Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Rachel Tilda Wolf is a children’s book artist, illustrator and writer. She graduated from the MA in Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art in 2023 and develops character-led picture books informed by observational drawing and sketchbook work.
Her debut as author-illustrator, Wolf in the City (Scallywag Press), follows a statue who leaves her quiet square to seek admiration among grand city monuments before discovering where she truly belongs.
Wolf in the City was published on 6 March 2025.
100 picture books for EYFS to read before you are 5 years old. A selection of picture books which are ideal for children who are learning to read in Nursery, Early Years, infants and Pre-Prep schools.
Our list of books to encourage children’s critical and creative thinking skills through reading. Featuring specifically selected fiction and nonfiction texts by authors including Oliver Jeffers, Alice James, Alex Frith, Petr Horáček, Hannah Peck, John Condon, Leo Timmers and The School of Life.
Dance books for children with titles by Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees, Joseph Coelho, Noel Streatfeild, Eva Ibbotson, Anna Kemp, Johannes Radebe, Chitra Soundar, Katherine Woodfine, and Efua Traore.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in spring 2026. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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