School Reading List
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We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools.
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Our picks of the best children's books coming out in spring 2026
Here's our selection of top new titles coming out in spring 2026. These include picture books, middle-grade fiction, YA & non-fiction.
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Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out during the Spring term of 2026 and available to buy or preorder in January, February and March 2026.
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Authors, illustrators and poets who visit schools in the UK & Ireland. 📚👍🏼
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Browse our UK and Ireland directory of children’s authors, poets and illustrators for school visits, with trusted recommendations, virtual options, an...
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#kidlit
Browse our UK and Ireland directory of children’s authors, poets and illustrators for school visits, with trusted recommendations, virtual options, an...
Authors, illustrators and poets who visit schools in the UK & Ireland
Discover children’s authors, poets and illustrators who offer school visits across the UK and Ireland, plus useful planning advice.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Authors, illustrators and poets who visit schools in the UK & Ireland. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/au...
#kidlit
Browse our UK and Ireland directory of children’s authors, poets and illustrators for school visits, with trusted recommendations, virtual options, an...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/au...
#kidlit
Browse our UK and Ireland directory of children’s authors, poets and illustrators for school visits, with trusted recommendations, virtual options, an...
Love From Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell. Emily Elizabeth shares all the ways she loves Clifford - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Love From Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell.
Love From Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell. 9781546175933
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December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Love From Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell. Emily Elizabeth shares all the ways she loves Clifford - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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📚 New resource! Our Author School Visits Directory lists children’s authors, illustrators and poets who visit schools across the UK and Ireland - plus virtual options.
Browse by region:
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#UKSchools #ReadingForPleasure
Browse by region:
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/au...
#UKSchools #ReadingForPleasure
December 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
📚 New resource! Our Author School Visits Directory lists children’s authors, illustrators and poets who visit schools across the UK and Ireland - plus virtual options.
Browse by region:
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/au...
#UKSchools #ReadingForPleasure
Browse by region:
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/au...
#UKSchools #ReadingForPleasure
Searching for the best books for Key Stage 3 - 11-13 year olds? Browse our reading recommendations from qualified teachers and librarians. Authors include Joan Lingard, Philip Pullman, RJ Palacio and Judy Blume schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/sec... #YA #kidlit #mgbookclub
Secondary KS3, KS4 and KS5 11-18 books lists
Books for secondary children aged 11-16. Recommended reading lists for Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 & Year 13 in KS3, KS4 & KS5
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December 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Searching for the best books for Key Stage 3 - 11-13 year olds? Browse our reading recommendations from qualified teachers and librarians. Authors include Joan Lingard, Philip Pullman, RJ Palacio and Judy Blume schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/sec... #YA #kidlit #mgbookclub
A classroom staple: Honor Cargill-Martin - books to try: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/honor-ca... #ChildrensBooks
Children's books by Honor Cargill-Martin
Honor Cargill-Martin is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A classroom staple: Honor Cargill-Martin - books to try: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/honor-ca... #ChildrensBooks
Read our latest children's and YA book reviews, with suggested books for school libraries, classrooms, home learning and reading for pleasure. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/chi... #kidlit #amreading
Latest children's and YA book reviews by The School Reading List
Children's and young adult fiction, picture book and non-fiction book reviews. Here are the School Reading List's latest in-depth recommendations.
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December 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Read our latest children's and YA book reviews, with suggested books for school libraries, classrooms, home learning and reading for pleasure. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/chi... #kidlit #amreading
Ideal reading books for ten-year-olds including works by Robert Swindells, Christopher Lloyd, Dick King-Smith, Michael Morpurgo & Beverley Naidoo. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit
Books for Year 6 pupils aged 10-11 in KS2
Year 6 reading list for children aged 10-11 including stories by Jasbinder Bilan, Jamila Gavin, David Almond, Lara Williamson and JRR Tolkien.
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December 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Ideal reading books for ten-year-olds including works by Robert Swindells, Christopher Lloyd, Dick King-Smith, Michael Morpurgo & Beverley Naidoo. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit
Brighten up your child's room, classroom or reading corner with these great children's bookcases, bookshelves and bookends. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch... #kidlit #amreading #picturebook #booklovers
Children's bookcases, bookshelves and bookends
We've put together a selection of children's bookcases, bookends & bookshelves for storing picture books, stories, and kid's magazines.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Brighten up your child's room, classroom or reading corner with these great children's bookcases, bookshelves and bookends. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch... #kidlit #amreading #picturebook #booklovers
Award-winning and widely read: Leon Garfield. Browse highlights and teaching notes at schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/leon-gar...
Children's books by Leon Garfield
Leon Garfield is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Award-winning and widely read: Leon Garfield. Browse highlights and teaching notes at schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/leon-gar...
Can teachers copy material from the internet onto a school website? Uploading commercial resources onto school websites surged during the pandemic. We look into what happens when things go wrong. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/co... #ukedchat #sltchat
Can teachers copy material from the internet onto a school website?
Copyright for teachers and schools - what happens if a teacher copies content from the internet onto their school's website?
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Can teachers copy material from the internet onto a school website? Uploading commercial resources onto school websites surged during the pandemic. We look into what happens when things go wrong. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/co... #ukedchat #sltchat
Year 4 KS2 recommended reading list for books for school pupils aged 8-9. Authors include Jenny McLachlan, Kate Wilkinson, S.F Said & David Solomons schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 in KS2
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 in primary schools including titles by SF Said, Malorie Blackman, Cressida Cowell and Roald Dahl.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Year 4 KS2 recommended reading list for books for school pupils aged 8-9. Authors include Jenny McLachlan, Kate Wilkinson, S.F Said & David Solomons schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit
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🗳️✨ December is for voting and celebrating stories! Don't miss your chance to support your favourite children's book. Results announced January 1st! Cast your vote now:
🎉📖 #KidLitLovers
🗳️✨ December is for voting and celebrating stories! Don't miss your chance to support your favourite children's book. Results announced January 1st! Cast your vote now:
🎉📖 #KidLitLovers
Best Children's Books of 2025
Children's books of the year 2025 with fiction, non-fiction & picture books for preschool, primary and secondary children & teens. Vote now!
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December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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🗳️✨ December is for voting and celebrating stories! Don't miss your chance to support your favourite children's book. Results announced January 1st! Cast your vote now:
🎉📖 #KidLitLovers
🗳️✨ December is for voting and celebrating stories! Don't miss your chance to support your favourite children's book. Results announced January 1st! Cast your vote now:
🎉📖 #KidLitLovers
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. 📚👍🏼
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The Dot is a bright, simple invitation to make a mark. It shows how a single try can unlock confidence, spark curiosity, and turn doubt into creative ...
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The Dot is a bright, simple invitation to make a mark. It shows how a single try can unlock confidence, spark curiosity, and turn doubt into creative ...
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
The Dot is a gentle nudge to make a mark. It is a winning picture-book spark to inspire, start and keep creating.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. 📚👍🏼
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#kidlit
The Dot is a bright, simple invitation to make a mark. It shows how a single try can unlock confidence, spark curiosity, and turn doubt into creative ...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
The Dot is a bright, simple invitation to make a mark. It shows how a single try can unlock confidence, spark curiosity, and turn doubt into creative ...
Duckling: A Fairy Tale Revolution by Kamila Shamsie, illustrated by Laura Barrett. 📚👍🏼
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Duckling is a modern fairytale retelling that follows a duckling who rejects surface approval, claims the right to be different, and chooses trust and...
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Duckling is a modern fairytale retelling that follows a duckling who rejects surface approval, claims the right to be different, and chooses trust and...
Duckling: A Fairy Tale Revolution by Kamila Shamsie, illustrated by Laura Barrett
Duckling is a modern fairytale retelling about the right to be different and choices about trust and belonging.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Duckling: A Fairy Tale Revolution by Kamila Shamsie, illustrated by Laura Barrett. 📚👍🏼
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#kidlit
Duckling is a modern fairytale retelling that follows a duckling who rejects surface approval, claims the right to be different, and chooses trust and...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
Duckling is a modern fairytale retelling that follows a duckling who rejects surface approval, claims the right to be different, and chooses trust and...
Magpie Girl by Rowan Foxwood. 📚👍🏼
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Magpie Girl is a myth rich quest where Lavender, who grows feathers and speaks to birds, must help Kit find his missing father without freeing a wish ...
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Magpie Girl is a myth rich quest where Lavender, who grows feathers and speaks to birds, must help Kit find his missing father without freeing a wish ...
Magpie Girl by Rowan Foxwood
Magpie Girl is a myth rich quest where Lavender, who grows feathers and speaks to birds, must help Kit find his missing father.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Magpie Girl by Rowan Foxwood. 📚👍🏼
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#kidlit
Magpie Girl is a myth rich quest where Lavender, who grows feathers and speaks to birds, must help Kit find his missing father without freeing a wish ...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
Magpie Girl is a myth rich quest where Lavender, who grows feathers and speaks to birds, must help Kit find his missing father without freeing a wish ...
The Topsy-Turvies by Francesca Simon, illustrated by Emily Bolam. 📚👍🏼
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The Topsy-Turvies is a bright, joke-packed early reader that flips normal rules on their head and invites children to spot, predict, and laugh while b...
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#kidlit
The Topsy-Turvies is a bright, joke-packed early reader that flips normal rules on their head and invites children to spot, predict, and laugh while b...
The Topsy-Turvies by Francesca Simon, illustrated by Emily Bolam
The Topsy-Turvies is a witty early reader where upside-down routines and sharp visuals turn reading practice into play.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The Topsy-Turvies by Francesca Simon, illustrated by Emily Bolam. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
The Topsy-Turvies is a bright, joke-packed early reader that flips normal rules on their head and invites children to spot, predict, and laugh while b...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-bo...
#kidlit
The Topsy-Turvies is a bright, joke-packed early reader that flips normal rules on their head and invites children to spot, predict, and laugh while b...
The Bluest Sky by Christina Diaz Gonzalez. 📚👍🏼
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The Bluest Sky is a refugee and migration novel that follows a boy who splits public and private selves as his family weighs departure, faces repudiat...
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The Bluest Sky is a refugee and migration novel that follows a boy who splits public and private selves as his family weighs departure, faces repudiat...
The Bluest Sky by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
The Bluest Sky is a refugee and migration story where a boy weighs loyalty, safety, and leaving, with clear links to history and class work.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Bluest Sky by Christina Diaz Gonzalez. 📚👍🏼
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#kidlit
The Bluest Sky is a refugee and migration novel that follows a boy who splits public and private selves as his family weighs departure, faces repudiat...
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#kidlit
The Bluest Sky is a refugee and migration novel that follows a boy who splits public and private selves as his family weighs departure, faces repudiat...
Classroom library competitions. 📚👍🏼
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Turn the National Year of Reading 2026 into access with a classroom library competition: set budget, pupil-led stock, simple borrowing, reading routin...
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Turn the National Year of Reading 2026 into access with a classroom library competition: set budget, pupil-led stock, simple borrowing, reading routin...
Classroom library competitions
Competitive classroom libraries for National Year of Reading 2026 - a six-week school plan for budgets, book choice, borrowing and routines.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Classroom library competitions. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/cl...
#kidlit
Turn the National Year of Reading 2026 into access with a classroom library competition: set budget, pupil-led stock, simple borrowing, reading routin...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/cl...
#kidlit
Turn the National Year of Reading 2026 into access with a classroom library competition: set budget, pupil-led stock, simple borrowing, reading routin...
A World of Information by Richard Platt & James Brown. A visually stunning collection of facts and figures for the whole family - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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A World of Information by Richard Platt & James Brown.
A World of Information by Richard Platt & James Brown. 9781529521481
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December 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A World of Information by Richard Platt & James Brown. A visually stunning collection of facts and figures for the whole family - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Lots of up to date writing competitions open to children and teens in the UK. Great ideas for in school & at home. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #ukedchat #amwriting
Children's Writing Competitions
A list of creative & non-fiction writing competitions for children in the UK, including contests for poetry, stories, handwriting & essays.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Lots of up to date writing competitions open to children and teens in the UK. Great ideas for in school & at home. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #ukedchat #amwriting
Add to your TBR: Ollie Mann. Start here: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/ollie-ma... #ChildrensBooks
Children's books by Ollie Mann
Ollie Mann is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Add to your TBR: Ollie Mann. Start here: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/ollie-ma... #ChildrensBooks
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 - 40 exciting texts by Jenny McLachlan, Kate Wilkinson, SF Said, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Malorie Blackman, Philip Ardagh & more.
New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
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New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
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Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 in KS2
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 in primary schools including titles by SF Said, Malorie Blackman, Cressida Cowell and Roald Dahl.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 - 40 exciting texts by Jenny McLachlan, Kate Wilkinson, SF Said, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Malorie Blackman, Philip Ardagh & more.
New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
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New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...
Food and cookery topic books for KS1 and KS2 including titles by Gianna Pollero, Jasbinder Bilan, Winsome Bingham, Ewa Jozefkowicz, Chris Callaghan, A.F. Harrold, Morag Hood and Laura Gladwin. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/food-... #ukedchat
Food and cookery topic books
Food and cookery topic books including titles by Gianna Pollero & Jasbinder Bilan.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Food and cookery topic books for KS1 and KS2 including titles by Gianna Pollero, Jasbinder Bilan, Winsome Bingham, Ewa Jozefkowicz, Chris Callaghan, A.F. Harrold, Morag Hood and Laura Gladwin. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/food-... #ukedchat
Lumberjanes Book Two by Kat Leyh & Shannon Watters & N. D. Stevenson. Collects Lumberjanes #13-24 for more camp adventures - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Lumberjanes Book Two by Kat Leyh & Shannon Watters & N.
Lumberjanes Book Two by Kat Leyh & Shannon Watters & N. 9798892155915
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December 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Lumberjanes Book Two by Kat Leyh & Shannon Watters & N. D. Stevenson. Collects Lumberjanes #13-24 for more camp adventures - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Are you ordering UK curriculum books from overseas? We now offer international ordering so that you can get our recommended children's books delivered to your country #edchat #teachersofx #kidlit schoolreadinglist.co.uk/internationa...
International ordering
Our lists of UK recommended children's books are available to order for readers in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, & more.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Are you ordering UK curriculum books from overseas? We now offer international ordering so that you can get our recommended children's books delivered to your country #edchat #teachersofx #kidlit schoolreadinglist.co.uk/internationa...