Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
A Dark, Dark Tale
Drowning Ruth
The Dismissal of Miss Ruth Brown: Civil Rights, Censorship, and the American Library
Coffee Nerd: How to Have Your Coffee and Drink It Too
Ten Seeds
Gracie, The Lighthouse Cat
Peter and Wendy: The Restored Text
Princess Rashaah and her Best Friend Jesus Christ
Greyfriars Bobby
The Shy Little Angel
The Tale of Two Mice
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Big Sneeze
Snail Trail
Toad
Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty
Destroying the Works of Witchcraft Through Fasting and Prayer
If at First You Do Not See
The Old Tree
The School Reading List compiles this list of recommended books monthly. This book of the month list highlights new releases and editions of fiction and non-fiction books suitable for children and young adults aged 5-16.
Books for Year 1 – here’s our selection to challenge and interest KS1 children aged 5-6 in UK primary schools. Handpicked recommendations from teachers and librarians, with titles by Michael Rosen, Julia Donaldson, Jon Klassen, Judith Kerr, Satoshi Kitamura, and more.
Books for bedtime to read to children – a selection of books by Jill Murphy, Allan Ahlberg, Maurice Sendak, Michael Rosen, Martin Waddell, Fiona Watt, Claire Freedman, and more; which are ideal for reading to children at bedtime.
Ten Little Dogs by Ruth Brown is a perfect book for sitting down with a two- or three-year-old; each stage involves learning numbers and sequence and there’s a solid narrative to follow that encourages plenty of talking.
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