Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
So You Think You Know About Tyrannosaurus Rex?
So You Think You Know About Diplodocus?
So You Think You Know About Triceratops?
The Chimpanzee and Me
So You Think You Know About Velociraptor?
So You Think You Know About Spinosaurus? (So You Think You Know About… Dinosaurs?)
So You Think You Know About Stegosaurus? (So You Think You Know About… Dinosaurs?)
3-Book Shrinkwrapped Dinosaurs 1-2-3 For Book People
So You Think You Know About… Tyrannosaurus Rex?
So You Think You Know About… Velociraptor?
So You Think You Know About… Triceratops?
So You Think You Know About… Stegosaurus?
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2025. These reading recommendations include picture books, poetry, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Jack Jack: Return of the Chickens is a very satisfying read, which sees the world from a dog’s point of view and is written in a humorous way that will appeal to most readers aged ten and under.
April 2025’s book club recommendations feature titles by Tracy Curren, Laura Dockrill, Maudie Powell-Tuck & Duncan Beedie, Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson, Ben Garrod, Helen Rutter, Matt Goodfellow, Eve Wersocki Morris, Graci Kim, Alexia Casale, Grainne O’Brien, & Patrice Caldwell.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out this Autumn. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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