Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Jamie Gregory is a British author, illustrator, and book cover designer. His book design work includes jackets for authors such as Suzanne Collins, Philip Reeve, Kathryn Foxfield, Bill Wood, and Pamela Butchart.
In September 2025, Scholastic UK acquired a two-book illustrated children’s series by Gregory in a six-figure deal. The first book in the series, Bone Head: Guardian of the Underworld, is scheduled for publication by Scholastic in June 2026.
Bone Head: Guardian of the Underworld is listed by Scholastic for release on 4 June 2026.
June 2026’s book club includes titles by Marjoke Henrichs, Philip Ardagh, Ian Eagleton, Hayley Wells, Mary Hoffman, Ros Asquith, Tony Bradman, Bec Manser, Clare Pollard, Patrick Gallagher, Jamie Gregory, Mitch Johnson & Matt Goodfellow.
Bone Head: Guardian of the Underworld is a funny illustrated adventure in which a self-important skeleton guardian causes disaster, loses Cerberus and crosses the Underworld with Mort’s sarcastic comments.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2026. These reading recommendations include picture books, poetry, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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