Children’s books for Christmas gifts
Our 20 great children’s books for Christmas – spectacular picture books to surprise, bewitch and survive longer than one holiday season.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Our 20 great children’s books for Christmas – spectacular picture books to surprise, bewitch and survive longer than one holiday season.
December 2023’s set of book club recommendations features immersive illustrated books by Jane Hissey, C.S. Lewis, Joey Chou, Dr Fuzz, Helen Mortimer and Rachael Dean, Dr Seuss, Dr Frances Durkin, L.C Rosen and Akshaya Raman.
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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