Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Dinosaurs Don’t Have Bedtimes!
Soon
Time Now to Dream
Can’t Catch Me!
The Pirate Who Said Please
Superhero Dad
Follow the Track All the Way Back
A Monster’s Moved In!
Dinosaurs in the Supermarket!
Good Night Tiger
Guess What I Found in Dragon Wood
Mungo and the Spiders from Space
Mom’s the Word
The Winter Fox
My Adventure Island
Eleanor’s Eyebrows
Mungo And The Picture Book
Cowboys Can Be Kind
Superhero Mom
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Books for Year 1 – here’s our selection to challenge and interest 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.
All about me topic books for EYFS including picture books by Mem Fox, The School of Life, Esther Pia Cordova, Lupita Nyong’o, Hervé Tullet, Sophy Henn, David McKee, and more.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2022. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Spring 2019. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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