Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Yoko Mori is a Japanese painter-author and illustrator born in Tokyo in 1959. She is known for pencil drawings that evoke nostalgic scenes of Tokyo life in the 1960s—her childhood era. Teddy’s Midnight Adventure is her first book published in English.
Teddy’s Midnight Adventure, both written and illustrated by Mori, was translated into English by Cathy Hirano. It was published by Pushkin Children’s Books in 2023. The story follows a girl named Akiko and her Teddy as they search for his missing button eye in a moonlit garden. It is aimed at children aged 5-7 years.
The book comprises 32 pages and was released in hardcover with ISBN 9781782694014.
Here’s our selection of books for Year 1 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.
Summer reading challenge – A good reading challenge will not only promote reading and encourage reading for pleasure, but it will encourage a reading culture to spread like a virus throughout your school. Updated for 2026.
Season 1, Episode 7 of the School Reading List podcast. With new book post, 30 great books for February 2023, a look at our 6th form book list and why we reading records are not a good idea.
Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out in Spring 2023. These reading recommendations include picture books, early and middle-grade fiction; young adult novels and non-fiction.
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