School Reading List Children's Books of the Year 2025

Best Children’s Books of 2025

Children’s books of the year 2025 – our team has picked a shortlist of great children’s and teen titles published in the last 12 months, with fiction, non-fiction and picture books for 3-18 years and a diverse range of prose, poetry and graphic novels. Vote now!

Science-fiction and STEM topic books

STEM and Science Fiction topic books

Science fiction and STEM topic books for Key Stage 1,2 & 3, including fiction and nonfiction titles by Amy Bond, Christopher Edge, David Wiesner, Jane Wilsher, Ross Welford, SF Said and Margaret Wild.

Children's books for school prize giving awards

Children’s books for school prize giving awards

Children’s books for school prize giving awards with titles by Michael Rosen, William Shakespeare, David Olusoga, Jenny Broom, Clotilde Perrin, Andrew Pettie, Ziggy Hanaor, Sally Symes, & Bob and Roberta Smith.

 

Bestselling books by Steve Tomecek



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