First chapter books
First chapter books for children aged 5-8 with titles by Michael Rosen, Ross Montgomery, Alex Milway, Katie Jennings, Phil Earle, Francesca Simon, Cornelia Funke, Julie Sykes, Alex T. Smith, and Harriet Muncaster.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Ewa Jozefkowicz is a British children’s author whose debut novel, The Mystery of the Colour Thief, was published by Zephyr, an imprint of Head of Zeus, in 2018. The book was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2019. Her subsequent novels include Girl 38: Finding a Friend (2019), The Key to Finding Jack (2020), The Cooking Club Detectives (2021), and The Dragon in the Bookshop (2022), all published by Zephyr. Jozefkowicz’s works often explore themes of friendship, family, and resilience. She has also written The Woodland Explorers: The Mystery of the Missing Fox (2023). Her books have been translated into several languages. In 2020, The Mystery of the Colour Thief was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award. Jozefkowicz is a member of the Society of Authors. Her novel The Dragon in the Bookshop was published in July 2022.
First chapter books for children aged 5-8 with titles by Michael Rosen, Ross Montgomery, Alex Milway, Katie Jennings, Phil Earle, Francesca Simon, Cornelia Funke, Julie Sykes, Alex T. Smith, and Harriet Muncaster.
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.
Outdoor reading space resources, with bean bags, tents, pop-ups, teepees, wigwams, hammocks, pouffes, giant outdoor cushions, outdoor classrooms, reading sheds, garden playhouses, reading treehouses and literacy teaching ideas.
Food and cookery topic books including picture books by Gianna Pollero, Jasbinder Bilan, Winsome Bingham, Ewa Jozefkowicz, Chris Callaghan, A.F. Harrold, Morag Hood, Laura Gladwin and more.
December 2024’s set of book club recommendations features titles by Zeshan Akhter, Catherine Ard and Paul Daviz, Nicola Edwards and Pauline Gregory, Lucy Cochran, Ali Rutstein, Ewa Jozefkowicz, Fiona Katauskas, Candace Savage, and David Fenne.
Season 1, Episode 15 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for October 2023 and how to use Lego to encourage reading skills
October 2023’s set of book club recommendations features love stories, family themes and fantasy by Dhonielle Clayton, Ewa Jozefkowicz, Helen Cooper, Lisa Williamson, Emily Hauser, Nathan Jurevicius, Rina Singh & Dianne Hofmeyr.
The Wolf Twins will give readers on the outside looking in an understanding of what it’s like to be a twin, especially when your sibling looks exactly like you! It will also appeal to those with siblings very close in age.
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