Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Viking Boy
Daddy’s Lullaby
Cinderella and the Mean Queen
Rapunzel Lets Her Hair Down
Red Riding Hood Takes Charge
Mr. Wolf Bounces Back
The Fairy Godmother Takes a Break
Jack and the Bean Snacks
Dilly The Dinosaur
Goldilocks and the Just Right Club
Frog Prince Hops To It
Snow White and the Magic Mirror
The Wicked Stepmother Helps Out
Stories of World War One
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
The Three Little Pigs Go Camping
Give Me Shelter: Stories About Children Who Seek Asylum
My Dad’s a Punk: 12 Stories About Boys and Their Fathers
Mr. Bear Gets Alarmed
Anglo-Saxon Boy
The ugly duckling returns
Through My Window: Celebrating 30 Years of a Children’s Classic
It Came from Outer Space
Is That a Coconut?
Michael
Anzac Boys
Flora the Fairy
The Perfect Baby
Wait And See
Baba Yaga
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Summer 2024. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
Suggested reading books for Year 3 pupils, aged 7-8. A diverse and interesting range of exciting titles aimed at children of all abilities in lower KS2 including books by Roald Dahl, Jacqueline Wilson, Zanib Mian and Tony Bradman.
Anglo-Saxon topic books for children aged 7-11 in KS2. This list includes nonfiction books and stories by Tony Bradman, Rosemary Sutcliff, Terry Deary, Karen Wallace, Robert Fowke and Anita Ganeri.
Vikings topic books for children aged 7-11 in KS2. This list includes nonfiction books and stories by Tony Bradman, Jane Chisholm, Michael Morpurgo, Cressida Cowell, Terry Deary, and Neil Gaiman.
Romans topic books for children aged 7-11 in KS2. This list includes nonfiction books and stories by Tony Bradman, Christina Balit, Andy Stanton, Theresa Breslin, Gary Northfield, and Marcia Williams.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in autumn 2020. These children’s reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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