Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
How to Train Your Dragon (How to Train Your Dragon, #1)
How to Be a Pirate (How to Train Your Dragon, #2)
How to Speak Dragonese (How to Train Your Dragon, #3)
How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse (How to Train Your Dragon, #4)
How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale (How to Train Your Dragon, #5)
A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons (How to Train Your Dragon, #6)
How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm (How to Train Your Dragon, #7)
How to Break a Dragon’s Heart (How to Train Your Dragon, #8)
The Wizards of Once (The Wizards of Once #1)
How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword (How to Train Your Dragon, #9)
How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel (How to Train Your Dragon, #10)
How to Betray a Dragon’s Hero (How to Train Your Dragon, #11)
How to Fight a Dragon’s Fury (How To Train Your Dragon, #12)
Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown
How to Train Your Viking, by Toothless the Dragon
The Complete Book of Dragons: A Guide to Dragon Species
Hiccup: The Viking Who Was Seasick
What Shall We Do With The Boo Hoo Baby?
How to Train Your Dragon: Incomplete Book of Dragons
The Day of the Dreader (How to Train Your Dragon World Book Day 2012)
Knock Three Times
How to Train Your Dragon Boxed Set (How to Train Your Dragon, #1-6)
How to Train Your Dragon: The First Collection (How to Train Your Dragon, #1-3)
How to Train Your Dragon
Emily Brown and the Thing
How to Train Your Dragon Gift Set #2
Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency
The Story of Tantrum O’Furrily
Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear, Emily Brown!
Books for Year 1 – here’s our selection to challenge and interest children aged 5-6 in UK primary schools. Handpicked recommendations from teachers and librarians, with titles by Michael Rosen, Julia Donaldson, Jon Klassen, Judith Kerr, Satoshi Kitamura, and more.
Suggested reading books for Year 4 children, aged 8-9. A selection of exciting titles aimed at boys and girls of all abilities in lower KS2. Featured authors include Michael Rosen, Helen Cresswell, Andy Griffiths, Pamela Butchart and Malorie Blackman.
Storybooks online – here’s our curated collection of video online stories read by authors including Cressida Cowell, Aisha Bushby, Alex Wheatle, Catherine Bruton, David Walliams, Malorie Blackman, Michael Rosen and more.
Book series for children and teens to encourage reading for pleasure, including titles by Dominic Sandbrook, Liz Pichon, Harriet Muncaster, Kevin & Katie Tsang, Marie Lu Robert Muchamore and Jason Reynolds.
Adventure stories for children and teens, including modern and classic titles by Maz Evans, Cressida Cowell, Dom Conlon, Lucy Brandt, Sufiya Ahmed, Varsha Shah, A.F. Steadman, Wilbur Smith, Robert Muchamore, Robert Louis Stevenson and more.
Vikings topic books for children aged 7-11 in KS2. This list includes nonfiction books and stories by Tony Bradman, Jane Chisholm, Michael Morpurgo, Cressida Cowell, Terry Deary, and Neil Gaiman.
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.
Season 1, Episode 12 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for July 2023 and using the power of children’s and teen book series to kickstart reading for pleasure.
In the 20 years since it was first published, the How To Train Your Dragon series has grown to 12 volumes with 14 million copies sold. There are also three blockbuster film, three TV series adaptations and more live action planned for 2025.
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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