School Reading List

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 38 For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-38/ Part 1 Book post Small Poems for Big Imaginations by Neal Zetter, illustrated by Will Hughes How to Survive an Apocalypse by Coby Coonradt and Cameron Hardy, illustrated by Victoria Stebleva Tree Thing by Piers Torday, illustrated by Matthew Taylor  Tyrannosaurus Veg by Smriti Halls and Katherina Manolessou The Map of Me by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Olga Shtonda Goldilocs by Ella McLeod and Rochelle Falconer The Spectacular Space Loop by Javi De Castro From AI to WI-FI by Craig Steele, illustrated by Terri Po Magpie Girl by Rowan Foxwood Escape from the Child Snatchers by Sufiya Ahmed The Monsters at the End of the World by Rebecca Orwin The Not-So Great Escape by Emma Green Quill and the Last Generation by C. M. Lewis New You Forever by Steve Cole, illustrated by Chris King Sweet and Sour by Monique Turner Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet Catch by Sarah Brill Arcana - The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-Jones Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books in February 2026 Tiny Hercules by Jon Lock Bridge of Storms by Philip Reeve The Impossible Gladiator by M. G. Leonard Hari Kumar, Ultimate Superstar by Rashmi Sirdeshpande The Day My Brother Got Famous by Jen Carney When the World Ends by Joanna Nadin At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp Tomorrow I'm in Charge! by Jörg Mϋhle Advice from a 12-Year-Old Nobody by Helen Rutter Red Star Rebels by Amie Kaufman There Is Not Usually a Hole by Daisy Hirst Kill Me Now by Helen Price Escape! by Sophie McKenzie Day of Now by Miranda Reason They Call Her Regret by Channelle Desamours Write Your Own Family History by Jane Bingham The Fabric of Us by Aditi Anand YOU VS The Poison Plot by Josh Hicks Raindrops by Robin Boyden Alan, King of the Universe by Tom McLaughlin Murder at the Ivy Hotel by Emily Hourican Chicken Hill by Beccy Blake The Moonhaven Chronicles: The Last Wolf by Rob Biddulph The Blitz Sisters by Judith Eagle Kid Potato by Neil Coslett Cheesy Bob Strikes! by Sophy Henn The Beasts We Raise by D. L. Taylor Always Angel by Kimberly Whittam February 2025 books of the month Fiction:  Carnival Fantástico by Angela Montoya Nonfiction:  Insectarium Junior Edition by Emily Carter and Dave Goulson Picture book:  When Tad Kicked Vlad by Julian Gough and Ross Collins Part 2 Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson Part 3 How Book Censorship Creeps into UK Schools and How to Respond Credits & licensing Sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 37 For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-37/ Part 1 Book post Hot Food Nice! by Michael Rosen What If Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young Snow by Meera Trehan The Turtle Who Turned the Tide by Rachel Bright and Jim Field Harmony House by Monika Singh Gangotra You Think You Know Everything About Space? by Sam Hutchinson Flora Stormer and the Wishing Stone by Isabella Harcourt The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson Ella Jones vs the Battle Noise by Lucy Edwards A Sequence of Cosmic Accidents by S. A Reyhani No One Keeps a Secret by Denise Brown Searching for the Remarkable in Things by Natalie Lucy How NOT to Kiss a Prince by B Wheeler The Obsession by Natasha Preston Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books in January 2026 The Night I Borrowed Time by Iqbal Hussain Magpie Girl by Rowan Foxwood At the End of Everything by Marieke Nijkamp The Big Green by Ken Wilson-Max The Spectacular Space Loop by Javi De Castro Small Poems for Big Imaginations by Neal Zetter The Amazing Generation by Catherine Price Tyrannosaurus Veg by Smriti Halls Nadia Islam, on the Record by Adiba Jaigirdar School Inspectors! by Farhana Islam The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by Sonora Reyes From AI to Wi‑Fi by Craig Steele & Terri Po Tickets for Murder by Niyla Farook Tree Thing by Piers Torday & Matthew Taylor Wilson Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet Scarlet Saves the Multiverse by James Davis The Golden Monkey Mystery by Piu DasGupta Sadie Jones and the Ball by Sally Nicholls & Ashley King Everything You Know About Birds Is Wrong! by Dr Nick Crumpton Clem Fatale Has Been Upstaged by Eve Wersocki Morris The Year of the Tiger by Eric Huang Goldilocs by Ella McLeod Shirley vs the Huge Beast by Tor Freeman The Terrible Trio by Swapna Haddow How the Other Half Kill by P.C Roscoe The Dad Trap by Ian Eagleton Escape from the Child Snatchers by Sufiya Ahmed The Lost Dragon of Roar by Jenny McLachlan Quill and the Last Generation by C.M Lewis The Monsters at the End of the World by Rebecca Orwin New You For Ever by Steve Cole January 2025 books of the month Fiction: Small Poems for Big Imaginations by Neal Zetter Nonfiction: How to Survive an Apocalypse by Coby Coonradt Picture book: Tree Thing by Piers Torday & Matthew Taylor Wilson Part 2 New children's and YA books in spring 2026 New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Grandpa’s Magical Shop by Heather Nicholls, Mandy Is Still a Banana by Zoe Arena Part 3 How author visits can make a big impact in schools Credits & licensing Sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 36 For transcripts, resources & show notes, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-36/ Part 1 Book post Letters from the Upside by Katya Balen All About Antarctica by Marc Martin To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis The Bear Who Wanted to Dance by Stephanie Stansbie Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker and Stacey Thomas Pizza Pete and the Peculiar Professor by Carrie Sellon The Diary of Whiska Wildflower by Harriet Muncaster Time Travel Is NOT My Superpower by Nathanael Lessore Coach by Jason Reynolds Scarlet Morning by N. D. Stevenson Space Tour by Collins Kids Kofi and the Brand New Vibe by Jeffrey Boakye The Lion Cub’s Secret by Lauren St John Owl King by Bex Hogan Be Right Back by Bill Wood We Three Witches by Rosie Talbot The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in November 2025 Silent Night by Emma Read Ask Me Anything by Bethany Rutter Rune: The Tale of the Obsidian Maze by Carlos Sanchez Coach by Jason Reynolds & Selom Sunu Wild Journey by A. M. Dassu & Joe Lillington Spin a Story by Catherine Brereton & Susie Brooks Ghost by Finbar Hawkins The Gland Factory by Rachel Poliquin & Clayton Hanmer A Field Guide to Winter by Gabby Dawnay & Dorien Brouwers Hot Food: Nice! by Michael Rosen & Neal Layton The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson & Melissa Castrillon Dinosaur Friends by Miles Kelly Anya's Quest by Jasbinder Bilan & Jane Ray Snow by Meera Trehan Bluey: The Sign by Bluey Hilda and Twig: Wake the Ice Man by Luke Pearson My Small World: Frozen by Caryl Hart & Harry Woodgate House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig Mullets by Nick Sharratt X-Mas Marks the Spot by Paul Westmoreland My Big Fat Christmas Poo Diary by Jim Smith We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart Dog Man 14: Big Jim Believes by Dav Pilkey What If… Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young & Super Freak Planet Earth by Shoshana Weider Girls Like Me by Rebel Girls Things Scientists Don't Know Yet by Peter Gallivan & Daniela Gamba Robotics by Kate Peridot The Secret History of Christmas by Catherine Saunders November 2025 books of the month Fiction: Wild Journey by A. M. Dassu Nonfiction: Flush It Down by Rob Flowers Picture book: Mullets by Nick Sharratt Part 2 Careers books for children and teens New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson Part 3 Using AI to help students with difficult GCSE set books Credits & licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 35 For transcripts, resources & show notes, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-35/ Part 1 Book post Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett and Ziggy Hanaor The Incredible Pop-up Frog by Ben Hoare Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury The Cave Downwind of the Café by Mikey Please I See a Star by Saskia Gwinn Hank Meets Frank by Maudie Powell-Tuck and Duncan Beedie Brown Girl in the Snow by Yolanda T. Marshall This Book is Too Quiet! by Cristina Cubells Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature by Caroline Brewer More Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings by Susan Martineau Bigg School: Selfie Queen by Lisa Williamson The Fate of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood Keep Your Friends Close by Cynthia Murphy Sad Girl Hours by Anna Zoe Quirke A Match Made in Hell by Charlotte Ingham Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2025 Wyrdwood by Curtis Jobling Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker & Stacey Thomas The Street Where Santa Lives by Harriet Howe Roar by Manjeet Mann Avalanche by Simon Fox The Notted Island by Katherine Child The Forever Bear by Lu Fraser Classic Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen The Bear Who Wanted to Dance by Stephanie Stansbie The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery by Andy Shepherd & Sarah Warburton The Ocean at Night by Isabelle Simler My Friend, Billy Whiskers by David Litchfield The Butterfly House by Harry Woodgate The Story of Gold by Meel Tamphanon The Fantastical Safari by Kristjana S Williams Atlas of Mythical Journeys by Iryna Dobrovetska Be Right Back by Bill Wood You've Found Oliver by Dustin Thao Ice Dancer by Alex Cotter Soup Time Around the World by Denyse Waissbluth The House with the Little Red Door by Grace Easton The Hidden Wisdom of Animals by Kate Siber Forest of Hearts by M.A. Kuzniar Step Inside a Fairy Tale by Helen Mortimer Exploring the Universe by Isabel Thomas Coach by Jason Reynolds Time for a Bath, Animals by Ben Lerwill Vote Wolf by Davide Cali & Magali Clavelet Witchlore by Emma Hinds Moth Dark by Kika Hatzopoulou The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes October 2025 books of the month Fiction: Letters from the Upside by Katya Balen Nonfiction: All About Antarctica by Marc Martin Picture book: To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis Part 2 Myths for children New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson Part 3 A library in every primary: what £10m means Credits & licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 34 For transcripts & show notes see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-34/ Part 1 Book post Gloam by Jack Mackay There Are Amphibians Everywhere by Britta Teckentrup The Museum of Shapes by Sven Volker How to Catch an Idea by Forest Xiao The Coming of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes My Brother Is a Tiger by Joaquin Camp Luna Grace: Girl from Outer Space by Julie Sykes Map to Starlight Hollow by Rebecca Lewis-Oakes The Notwitches: Prison Break by Gary Panton How to Get Magically Popular by Radhika Sanghani Moonboy by Anna Ciddor Wintour's Fate by Brían Dungan iNSiDE by Sally Gales Girls of Dark Divine by E. V. Woods Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in September 2025 Old Oak and Little Acorn by Elena Mannion & Erin Brown The Guardians of Dreamdark: Windwitch by Laini Taylor Britannica All New Children’s Encyclopedia by Christopher Lloyd History's Most Epic Fails by Athena Kugblenu Hank Meets Frank by Maudie Powell-Tuck What Feelings Do at Night by Tina Oziewicz Everybody Has a Fear by Koleka Putuma & Amanda Mijangos The Cave Downwind of the Café by Mikey Please The Search for Our Cosmic Neighbours by Chloe Savage Whoosh!: Adventures with Grandad by Sam Usher Dance of Resistance by Catherine Johnson The Rebel and the Rose by Catherine Doyle Thirst by Darren Simpson The Wizard's Guide to Magical Experiments by Amanda Wood Role Model by Elle McNicoll Dead Yard: Seeds of Doom by P. J. Killburn Fold-Out + Play: Doll's House by Ingela P Arrhenius Where the Dead Live by Sam Fern and Romolo D’Hipolito The Fear by Tom Palmer Talk Like an Aztec by Tegen Evans & Nina Chakrabarti A Tree is a Time Machine by Rob Sears & Tom Sears No Escape by M.A. Bennett By sea and sky by Lela Nargi & Xuan Le The Incredible Pop-up Frog by Ben Hoare Fright Club: Let's Boo This! by Sibeal Pounder Letters from the Upside by Katya Balen BUST OR TRUST by Small Wardour & Sam Peet Mythical Tales by Laura Sampson & Lilla Bolecz Champions of the Galaxy by Tola Okogwu Make Me a Monster by Kalynn Bayron September 2025 books of the month Fiction: Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett & Ziggy Hanaor Nonfiction: The Incredible Pop-up Frog by Ben Hoare & Jasmine Floyd Picture book: Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury Part 2 Our rundown of new children's and YA books for Autumn 2025. New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson Part 3 Books that rival screens and social media  Credits & licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 33 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-33/ Part 1 Book post Super Goat Girl by Tracey Baptiste, illustrated by Dapo Adeola Domain by Rohan Gavin Dinosaur Desert: A Prehistoric Journey of Discovery by Dr Nick Crumpton Go Go Dodo! by Huw Lewis Jones, illustrated by Fred Blunt Every Botty Burps by Becky Wilson, illustrated by Alex Patrick George and Lenny Are Always Together by Jon Agee Farah's Nose by Humera Malik My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary 3 by Jim Smith The Poetry World of John Agard by John Agard Cruise Ship Kid by Emma Swan Mission: Monster Mind by Philip Kavvadias Rayleigh Mann and the Quest of Misfits by Ciannon Smart Things I Learned While I Was Dead by Kathryn Clark Poison Tides by Jay McGuiness Den of Liars by Jessica S. Olson Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in August 2025 The Moonlighters by Lee Newbery Maisie vs the Himalayas by Jack Jackman Shoes!: A footwear fashion frolic by Anna Davies and Daisy Wynter The Museum of Shapes by Sven Volker Bear by Kiri Lightfoot Let's Be Earthlings by Mary Murphy All Together Now: Collected Poems by Michaela Morgan Gloam by Jack Mackay The Coming of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes and Mini Grey Love on Sight by Asli Jensen The Notwitches: Prison Break by Gary Panton A First Book of Bugs by Simon Mole and Adam Ming There Are Amphibians Everywhere by Britta Teckentrup How to Catch an Idea by Forest Xiao Enter the Endgame by Triona Campbell Pooems by Kes Gray The Forest of Dreams by Merve Atilgan Sometimes You Find a Dragon by Viviane Schwarz Dungeon Runners: Ocean Chase by Kieran Larwood and Joe Todd Stanton iNSiDE by S.A. Gales You and Me and the Peanut-Butter Beast by Andy Griffiths Girls of Dark Divine by E.V. Woods Buffalo Fluffalo by Bess Kalb and Erin Kraan Oxford Blood by Rachael Davis-Featherstone A Totally Big Umbrella by Sarah Crossan and Rebecca Cobb Colin’s Grandma by Holly Swain The Game I Will Never Forget by Onjali Q. Rauf Not Going To Plan by Tia Fisher Little Snail Goes House-Hunting by Bia Melo Fox and the Mystery Letter by Alex G Griffiths Geomancer: The Ship of Strays by Kiran Millwood Hargrave August 2025 books of the month Fiction: Gloam by Jack Mackay Nonfiction: There Are Amphibians Everywhere by Britta Teckentrup Picture book: The Museum of Shapes by Sven Volker Part 2 Audiobooks for Teens New book pitches: A Book of Baby Birds by I. S. Thomas, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson Part 3 The National Year of Reading 2026  Credits & licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 32 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-32/ Part 1 Book post Skipshock by Caroline O’Donoghue The Great Pollination Investigation by Deborah Hocking Snarky Sharky by Bethan Clarke, illustrated by Nikolas Ilic I Hear the Trees by Zaro Weil Carnival Queen by Donette Williams-Harry, illustrated by Amelie-Anne Calmo My Friend May by Julie Flett Noah’s New Home by Zeshan Akhter, illustrated by Nabila Adani You Decide Your Adventure by Bear Grylls Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth and Eirinn McGuiness Naeli and the Secret Song by Jasbinder Bilan Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky by Pari Thomson Alyssa and the Enchanted Forest by Alexandra Sheppard Run Away with Me by J. L. Simmonds Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian Kill Creatures by Rory Power Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in July 2025 Go Go Dodo! by Huw Lewis Jones & Fred Blunt Every Botty Burps by Becky Wilson and Alex Patrick Domain by Rohan Gavin Mission: Monster Mind by Philip Kavvadias Rayleigh Mann and the Quest of Misfits by Ciannon Smart Poison Tides by Jay McGuiness George and Lenny Are Always Together by Jon Agee Blue, Barry & Pancakes 3: Mount Choco Meltdown by Jason Patterson & Dan Abdo When The Storm Comes by Polly Ho-Yen Duck Delivers by Tom Tinn-Disbury Cosmo Park by Madeleine Finlay & Tom Dearie The Poetry World of John Agard by John Agard Running My Own Race by Abena Eyeson Runaways by E.L. Norry Insectarium Activity Book by Dave Goulson My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary 3 by Jim Smith Super Goat Girl by Tracey Baptiste & Dapo Adeola The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly The Starlight Rebel by Lisette Auton The Last Pebble by Alex Horne The Goldens by Lauren Wilson Pablo and Splash: Roman Holiday by Sheena Dempsey How To Save Your Granny From a Runaway Train by Swapna Haddow & Jess Bradley My Soul, A Shining Tree by Jamila Gavin Home Has No Borders by Sona Charaipotra & Samira Ahmed The Magic in You by Mat Ricardo The Museum of Lost Umbrellas by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick The Secret Life of Clouds by Moira Butterfield & Vivian Mineker Dinosaur Desert by Dr Nick Crumpton Farah's Nose by Humera Malik Grimwood: Rock the Vote! by Nadia Shireen July 2025 books of the month Fiction:  Domain by Rohan Gavin Nonfiction:  Dinosaur Desert by Dr Nick Crumpton and Ola Plocinska Picture book:  Super Goat Girl by Tracey Baptiste, illustrated by Dapo Adeola Part 2 Our Children’s books for school prize giving awards New book pitches: • The Fighting Spirit by Rob Keeley, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson Part 3 What are picture books, and why are they useful? Credits & licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 31 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-31/ Part 1 Book post A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron Volcano by Claire Saxby & Jess Racklyeft I’m going to make a friend by Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat The Man Who Loved Libraries by Andrew Larsen & Katty Maurey The Glass Heart by Sally Gardner Mummy Mayhem by Cat Weldon & Nene Lonergan The Squid Squad by Aoife Doole River Crest Rescue by Paul Ian Cross Tales of Scary Beasts by Susan Martineau Vivi Conway and the Lost Hero by Lizzie Huxley-Jones The Blockbusters! by Frank Cottrell-Boyce The Battle of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron I Dare You by Tamsin Winter All the Lost Souls by Amie Jordan Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in June 2025 Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian Carnival Queen by Donette Williams-Harry & Amelie-Anne Calmo Snarky Sharky by Bethan Clarke & Nikolas Ilic Choose Your Own Evolution by Jules Howard & Gordy Wright Words Can Fly by Donna Ashworth Greenwild: The Forest in the Sky by Pari Thomson The Shell Keepers by Truly Johnston Naeli and the Secret Song by Jasbinder Bilan Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel Don't Let Me Go by Kevin Christopher Snipes Rock Band: Music and Misfits by Leah Osakwe Inside Your Brain by Lucy Ann Unwin Nautical by Matt Ralphs & Dieter Braun A Field Guide to Summer by Gabby Dawnay & Dorien Brouwers The Lost Book of Undersea Adventure by Teddy Keen Augmented by Kenechi Udogu Space by Gaby Morgan Alyssa and the Enchanted Forest by Alexandra Sheppard I Hear The Trees by Zaro Weil Escape Room: Game Zero by Christopher Edge Nate Yu's Blast from the Past by Maisie Chan Kerfuffle Bird by Helen Docherty & Gwen Millward The Dawn of Adonis by Phil Earle Letters from Wonderland by Josie George Yelp! Yeti! Chaos in Kathmandu by Sneha Prahan My Enemy, My Friend by Elizabeth Laird Run Away With Me by J. L. Simmonds Wish You Were Her by Elle McNicoll A Box Full of Murders by Janice Hallett Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime by Jennifer Claessen June 2025 books of the month Fiction: Skipshock by Caroline O'Donoghue Nonfiction: The Great Pollination Investigation by Deborah Hocking Picture book: Snarky Sharky by Bethan Clarke, illustrated by Nikolas Ilic Part 2 Our football-themed books for children New book pitches: The Fighting Spirit by Rob Keeley, Zee Zee The Humble Bee by Michael Obiora. Molly the Moo by Paul Simpson Part 3 How reading between the ages of 11 and 16 can help teens get better jobs Credits & licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 30 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-30/ Part 1 Book post Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean Our Tree by Jessica Meserve We are All Animals by Ben Hoare and Christopher Lloyd, illustrated by Mark Ruffle Real-life Mysteries: Tales of Scary Beasts by Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky Barker How Not to Share a Pizza by Tracy Curren, illustrated by Lauren Beard I Am Strong Just Being Me by Laura Dockrill and Kip Alizadeh Hank Goes Honk by Maudie Powell-Tuck and Duncan Beedie Blue, Barry and Pancakes 2 by Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson Jack-Jack and the Return of the Chickens by Ben Garrod The Boy with Big Decisions by Helen Rutter The First Year by Matt Goodfellow Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed by Eve Wersocki Morris Dreamslinger by Graci Kim Not That Kind Of Hero by Alexia Casale Solo by Grainne O'Brien Where Shadows Meet by Patrice Caldwell Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in May 2025 Land of the Last Wildcat by Lui Sit A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron I'm Going to Make a Friend by Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat So Devin Wore a Skirt by Shireen Lalji & Lucy Fleming Traumaland by Josh Silver Valley of the Vikings by Liz Kessler Evie and Maryam's Family Tree by Janeen Hayat Shrapnel Boys by Jenny Pearson Piet Cools Off by Peter & Carina Wohlleben The Boy in the Tree by Lisa Thompson The Thrashers by Julie Soto Breakthrough by Omar Sharif Epic Cities by Sam Sedgman & Daniel Long The Other Girl by Emily Barr Get Dressed! By Katy Canales Epic FACTopia! By Rose Davidson The Glass Heart by Sally Gardner Letters to a Dog by Piers Torday SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue by Paul Ian Cross Out There in the Wild by James Carter, Dom Conlon & Nicola Davies A Killing at the Box Office by Paul Westmoreland The World of Maxime by Lucile de Pesloan Stitch Head: The Pirate's Eye by Guy Bass & Pete Williamson The Squid Squad by Aoife Dooley Little Lim and the Golden Treasure by Frann Preston-Gannon The Blockbusters! By Frank Cottrell-Boyce The Battle of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron The Man Who Loved Libraries by Andrew Larsen & Katty Maure I Dare You by Tamsin Winter Aliya and the Shop of Second Chances by Laila Rifaat All the Lost Souls by Amie Jordan May 2025 books of the month Fiction: A Flash of Neon by Sophie Cameron Nonfiction: Volcano by Claire Saxby & Jess Racklyeft Picture book: I'm going to make a friend by Darren Chetty & Sandhya Prabhat Part 2 Our recommended books for preschool New book pitches: The Fighting Spirit by Rob Keeley, Zee Zee The Humble Bee by Michael Obiora. Molly the Moo by Paul Simpson Part 3 Investing in Your School Library Can Boost Your School Inspection Grade! Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 29 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-29/ Part 1 Book post Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester & Coral Tulloch Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton, illustrated by Reena Makwana Meet Amber Class by Enomwoyi Damali, illustrated by Ruthine Burton Bad Panda: For Sale by Swapna Haddow Grumpfort by Jamie Hammond Solving Crimes Is NOT My Superpower by Nathanael Lessore, illustrated by Simran Diamond Singh The Magnificent Book of Trees by Tony Russell, illustrated by Val Walerczuk & Simon Treadwell Rebel Heart by Ally Sherrick School of Doom by Sarah Harrison Beastlands: Legend of the Crystal Caves by Jess French Fury, Fire and Frost by Robert Muchamore Missing Link by Anthony Kessel Normal Women Making History for 900 Years by Philippa Gregory Nightweaver by R. M. Gray Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in April 2025 Run Away With Me by Brian Selznick The Line They Drew Through Us by Hiba Noor Khan Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed by Eve Wersocki Morris Peregrine Quinn and the Mask of Chaos by Ash Bond The Boy with Big Decisions by Helen Rutter Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean Not That Kind Of Hero by Alexia Casale The First Year by Matt Goodfellow The Last House in the Row by Lesley Parr Odd Girl Out by Tasneem Abdur-Rashid Fishfolk by Steven Quincey-Jones I Am Raven by Alastair Chisholm Snails of the Unexpected by Terrie Chilvers Light by Jess Wade & Ana Sanfelippo Michael Rosen's Pocket Shakespeare by Michael Rosen & Chris Riddell Life (As We Know It) by Ziggy Hanaor & Cristobal Schmal Weird Philosophy by Brandon Robshaw Becoming Grace by Hilary McKay The Misadventures of Mina Mahmood by Farhana Islam Hercules: Hero to Zero? By Tom Vaughan Matched Up by Jenny Ireland The Girl with the Red Boots by Alex Wheatle What Happens Online by Nathanael Lessore Botticelli's Apprentice by Ursula Murray Husted The Mirror World by Femi Fadugba Rainforest by DK Starminster: The Month of Birthdays by Megan Hopkins Food for All by Mary Hoffman & Ros Asquith Quiet Riot by Nadia Finer Our Tree by Jessica Meserve April 2025 books of the month Fiction: Under a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughrean Nonfiction: We are All Animals by Ben Hoare and Christopher Lloyd, illustrated by Mark Ruffle Picture book: Our Tree by Jessica Meserve Part 2 Our recommended books for reception classrooms New book pitches: Oakley the Superhero by Roxanne Constantine; The Tilly and Harry Adventures by Ashton Moon; Danny the Ducky and Gilly the Goose by Dushka Petkovich Part 3 Do Children Read More Than We Think? Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 28 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-28/ Part 1 Book post Diary Of A Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Wotto Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson, illustrated by Beth Waters Paloma Flies Away by María J. Guarda I Really Really Love My Noisy Bum by Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie Let’s Play Rugby by Gordon D’Arcy and Paul Howard Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum by Hannah Tunnicliffe and Erica Harrison The Notwitches by Gary Panton, illustrated by Dotty Sutton Be the Change by Robin Greenfield and Antonia Banyard Speedwheels 3000: The Race Against Crime by Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Katie Kear and Nick East School for Fireflies by Erica Gomez Shiver Point: Beneath the Ghostly Graves by Gabriel Dylan Red Flags by Sophie Jo Mondays are Murder by Ravena Guron Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in March 2025 The Magnificent Book of Trees by Tony Russell Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones & Corey Egbert The Bookshop Dog by Harriet Evans Mary Fowler: Football Legends by Kit Cross Noura's Crescent Moon by Zainab Khan Wolf in the City by Rachel Tilda Wolf Nightweaver by R.M. Gray Songs for Ghosts by Clara Kumagai The Deadly Fates by Dhonielle Clayton Meet the Mubbles by Liz Pichon Vanya and the Wild Hunt by Sangu Mandanna Wild Magic: Legend of the Black Lion by Abiola Bello Dadbot by Jack Noel Stealing Happy by Brian Conaghan When the Bones Sing by Ginny Myers Sain A Home Is A Nest by Emma Carlisle While We’re Young by K.L Walther The Greatest Stuff on Earth by Steve Tomecek The Appletree Animal Agency by Katya Balen Please Don't Read The Footnotes Please by Rob Walton After by Padraig Kenny Puloma and the Bear by Jasbinder Bilan See Inside AI by Alex Frith & Victoria Williams Encyclopedia of Birds by Jules Howard Away by Megan E. Freeman Keep Smashing It by Jodie Ounsley Bronte Tempestra and the Weather Witch by Bex Hogan Hidden Treasure by Jessie Burton The Beck by Anthony McGowan Bigg School: Scaredy Cat by Lisa Williamson Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods by Jennifer Killick March 2025 books of the month Fiction: Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please by Rob Walton, illustrated by Reena Makwana Nonfiction: Into the Ice: Reflections on Antarctica by Alison Lester and Coral Tulloch Picture book: Mr Norton's New Hat by Huw Lewis Jones and Corey Egbert Part 2 Our recommended books for year 1 classrooms New book pitches:• Oakley the Superhero by Roxanne Constantine; The Tilly and Harry Adventures by Ashton Moon; Danny the Ducky and Gilly the Goose by Dushka Petkovich Part 3 Is it time to rethink dressing up for World Book Day? Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 27 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-27/ Part 1 Book post Loverboy by Ben Tomlinson One Day: A True Story of Courage and Survival in the Holocaust by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillip The Really Beautiful Thing by Frances Tosdevin Guardians of the New Moon: The Year of the Rat by Eric Huang, illustrated by Phung Nguyen Quang Sammy and the Stolen Paintings by Charlie P. Brooks Mission: Manta Ray by Philip Kavvadis Alex Neptune, Dragon Champion by David Owen, illustrated by George Ermos People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence Murder for Two (A Tariq Twins Mystery) by Niyla Farook The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall After Life by Gayle Forman Bingsu For Two by Sujin Witherspoon The Wilderness of Girls by Madeline Claire Franklin Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in February 2025 Paloma Flies Away by Maria J. Guarda All Better Now by Neal Shusterman Diary of a Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart Let's Play Rugby! By Gordon D'Arcy and Paul Howard Red Flags by Sophie Jo I Really, Really Love My Noisy Bum by Karl Newson & Duncan Beedie Shiver Point: Beneath the Ghostly Graves by Gabriel Dylan Black Star by Kwame Alexander Mondays Are Murder by Ravena Guron Island of Influencers by Monique Turner Alan, King of the Universe by Tom McLaughlin Dragon Riders of Roar by Jenny McLachlan & Alla Khatkevich The Notwitches by Gary Panton & Dotty Sutton Speedwheels 3000: The Race Against Crime by Jenny Pearson & Katie Kear Boobies by Nancy Vo My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary 2 by Jim Smith The Full Stop That Got Away by Laura Baker & Nathan Reed The Boy at the Window by Lucy Strange & Rohan Eason Wink, Murder: a Bletchley Park Mystery by Rhian Tracey Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson & Beth Waters Destiny Ink: Birthday Secret by Adeola Sokunbi Cloud Nine by Sue H. Cunningham Wiggling Words by Kate Rolfe The Found Things by Petr Horacek Normal Women: Making History for 900 Years by Philippa Gregory Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster How To Roller-Skate with One Leg by Ella Dove My Mum and Other Poems by Laura Dockrill February 2025 books of the month Fiction: Diary of a Future Billionaire by Pamela Butchart Nonfiction: Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson & Beth Waters Picture book: Paloma Flies Away by Maria J. Guarda Part 2 Our recommended books for year 2 classrooms New book pitches:•Oakley the Superhero by Roxanne Constantine; Efua's Magic Stew by Angela Ackah-McIntyre; Danny the Ducky and Gilly the Goose by Dushka Petkovich Part 3 Why teaching discrete subjects and avoiding topic teaching encourages reading for pleasure. Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 26 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-26/ Part 1 Book post A Symphony of Stories by James Mayhew 2025 Children's Almanac by Collins Kids Traitors in Space: A Pick-Your-Own-Path Adventure by Tim Collins My Name is a Gift by Zeshan Akhter My First Ocean Atlas by Catherine Ard and Paul Daviz Where to Hide a Star by Oliver Jeffers A Beginners Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein Jakub's Otter by Coral Rumble Phantom Hearts by Rosie Talbot How to Know a Crow by Candace Savage Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas So Over This by David Fenne Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in January 2025 Alex Neptune, Dragon Champion by David Owen Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney The Restaurant at the Edge of the World by Oliver Gerlach Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Stephen Davies Manifest for Kids: FOUR STEPS TO BEING THE BEST YOU by Roxie Nafousi The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir by Peter Lantos Mismatched by Anne Camlin The End of the Story by Melissa de la Cruz Guardians of the New Moon: Year of the Rat by Eric Huang The Party by Natasha Preston After Life by Gayle Forman Squeak! Squawk! Roar!: Amazing Animal Poems by Kate Williams The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon The Vulpine by Polly Crosby The Legendary Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud Dear Black Boy by Martellus Bennett One Day by Michael Rosen & Benjamin Phillips Let the Light In by Jenny Downham by Louis Hill The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall Murder for Two by Niyla Farook Sahara by Christina Webb The Boy I Love by William Hussey  Girl, Ultra-Processed by Amara Sage Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias Til Death by Busayo Matuluko People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence Buzz Club by Xena Knox Hunt for the Golden Scarab by M. G. Leonard Pinch Perkins and the Nightmare Tree by Cathy FitzGerald Ice Apprentices by Jacob North January 2025 books of the month Fiction: Loverboy by Ben Tomlinson Nonfiction: One Day by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillips Picture book: The Really Beautiful Thing by Frances Tosdevin Part 2 Our recommended books for year 3 classrooms New book pitches: Smart Fiona by Mike Hollin; Efua's Magic Stew by Angela Ackah-McIntyre; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham Part 3 Why Discount Book Packs are a Bad Deal for Schools Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 25 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-25/ Part 1 Book post The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee We Can! by Alexandra Strick You Only Spy Twice by Ben Sanders Super Ocean Weekend by Gaëlle Alméras Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman Presto! Magical Recovery Co. by Rutendo Dione We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson and David Arlo Handle With Care by Louisa Reid I Shall Never Fall in Love by Hari Conner Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in November 2024 Beanie the Bansheenie by Eoin Colfer &  Steve McCarthy The Circular Square by Simon Philip & Neil Clark Shyla's Wood Wide Web by Ewa Jozefkowicz & Gillian Flint Amazing Jellyfish by Michael Stavaric The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier & Brian Churilla For She is Wrath by Emily Varga When It's Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri The Muttcracker by Anna Kemp & Sara Ogilvie How to Be a Revolutionary by Lucy Ann Unwin The 39-Storey Treehouse: Colour Edition! by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage Yetis Don't Exist! by Kate Thompson &  Loretta Schauer The Murder Hypothesis by Sarah Wishart Blue, Barry & Pancakes by Dan Abdo & Jason Patterson Mission to Mars: Can You Survive in Space? by DK Silver by Olivia Levez Girls by Annet Schaap Yes, Boys Can! by Jonathan Juravich &  Richard V. Reeves Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein & Tommy Doyle When the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O'Farrell & Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini The ADHD Teen Survival Guide by Soli Lazarus In Praise of Mystery by Ada Limon & Peter Sis So Over This by David Fenne Heist Royale by Kayvion Lewis. Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar Drawn Onward by Daniel Nayeri & Matt Rockefeller How to Sing a Song by Kwame Alexander & Randy Preston Shakespeare's Othello by Steve Barlow & Steve Skidmore Rise and Fall by Peter Allen Wisdom of the Woods by Rachel Piercey & Freya Hartas November 2024 books of the month Fiction: When It's Your Turn For Midnight by Blessing Musariri Nonfiction: Rise and Fall by Peter Allen Picture book: The Search for Carmella by Chloe Savage Part 2 Our recommended books for year 4 classrooms New book pitches: Smart Fiona by Mike Hollin; There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham Part 3 What Are We Reading For? A spectrum of reading cultures in schools.  Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 24 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-24/ Part 1 Book post The Boy in the Suit by James Fox First Big Book of How by Sally Symes Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie Clive Penguin by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders Ivy Newt and the Vampixies by Derek Keilty and Magda Brol Life in the Wild by Lizzie Daly Nina Peanut: Mega Mystery Solver by Sarah Bowie The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Lilija Berzinska Popcorn by Rob Harrell Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion by Annelise Gray Desert Echoes by Abdi Nazemian Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures by Rima Orie The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2024 Ditching Saskia by  John Moore and Neetols Family by Patricia Hegarty and Britta Teckentrup Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! By Brian Fitzgerald One Wise Sheep: An Untraditional Christmas Story by Ulrich Hub Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee Bear's Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers Feather by Manon Steffan Ros That Day by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet The Flickering Fires by Grahame Baker-Smith Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson Circus of Shadows by Lidia Brankovic Nettle by Bex Hogan Twenty-Four Seconds From Now: A Regular Love Story by  Jason Reynolds Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll Museum in a Book by Herve Tullet The Little Prince: Pop Up Book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Shadow Creatures by Chris Vick Birdie by J.P Rose The Arctic Fox by Holly Webb We Can!: Make a Difference by Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony Skandar and the Skeleton Curse by A.F. Steadman The Colour of Revenge by Cornelia Funke The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson The River Thief by Hannah Peck Our Galaxy: A First Adventure in Space by Sue Lowell Gallion Gold Rush by Flora Delargy Flow with the Snow by Robert Tregoning The Lost Dogs by Patrica Forde Handle With Care by  Louisa Reid A Lot of Silly: A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense by Joy Cowley Chris Mould's War of the Worlds: A Graphic Novel by H.G Wells October 2024 books of the month Fiction: The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson Nonfiction: Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow Picture book: Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup Part 2 Our recommended books for year 5 classrooms New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham Part 3 Why DuckDuckGo is better than Google for book searches Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 23 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-23/ Part 1 Book post Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick A Celebration of Evolution by William Spring Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green, illustrated by Francis Martin Countdown to Bedtime Sleepy Dragon by Candy Bee One Up by Ben Sanders Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad! by Steve Webb Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler, illustrated by Andy Smith Mia and the Secrets of Lunis by Janelle McCurdy, illustrated by Ana Latese The Reluctant Vampire Queen Finds Her Fangs by Jo Simmons The Dark Within Us by Jess Popplewell I Will Never Leave You by Kara A. Kennedy Death At Morning House by Maureen Johnson Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in September 2024 Ghostlines by Katya Balen The Great Phoenix of London by Lindsay Galvin Popcorn by Rob Harrell The Tantrum by Louie Stowell Life in the Wild by Lizzie Daly The Land of Lost Things by Andy Griffiths Here To Slay by Radhika Sanghani The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers The Incredible Pop-up Bug by Ben Hoare The Boy in the Suit by James Fox The Salt Thief by Neal Bascomb Cobweb by Michael Morpurgo Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel by William Golding Escape Castle Dracula by Sam Fern The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Lilija Berzinska Oh What a Knight! by Maz Evans Unholy Terrors by Lyndall Clipstone Blue Heart by Nicola Davies The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge The Dinosaur Next Door by David Litchfield Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Making Enemies by Louie Stowell The Seamaiden's Odyssey by Berlie Doherty Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness Death on the Tracks by Paul Westmoreland Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle A Little Sailing Lesson by Sara Stefanini Who Ate the Little Bug? By Hector Dexet The Remarkables by Clotilde Perrin The Golden Linnet by Alexander Armstrong September 2024 books of the month Fiction: The Boy in the Suit by James Fox Nonfiction: First Big Book of How by Sally Symes Picture book: Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie Part 2 Our recommended books for year 6 classrooms New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham Part 3 Should mobile phones be banned in schools? Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl . Support the Show.

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 22 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-22/ Part 1 Book post The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn Doggy Dance Off by Steve Smallman Becoming Brave by Jennie Cashman Wilson Watts & Whiskerton by Meg McLaren Grimwood Party Animals by Nadia Shireen Sherlock Bones and the Mischief in Manhattan by Tim Collins 100 Things to Know About Sport by Jerome Martin, Alice James, Tom Mumbray and Micaela Tapsell Delta and the Lost City by Anna Fargher Terra Electrica: The Guardians of the North by Antonia Maxwell The Last Thing You'll Hear by Jan Dunning Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in August 2024 Griselda Snook’s Spectacular Books by Barry Timms Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick The Dark Within Us by Jess Popplewell Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus Let Sleeping Gods Lie by Thiago de Moraes Peng and Spanners: When Pigs Go Bad! by Steve Webb Rosa By Starlight by Hilary McKay Autumn Feast: Nature's Harvest by Sean Taylor & Alex Morss One Up by Ben Sanders Beautiful: A Celebration of Evolution by William Spring Star of the Show by Jacqueline Wilson Mia and the Secrets of Lunis by Janelle McCurdy Almost Nothing Happened by Meg Rosoff Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson Herd by Stephen Hogtun What the Crow Saw Below by Robert Tregoning Auntie Medusa and Me by Marie Basting The Boy Who Cried Ghost by Ian Eagleton Bronte Tempestra and the Ice Warriors by Bex Hogan The Life Changing Magic of Drumming by Nandi Bushell Snakehead: The Graphic Novel by Anthony Horowitz The Beanstalk Murder by P.G. Bell The Girl with Wings by Jaco Jacobs Colin’s Castle by Holly Swain We Are Hunted by Tomi Oyemakinde Geomancer: The Storm and the Sea Hawk by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Out Of This World: Poems to Make You Laugh, Smile and Think by Michael Rosen Spooky Celebrations Around the World by Matt Ralphs Our World in Numbers Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life by DK Last Seen Online by Lauren James August 2024 books of the month Fiction:  Sisters of the Moon by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Nonfiction:  Beautiful: A Celebration of Evolution by William Spring Picture book:  Gina Kaminski Rescues the Giant by Craig Barr-Green, illustrated by Francis Martin Part 2 Teens reads for the summer holiday - our rundown New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham Part 3 Non-Traditional Reading Forms to Engage Children Over the Summer Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl . Support the Show.

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 21 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-21/ Part 1 Book post Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood Galápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Amy Grimes You Got This! by Rachael Davis Natterjack Toad Can't Believe It! by Sean Taylor The Big Day by Rachel Plummer and Forrest Burdett Bertha and Blink: Rumble in the Jungle by Nicola Colton How to be a Genius Kid by Jim Smith The Last Dragon by Polly Ho-Yen Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott Sar Wylda and the Legendary Goldbreaker by Jake R. Wilson Kofi and the Secret Radio Station by Jeffrey Boakye We Have Everything We Need to Start Again by Koleka Putuma Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in July 2024 The Dog Who Danced on the Moon by John Boyne Delta and the Lost City by Anna Fargher The Whisperling Twins by Hayley Hoskins The Love Dare by Abiola Bello The Seal on the Beach by Mara Bergman Back of the Net by Eve Ainsworth Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn Three Cheers for the River School by Sabine Adeyinka The Boy and the Octopus by Caryl Lewis Wigglesbottom Primary: The Pirate Cat by Pamela Butchart Secret FACTopia! by Paige Towler Myths of China by Xiaobing Wang The Others by Sarah Merrett The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan The Boy Who Painted The World by Tom McLaughlin The Darkness Within Us by  Tricia Levenseller Break to You by Neal Shusterman Hike It by Iron Tazz Fallout by Lesley Parr The Wild Life of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals by Mike Barfield Warriors Graphic Novel by Erin Hunter The Dinosaur that Pooped a Superhero by Tom Fletcher Bea's Bad Day by Tom Percival Roman Boy by Tony Bradman The Fun We Had by Charissa Coulthard A Wild Walk to School by Rebecca Cobb Chemistry for Beginners by Kristie Pickersgill Taylor Blake Is a Legend by Laura Jane Williams Little Guides to Nature: Hello Fossils and Shells by Nina Chakrabarti It Came from the Trees by Ally Russell In Time by Marina Ruiz July 2024 books of the month Fiction:  The Virtue Season by L.M. Nathan Nonfiction:  Lifesize Ocean Animals by Sophy Henn Picture book:  Move, Mr Mountain! by Francesca Sanna Part 2 Politics and election books for children and teens - our rundown New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps Part 3 2024 election and literacy: what are the main parties promising? Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl . Support the Show.

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 20 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-20/ Part 1 Book post Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke The Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing by Tanya Goodin Old Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin Brown Where’s Mog? by Judith Kerr Supersaurus: Total Tricera-Flop! by Angela Woolfe and Mark Chambers Holey Moley by Bethan Clarke Bad United: Just for Kicks by Louise Forshaw Max Magic 3 by Stephen Mulhern and Tom Easton The Beast of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron Knowing the Score by Ros Roberts Your Time Is Up by Sarah Naughton Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in June 2024 The Last Dragon by  Polly Ho-Yen Bobby Bains Plays a Blinder by  Bali Rai The Big Day by Rachel Plummer The River Spirit by  Lucy Strange The Mercury In Me by Rachael Fernandes Kofi and the Secret Radio Station by Jeffrey Boakye Apocalypse Cow by O.R. Sorrel The Big Ask by  Simon James Green Everybody Travels by Kristin Roskifte Time Runs Like A River by Emma Carlisle The Boy, the Troll and the Chalk by Anne Booth Nora and the Map of Mayhem by Joseph Elliott Ajay and the Treasure of Thar by Varsha Shah A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner A Ship in the Dark by Yarrow Townsend Welcome to AI by Matthieu Dugal Flower Block by Lanisha Butterfield Cosima Unfortunate Foils a Fraud by Laura Noakes The Double Life of Ted Amos by Simon James Green We Have Everything We Need To Start Again by Koleka Putuma Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Transcendent by Patrick Gallagher Mayowa and the Sea of Words by Chibundu Onuzo Sleep Like Death by  Kalynn Bayron Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi A Case of High Stakes by  Sophie Cleverly Human Body by Isabel Thomas The Nine Night Mystery by Sharna Jackson The Tall Man by Mary Cathleen Brown Make Art or Die Trying by Stuart Semple June 2024 books of the month Fiction:  Dungeon Runners: Hero Trial by Kieran Larwood Nonfiction:  Galápagos Islands by Karen Romano Young, illustrated by Amy Grimes Picture book:  You Got This! by Rachael Davis Part 2 Crime fiction for teens - our rundown New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps Part 3 Drop Everything And Read (DEAR). Ideas and strategies for schools.  Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl . Support the Show.

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 19 For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-19/ Part 1 Book post Serena and the Little Blue Dog by Rosemary Clunie Moving Up: How to Ace Secondary School by Christian Foley Champ by Payam Ebrahimi and Reza Dalvand Pink Trucks by Sam Clarke Heavy Metal Badger by Duncan Beedie It Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel (and Poop) by Jennifer Gardy Podkin and the Singing Spear by Kieran Larwood Nature's Fascinating Friendships by Kerry Hyndman and Mike Hills Bigg School: Double Drama by Lisa Williamson When the Wild Calls by Nicola Penfold Robin Hood: Ballots, Blasts & Betrayal by Robert Muchamore The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in May 2024 Ferris by Kate DiCamillo Dead Happy by Josh Silver The Beast of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton Knowing the Score by Ros Roberts Desi Girl Speaking by A. S. Hussain Tom Gates: Book of Everything by Liz Pichon Angel of Grasmere by Tom Palmer Fly by David Lindo and Sara Boccaccini Meadows Adnan by Mark Arrigo, Steven Chatterton and Diala Brisly The Truth About Shaming by Beth Ashley Good Night, Good Beach by Joy Cowley and Hilary Jean Tapper Colossal Words for Kids by Colette Hiller and Tor Freeman Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond and Lwillys Tafur. So good, so good, so good Old Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin Brown Nature Is an Artist by Jennifer Lavallee We Are Family by Oliver Sykes He, She, They, Us: Queer Poems by Charlie Castelletti All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald Grey by Laura Dockrill and Lauren Child The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival On Poetry Street by Brian Moses and Mark Elvins The Grimmelings by Rachael King Finding Alfie  by Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons by Abi Elphinstone If My Words Had Wings by Danielle Jawando 365 things to make and do by Fiona Watt Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony Browne North and the Only One by Vashti Hardy Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence May 2024 books of the month Fiction:  Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke Nonfiction:  The Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing by Tanya Goodin Picture book:  Old Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin Brown Part 2 KS2 SATs revision books - our rundown New book pitches: There was an Old Woman who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps Part 3 Advice for adults looking for great children's books Credits and licensing 3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl . Support the Show.