Seaside books for children
Seaside themed stories for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3 with titles by Michael Rosen, Mairi Hedderwick, Shirley Hughes, Sam Usher, Atinuke, Richard Pickard, Michael Morpurgo, Lauren St John, Liz Kessler and more.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Júlia Moscardó is a visual artist and children’s author-illustrator whose work spans picture books and gallery painting. She studied Fine Arts in València, completed an Erasmus exchange at the University of Leeds, and in 2017 graduated from the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art.
Her debut as author-illustrator, Changing Tides, explores the emotions around forming a blended family and was published by Little Tiger in 2024, with a U.S. edition from Tiger Tales. As an illustrator she has collaborated with a range of authors, including Louise Greig on Home of the Wild for Floris Books and Lucy Strange on the Barrington Stoke novella The River Spirit.
Home of the Wild was first published on 29 April 2021, and The River Spirit was published on 6 June 2024.

Seaside themed stories for EYFS, KS1, KS2 and KS3 with titles by Michael Rosen, Mairi Hedderwick, Shirley Hughes, Sam Usher, Atinuke, Richard Pickard, Michael Morpurgo, Lauren St John, Liz Kessler and more.
Season 1, Episode 41 of the School Reading List podcast. New book post, 30 great books for May 2026 and reading assessments vs the National Year of Reading.
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.
April 2026’s book club includes titles by Lanisha Butterfield, Elena Mannion, Erin Brown, Ruby Clyde, Rachel WD, David Solomons, Sophie Anderson, Ash Bond, Victor Kloss, Patrick Ness, A. B. Poranek, Lucas Maxwell & Stephen Daly.
Disclosure: If you buy books linked to our site, we may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookshops, or Waterstones.com.
Keep up to date with our email newsletter and our latest social media posts about reading, children's books and literacy.