1, Episode 19
• BookTok: a blessing or a curse? | Series 1, Episode 18
• Why school libraries are so important | Series 1, Episode 17
• Children's books and books for children | Series 1, Episode 16
• How to use Lego to encourage reading skills | Series 1, Episode 15
• How To Organise An Effective Quiet Reading Time | Series 1, Episode 14
• The Reading Framework | Series 1, Episode 13
• The Power of Children's Book Series | Series 1, Episode 12
• Transitioning from picture books to short chapter books | Series 1, Episode 11
• How to halt the summer slide by encouraging students to read | Series 1, Episode 10
• Chat GPT and AI - a blessing or a curse for teachers? | Series 1, Episode 9
• How the cost of living crisis is impacting children's reading and book sales | Series 1, Episode 8
• Why it's not a good idea to use reading records | Series 1, Episode 7
• Why we shouldn't ban books | Series 1, Episode 6
• How to make GCSE literature set texts more accessible for students | Series 1, Episode 5
• What makes a book popular with children? | Series 1, Episode 4
• Does reading decline in secondary schools? | Series 1, Episode 3
• Are classroom wall displays a good idea? | Series 1, Episode 2
• When is a quote not a quote? | Series 1, Episode 1
• Podcast trailer

Secondary KS3, KS4 and KS5 11-18 books lists

• Learning to drive
• Sixth Form Reading List Book Recommendations
• Graphic novels for young adults aged 12-16 in KS3 & KS4
• Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts
• School Reading List Book of the Month Archive
• Magazines and newspapers for children and teenagers
• Year 11 recommended reading list for teens aged 15-16
• Year 10 recommended reading list for teens aged 14-15
• Year 9 recommended reading list for teens aged 13-14
• Year 8 recommended reading list for children aged 12-13
• Year 7 recommended reading list for children aged 11-12
• Common Entrance Revision for 13+ Year 8