Children’s Literature News June 2026
Children’s book news for June 2026: reading enjoyment rises but gaps widen, with IBC book boxes, Bookstart picks, AI findings, awards, festivals and new inclusive school resources.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Daishu Ma is a Chinese author-illustrator. She created the wordless graphic novel Leaf, which was published on 1 June 2015. She also illustrated Pangolina, Jane Goodall’s picture book about the endangered pangolin, published in 2021.
Ma writes and illustrates the Ada’s World of Fun board-book series. In this series, Ada, Look at My Teeth! was published on 10 September 2024, Ada, Are You Ready? on 21 January 2025, and Ada’s Rainy Day and Ada, Go, Go, Go! on 5 August 2025. In 2026, Tiger, It’s Snowing!

Children’s book news for June 2026: reading enjoyment rises but gaps widen, with IBC book boxes, Bookstart picks, AI findings, awards, festivals and new inclusive school resources.
Children’s book news for May 2026: Reading Rights, the Children’s Booker, Michael Rosen at 80, the Klaus Flugge and Branford Boase shortlists, BookTrust winners, LitUp results and shared reading data.
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