Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Voices in the Park
Gorilla
Little Beauty
Piggybook
One Gorilla
The Tunnel
Into the Forest
My Dad
Willy the Wimp
My Mom
What If…?
Silly Billy
Me and You
Zoo
Willy the Dreamer
Changes
Willy’s Pictures
How Do You Feel?
Willy and Hugh
The Shape Game
Hide and Seek
The Little Bear Book
Willy’s Stories
I Like Books
Willy and the Cloud
Willy the Champ
Through The Magic Mirror
Bear Hunt
Willy the Wizard
Hansel And Gretel
Suggested reading books for Year 3 children, aged 7-8. A diverse and interesting range of exciting titles aimed at children of all abilities in lower KS2 including books by Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Zanib Mian and Tony Bradman.
A selection of reading books for Year 2 to challenge and interest children aged 6-7 in KS1 classes in UK primary schools. Authors include Eoin Colfer, Clotilde Perrin, Michael Rosen and Enid Blyton.
Books for Reception – a collection of great picture books for EYFS children aged 4-5 in UK primary schools. Picked by teachers and librarians, this reading list contains stories and poems by Michael Rosen, Steve Weatherill, Jeanne Willis, Oliver Jeffers, Julie Fulton, and more.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2024. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2023. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2022. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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