Summer Reading Challenge
Summer reading challenge – A good reading challenge will not only promote reading and encourage reading for pleasure, but it will encourage a reading culture to spread like a virus throughout your school. Updated for 2026.
Kat Patrick author page
Kat Patrick biography
Kat Patrick is a children’s author whose work includes picture books published in the UK and internationally. According to their official website and publisher pages, Patrick has written several books for young readers, often collaborating with illustrators. Their titles include Goodbye, Bear, illustrated by Evie Barrow, and Doodle Cat Is Bored, illustrated by Lauren Marriott. Patrick’s stories frequently explore themes relevant to children, such as emotions, imagination, and friendship.
Patrick’s books have been published by Scribe Publications and Templar Publishing. Other works by Patrick include How to Be a Lion and The Spectacular Suit. Their writing is noted for its gentle humour and thoughtful approach to childhood experiences.
In 2021, Kat Patrick’s picture book The Spectacular Suit, illustrated by Hayley Wells, was published by Scribe Publications.
Biography writer: Joanna Nance-Phillips
Children’s literature expert and primary school teacher with 30+ years of experience running a primary school library, teaching literacy and tutoring in the UK and abroad. Articles and reviews by Joanna Nance-Phillips 
School Reading List Children’s Book of the Month
The School Reading List compiles this list of recommended books monthly. This children’s and YA books of the month list highlights new releases and editions of fiction and non-fiction books suitable for children and young adults aged 2-16.
Reception reading list for children aged 4-5
Books for Reception – a collection of great picture books for EYFS children aged 4-5 in UK primary schools. Picked by teachers and librarians, this reading list contains stories and poems by Michael Rosen, Steve Weatherill, Jeanne Willis, Oliver Jeffers, Julie Fulton, and more.
Bestselling books by Kat Patrick
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