Dance books for children and teens
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.
Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Wendy J. Warren is a UK-based illustrator known for picture books. Her work includes themes of body positivity in children’s literature.
Her book The Bear Who Wanted to Dance, published by Tiger Tales, is among her recent works.
Warren’s artwork appears across children’s books and illustration portfolios. She is represented by the Curtis Brown Books agency.
Her style includes watercolour, soft tones, and emotive characters drawn with expressive lines.
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.
October 2025’s book club includes titles by Laura Baker, Carrie Sellon, Harriet Muncaster, Nathanael Lessore, Jason Reynolds, N. D. Stevenson, Jeffrey Boakye, Lauren St John, Bex Hogan, Bill Wood, Rosie Talbot, and Logan-Ashley Kisner.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2025. These reading recommendations include picture books, poetry, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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