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School Reading List
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We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools.

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · Aug 14
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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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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Hot Food: Nice! by Michael Rosen & Neal Layton. Viral YouTube poem becomes a laugh-out-loud picture book about a too-hot potato and a family dinner fiasco - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Hot Food: Nice! by Michael Rosen & Neal Layton.
Hot Food: Nice! by Michael Rosen & Neal Layton. 9781529530223
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November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet. 📚👍🏼
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Beth Is Dead will be published in January 2026 and I highly recommend that any curious classics lovers give it a go. You might just surprise yourself ...
Beth Is Dead by Katie Bernet
Beth Is Dead will be published in January 2026 and I highly recommend that any curious classics lovers give it a go.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Inspiring books for preschool children aged 0-4 including titles by Emma Yarlett, Richard Scarry, Anke Kuhl, Sally Symes, Hannah Campbell, Eric Veille, Satoru Onishi, Stephanie Blake & Susan Hayes. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit
Preschool reading list for children aged 0-4
Preschool reading list selected by qualified teachers for children aged 0-4 by Joerg Muhle, Richard Scarry, Anke Kuhl & Sally Symes.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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A name to know: Edouard Manceau - library starting point: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/edouard-... #SecondaryEnglish
Children's books by Edouard Manceau
Edouard Manceau is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Great reads for 10 & 11-year-olds in Year 6 #KS2 including books by Peter Bunzl, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Ross Welford & Nina Bawden 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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November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Book series for children and teens to encourage reading for pleasure. Including titles by Harriet Muncaster, Katie Tsang & Kevin Tsang, Kieran Larwood, Anna James, Angelica Banks, Jason Reynolds & Alex Bell. #BookTwitter schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/book-...
Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure
Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure, including titles by Dominic Sandbrook, Liz Pichon, Marie Lu and Jason Reynolds.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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A Field Guide to Winter by Gabby Dawnay & Dorien Brouwers. Pocket-sized guide to winter with poems, activities, facts and identifiers - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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A Field Guide to Winter by Gabby Dawnay & Dorien Brouwers.
A Field Guide to Winter by Gabby Dawnay & Dorien Brouwers. 9780500653548
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November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Year 2 KS1 recommended reading list of books for school pupils aged 6-7. Authors include Alan Ahlberg, Dav Pilkey, Clotilde Perrin, Jeremy Strong and Judith Kerr schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #teachertwitter
Books for Year 2 children aged 6-7 in KS1
Books for Year 2 children aged 6-7 with a diverse range of new books, classics, picture books and chapter books.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Teachers' favourite today: Truman Capote | reading list: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/truman-c...
Children's books by Truman Capote
Truman Capote is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Our list of diversity, inclusion, and tolerance topic books for primary KS1 and KS2. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/teach... #kidlit #picturebook #childrensbook #ukedchat #homelearning
Teaching diversity through reading in primary schools
Diversity books for KS1 and KS2, with books by Kwame Alexander, Michael Rosen, Polly Ho-Yen, Shaun Tan, Anne Frank, and Paul Harfleet.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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100 books to read before you are five. An ideal selection of picture books for children aged 3-5 in nursery and EYFS. #ukedchat schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...
100 picture books for EYFS to read before you are 5 years old
100 picture books for EYFS selected by qualified teachers - ideal for children learning to read in Nursery & Pre-Prep schools.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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The Gland Factory by Rachel Poliquin & Clayton Hanmer. A fun, sometimes gross, tour of your body’s endocrine and exocrine systems - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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The Gland Factory by Rachel Poliquin & Clayton Hanmer.
The Gland Factory by Rachel Poliquin & Clayton Hanmer. 9781778400988
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November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Fairy tales for children and teens. 📚👍🏼
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Fairy tales for children and teens with books by books by Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Isabel Otter, Michael Rosen, Sophie Anderson, S...
Fairy tales for children and teens
Fairy tales for children and teens with books by Hans Christian Andersen, Michael Rosen, Sophie Anderson, Sally Gardner and Konnie Huq.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Do your pupils find Shakespeare or An Inspector Calls impenetrable? Here's a list of accessible graphic novel versions of English GCSE texts schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #teamenglish #teachersofx
Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts
Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts to appeal to both reluctant and able readers and make challenging exam texts more accessible.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Perfect for keen readers: Odiri Ighamre | reading picks: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/odiri-ig... #MiddleGrade
Children's books by Odiri Ighamre
Odiri Ighamre is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Are you looking to up-skill? Are you in need of CPD at home? Do you need help delivering online lessons? Here's a list of online training for teachers schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/on... #ukedchat #sltchat
Online courses and training for teachers
Are you looking to up-skill during downtime? Are you a literacy or English teacher in need of CPD evidence for your next appraisal? Here's our regularly updated list of online training, remote courses,...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Christmas topic books for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 including free resources and fiction and nonfiction titles by authors including Raymond Briggs, Fiona Watt, Dawn Casey, Kate Saunders, Graham Oakley and Catherine Doyle. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/chris... #kidlit
Children's topic books about Christmas
Christmas topic books for children in EYFS, KS1 & KS2 with titles by Raymond Briggs, Dawn Casey, Kate Saunders and Catherine Doyle.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Have a look at our interactive advent calendar. Behind each door, there's a classic children's Christmas story!

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Christmas children's book advent calendar
Advent calendar of classic & modern children's Christmas picture books - for every child aged 2-9 who still believes in Father Christmas!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Ghost by Finbar Hawkins. Across centuries, three girls are drawn together to lay to rest an ancient evil in the woods - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Ghost by Finbar Hawkins.
Ghost by Finbar Hawkins. 9781837933075
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Here's a complete list of all the children's and YA authors featured on our website. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/featured-aut... #kidlit #ukedchat
Children's authors featured on the School Reading List
A list of all the children's authors featured in our recommended fiction and nonfiction reading lists for children aged 3-16.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Catch up with Roopa Farooki · library starting point: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/roopa-fa... #UKYA
Children's books by Roopa Farooki
Roopa Farooki is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Listen to our free #kidlit podcast - with preview rundowns, book reviews, genre deep dives, author profiles & more.

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School Reading List
School Reading List podcast on demand - The School Reading List Podcast - presented by Tom Tolkien. In each episode, we recommend new and classic children's and young adult books.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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A regularly updated list of public speaking, oracy, debating, poetry recital, filmmaking and reading for performance opportunities and competitions. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/competitions... #oracy #ukedchat
Children's Competitions and Initiatives for Public Speaking, Oracy and Reading Aloud
Websites promoting public speaking & reading aloud competitions, initiatives and schemes for children in primary and secondary schools.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Spin a Story by Catherine Brereton & Susie Brooks. A new adventure each time in this interactive non-fiction gift book. You're in charge! - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Spin a Story by Catherine Brereton & Susie Brooks.
Spin a Story by Catherine Brereton & Susie Brooks. 9780008685973
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November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM