Yes, I have to remind myself to look at a book's dimensions when I'm browsing online! I might need a research trip to the nearest town with a bookshop to look at some in person. Thank you for the Very Short Introductions series recommendation. I think they'll be going on my wishlist.

I think these are are all great non-fiction books. Plus the Usborne 'For Beginners' and '100 things to know about' series. #KidsBooksFridays #UKKidLit

Thank you very much. We do have some DK books, like the excellent The Way Things Work Now. They are just a bit big and heavy for students to carry around in their bags, unfortunately!

I would love to discover some recommendations for secondary non-fiction please. Anything that's proven popular with 11-16 year olds. Bonus points if it's about farming or dirt bikes as they are topics I definitely need more books on. #UKKidLit #KidsBooksFriday

So pleased you've posted this today. There are tentative sounds I might be able to update the non-fiction section. It's mostly 25+ years old apart from the thin Accelerated Reader quizzed NF and a few books I've been able to add. It's great to have some more titles for my wishlist. #KidsBooksFriday

Chris Priestley has written some fabulous scary stories. Seven Ghosts, Still Water and Freeze are all short enough to be achievable reads for reluctant readers and are also dyslexic-friendly. The Tales of Terror series is great too. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

Jennifer Killick's horror series (Crater Lake, Dread Wood and Serial Chillers) deftly use humour amidst the moments of terror to keep them from becoming overwhelming. They are very readable, both in terms of pacing but also the font size is larger than is usual. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

Phil Hickes is great at writing creepy, atmospheric stories that are a good level of scary for kids (and me!). There's a trilogy of his Aveline Jones books and two Shadowhall Academy books. Plus his new one, The Last Day of October, which I am itching to read. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidLit

I'm not one for anything too scary either but I steeled myself to read some so I had recommendations for students. These are some of the authors I always suggest:

Short stories and anthologies, especially authors/series that you are familiar with, are great to get back into the reading habit again. It's not as intimidating as getting your head around a whole new plot/world/group of characters. Especially if you are only reading in short bursts at a time.

For me, it was going back to a series and I had adored (Garth Nix's Old Kingdom) and realising there were new books I had missed while I had been struggling to pick up a book. #KidLitUK #UKKidLit #KidLit #KidsBooksFriday

I'm going for authors rather than just books as these wonderful people have written so many great titles: Fleur Hitchcock for murder mysteries, Alastair Chisholm for sci-fi, Frances Hardinge for fantasy, Katherine Rundell for animals/ adventure, Jonathan Stroud for sarcastic
friends in peril.

Oh good, it sounds like a copy would be a fun addition to the library. Thank you. ☺️

I was so excited thinking about these books again that I forgot the hashtags! 🤦 #UKKidLit #KidLitUK #KidsBooksFriday

I love Paul S. Adshead's puzzle books. I started off solving the purely visual clues, hunting for all the different animals. Then moved on to solving the puzzles that required you to find hidden letters when I was a little older. Hours of fun.

Ooh this sounds good! Would secondary students enjoy it, or is it more aimed at primary?