Autumn 2019 – best new children’s and YA books – our picks
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in autumn 2019. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Five Poems About Gh…Gh…Ghosts
A Pocketful of Black Cats
Sketch Your Selfie (Guided Sketchbook): How to Draw Your Best Self (and Your BFFs)
Five Poems About Teachers
The Essential Law Dictionary
The Girl Who Rode a Shark: And Other Stories of Daring Women
Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories
The Woman Who Rode A Shark and 50 more Wild Female Adventurers
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in autumn 2019. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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