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- 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
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- Peter in Peril by Helen Bate
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School Reading List Children's Literature Podcast
- 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
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