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 Autumn 2025
Here's our selection of top new titles coming out in Autumn 2025. These include picture books, poetry, middle-grade, YA & non-fiction.
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Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out during the Autumn term 2025 and available to buy or preorder in August, September, October, November and December 2025.
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Refugees and migration books for children and teens, featuring books by Erika Meza, Na’ima B. Robert, Brian Bilston, Eoin Colfer, Onjali Q. Raúf, Sita Brahmachari, Armin Greder, Michael Rosen, Ele Fountain and Malcolm Duffy. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/refug... #teachertwitter #kidlit
Refugees and migration books for children and teens
Refugees and migration books for children and teens including titles by Onjali Q. Raúf, Sita Brahmachari, Michael Rosen & Malcolm Duffy.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Refugees and migration books for children and teens, featuring books by Erika Meza, Na’ima B. Robert, Brian Bilston, Eoin Colfer, Onjali Q. Raúf, Sita Brahmachari, Armin Greder, Michael Rosen, Ele Fountain and Malcolm Duffy. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/refug... #teachertwitter #kidlit
Award-winning and widely read: Dan Yaccarino. Explore background, books and classroom links at schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/dan-yacc... #ReadingForPleasure
Children's books by Dan Yaccarino
Dan Yaccarino is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Award-winning and widely read: Dan Yaccarino. Explore background, books and classroom links at schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/dan-yacc... #ReadingForPleasure
On the Schoolreadinglist.co.uk site, you can choose where to purchase your books from, and there's no pressure to buy big packs that might have titles you don't want or need. ✅ It's all about choice. ✅ There's no subscription. ✅ New books are added every day.
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
On the Schoolreadinglist.co.uk site, you can choose where to purchase your books from, and there's no pressure to buy big packs that might have titles you don't want or need. ✅ It's all about choice. ✅ There's no subscription. ✅ New books are added every day.
Outdoor reading space resources, with bean bags, tents, pop-ups, hammocks, pouffes, giant outdoor cushions, outdoor classrooms, reading sheds, garden playhouses, reading treehouses and literacy teaching ideas.
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#teachertwitter #kidlit
Children's outdoor reading spaces
Outdoor reading space resources including bean bags, tents, pop-ups, outdoor classrooms and literacy teaching ideas.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Outdoor reading space resources, with bean bags, tents, pop-ups, hammocks, pouffes, giant outdoor cushions, outdoor classrooms, reading sheds, garden playhouses, reading treehouses and literacy teaching ideas.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...
#teachertwitter #kidlit
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#teachertwitter #kidlit
Girls Like Me by Rebel Girls. More than 70 real girls share lives, traditions and hobbies from around the world, in their own words - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Girls Like Me by Rebel Girls.
Girls Like Me by Rebel Girls. 9780241681268
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November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Girls Like Me by Rebel Girls. More than 70 real girls share lives, traditions and hobbies from around the world, in their own words - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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LGBTQIA+ themed books for primary schools including titles by Jessica Love, Simon James Green, Ian Eagleton, Juno Dawson, Raina Telgemeier, Sarah Hagger-Holt, Alex Gino, Jen Carney, Benjamin Dean and more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/lgbtq... #kidlit
LGBTQIA+ themed books for primary school aged children
LGBTQIA+ books for 11-18s with titles by Jessica Love, Simon James Green, Ian Eagleton, Juno Dawson, Raina Telgemeier and Alex Gino
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November 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
LGBTQIA+ themed books for primary schools including titles by Jessica Love, Simon James Green, Ian Eagleton, Juno Dawson, Raina Telgemeier, Sarah Hagger-Holt, Alex Gino, Jen Carney, Benjamin Dean and more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/lgbtq... #kidlit
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UK+Ireland children's/YA authors, poets & illustrators: want more school bookings in 2026?
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UK+Ireland children's/YA authors, poets & illustrators: want more school bookings in 2026?
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
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Are you looking for a special Christmas present?
Browse the signed children's and YA books from Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford!
Perfect gifts for book-loving children.
#amreading #kidlit #ad
Are you looking for a special Christmas present?
Browse the signed children's and YA books from Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford!
Perfect gifts for book-loving children.
#amreading #kidlit #ad
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November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Are you looking for a special Christmas present?
Browse the signed children's and YA books from Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford!
Perfect gifts for book-loving children.
#amreading #kidlit #ad
Are you looking for a special Christmas present?
Browse the signed children's and YA books from Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford!
Perfect gifts for book-loving children.
#amreading #kidlit #ad
Rediscover Kerri Maniscalco | titles & tips: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/kerri-ma... #MiddleGrade
Children's books by Kerri Maniscalco
Kerri Maniscalco is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Rediscover Kerri Maniscalco | titles & tips: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/kerri-ma... #MiddleGrade
LGBTQIA+ themed books for secondary schools including titles by Simon James Green, Alice Oseman, David Levithan, Phil Stamper, Dean Atta, Meg Grehan, Juno Dawson, Kalynn Bayron and more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/lgbtq... #kidlit
LGBTQIA+ fiction for secondary aged children and teens aged 11+
LGBTQIA+ books for 11-18s with titles by Simon James Green, Alice Oseman, David Levithan, Phil Stamper, Dean Atta, Meg Grehan & Juno Dawson.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
LGBTQIA+ themed books for secondary schools including titles by Simon James Green, Alice Oseman, David Levithan, Phil Stamper, Dean Atta, Meg Grehan, Juno Dawson, Kalynn Bayron and more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/lgbtq... #kidlit
Stone Age, Bronze Age & Iron Age children's books with titles by Bridget Marzo, Raymond Briggs, Kathleen Fidler, Tom Palmer, Marcia Williams, Satoshi Kitamura, Sophie Kirtley, Terry Deary & more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/stone... #teachertwitter #kidlit
Stone Age, Bronze Age & Iron Age children's books
Stone Age, Bronze Age & Iron Age children's books with titles by Bridget Marzo, Raymond Briggs, Satoshi Kitamura, Sophie Kirtley & more.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Stone Age, Bronze Age & Iron Age children's books with titles by Bridget Marzo, Raymond Briggs, Kathleen Fidler, Tom Palmer, Marcia Williams, Satoshi Kitamura, Sophie Kirtley, Terry Deary & more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/stone... #teachertwitter #kidlit
UK+Ireland children's/YA authors, poets & illustrators: want more school bookings in 2026?
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UK+Ireland children's/YA authors, poets & illustrators: want more school bookings in 2026?
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
We’re launching a free author visits directory next month.
Email [email protected] by Sun 14 Dec 2025 to be included - details in the poster below.
Planet Earth by Shoshana Weider. A visual guide to our planet with photos, comparisons from space, and bite-size facts for 7–9s - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Planet Earth by Shoshana Weider.
Planet Earth by Shoshana Weider. 9780241731215
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November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Planet Earth by Shoshana Weider. A visual guide to our planet with photos, comparisons from space, and bite-size facts for 7–9s - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Practical gifts for classroom teachers. 📚👍🏼
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Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
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#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
Practical gifts for classroom teachers
Practical end-of-term teacher gift ideas - low-cost classroom essentials teachers will actually use every day in class.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Practical gifts for classroom teachers. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/pr...
#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/pr...
#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
Winter-themed books for children, including titles by Chitra Soundar, Walter De la Mare, Dawn Casey, i-Spy, Abi Elphinstone, Sam Usher, Sue Hendra, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/winte... #teachersofx #kidlit
Winter topic books
Winter themed books for children with titles by Chitra Soundar, Dawn Casey, i-Spy, Michael Morpurgo, Melissa Albert and Michael Rosen.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Winter-themed books for children, including titles by Chitra Soundar, Walter De la Mare, Dawn Casey, i-Spy, Abi Elphinstone, Sam Usher, Sue Hendra, Michael Morpurgo, Michael Rosen and more. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/winte... #teachersofx #kidlit
For UK classrooms and libraries: Chris Daniels · library starting point: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/chris-da... #BookRecommendations
Children's books by Chris Daniels
Chris Daniels is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
For UK classrooms and libraries: Chris Daniels · library starting point: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/chris-da... #BookRecommendations
Schoolreadinglist.co.uk's free book lists recommend road-tested new and classic books for parents, schools and teachers. ✅ We're all about the books. ✅ We don't do paid links, guest posts or sponsored promotions. ✅ Our site is cookie-free and privacy first.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Schoolreadinglist.co.uk's free book lists recommend road-tested new and classic books for parents, schools and teachers. ✅ We're all about the books. ✅ We don't do paid links, guest posts or sponsored promotions. ✅ Our site is cookie-free and privacy first.
Victorians topic books for children with fiction and nonfiction by E.L Norry, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Catherine Bruton, Philip Pullman, Berlie Doherty, Terry Deary, Lindsay Galvin, Kieran Larwood & more. 🧸🎞🔭🖋 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/victo... #teachertwitter #kidlit
Victorians topic books
Victorians topic books for children by E.L Norry, Michael Rosen, Catherine Bruton, Berlie Doherty, Lindsay Galvin, Kieran Larwood & more.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Victorians topic books for children with fiction and nonfiction by E.L Norry, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Catherine Bruton, Philip Pullman, Berlie Doherty, Terry Deary, Lindsay Galvin, Kieran Larwood & more. 🧸🎞🔭🖋 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/victo... #teachertwitter #kidlit
Practical gifts for classroom teachers. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/pr...
#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/pr...
#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
Practical gifts for classroom teachers
Practical end-of-term teacher gift ideas - low-cost classroom essentials teachers will actually use every day in class.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Practical gifts for classroom teachers. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/pr...
#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/pr...
#kidlit
Skip soap and cheap wine! These affordable classroom essentials are the gifts teachers really want: display tools, label makers, visualisers, timers, ...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/child...
Buy a book this Christmas!
Books can be read, reread, shared, talked about, thought about, borrowed, empathised with and remembered.
Books reflect dreams and change lives.
Here's our list of children's books that make great present
Buy a book this Christmas!
Books can be read, reread, shared, talked about, thought about, borrowed, empathised with and remembered.
Books reflect dreams and change lives.
Here's our list of children's books that make great present
Children's books for Christmas gifts
Children's books for Christmas - picture books by Ben Manley, Sharon King-Chai, James Carter, Christopher Lloyd, Sandra Dieckmann and more.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Buy a book this Christmas!
Books can be read, reread, shared, talked about, thought about, borrowed, empathised with and remembered.
Books reflect dreams and change lives.
Here's our list of children's books that make great present
Buy a book this Christmas!
Books can be read, reread, shared, talked about, thought about, borrowed, empathised with and remembered.
Books reflect dreams and change lives.
Here's our list of children's books that make great present
What If… Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young & Super Freak. 33 big Earth questions answered with humour and science facts - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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What If… Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young & Super Freak.
What If… Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young & Super Freak. 9780241733349
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November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
What If… Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young & Super Freak. 33 big Earth questions answered with humour and science facts - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Online and offline library courses for teachers and school librarians. 📚👍🏼
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Explore online and in-person librarian courses that turn school libraries into hubs for reading, information literacy and AI-ready digital skills, whi...
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#kidlit
Explore online and in-person librarian courses that turn school libraries into hubs for reading, information literacy and AI-ready digital skills, whi...
Online and offline library courses for teachers and school librarians
Our guide to online and in-person librarian courses to support reading for pleasure, curriculum aims and OFSTED-ready CPD.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Online and offline library courses for teachers and school librarians. 📚👍🏼
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/on...
#kidlit
Explore online and in-person librarian courses that turn school libraries into hubs for reading, information literacy and AI-ready digital skills, whi...
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/on...
#kidlit
Explore online and in-person librarian courses that turn school libraries into hubs for reading, information literacy and AI-ready digital skills, whi...
Favourite books for 12 year olds, chosen by children. Including titles by Sarah Crossan, Rick Riordan, A.F. Steadman, Malala Yousafzai,Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Christopher Edge, John Boyne and Alice Oseman.
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Books for 12 year olds
Books for 12 year olds - favourites chosen by children with titles by Rick Riordan, A.F. Steadman, Malala Yousafzai and Alice Oseman.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Favourite books for 12 year olds, chosen by children. Including titles by Sarah Crossan, Rick Riordan, A.F. Steadman, Malala Yousafzai,Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Christopher Edge, John Boyne and Alice Oseman.
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#teachersofx #kidlit
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Start here with Nelson Mandela · reading picks: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/nelson-m...
Children's books by Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Start here with Nelson Mandela · reading picks: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/nelson-m...
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The School Reading List recommends children's, teen and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools in the UK.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
📚✨ Dive into our FREE literacy and reading resources on TES! 🌟 Engaging materials that🚀spark curiosity and inspire young minds. 🧠💡 Explore now: www.tes.com/teaching-res... 🏫 #teachersofx