School Reading List

School Reading List

The School Reading List Podcast - presented by Tom Tolkien. In each episode, we recommend new and classic children's and young adult books.

Episodes

August 31, 2025 43 mins

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/

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  • 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 Out...
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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/

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  • 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 ...
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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/

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  • 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, i...
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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/

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  • 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 He...
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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/

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  • 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, i...
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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/

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  • 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 M...
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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/

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  • 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 Kar...
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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/

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  • 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...
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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/

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  • 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 ...
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October 30, 2024 45 mins

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/

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  • 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 Be...
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Season 1: Episode 24

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-24/

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  • 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 B...
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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/

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  • 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 ...
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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/

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  • 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
  • Gri...
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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/

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  • 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 P...
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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
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  • 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! b...
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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/

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  • 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 Gu...
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 18

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-18/

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  • Gigantosaurus – I Love Giganto by Cyber Group Studios
  • I Really, Really Need a Poo by Karl Newson and Duncan Beedie
  • Sammy and the Extra-Hot Chilli Powder by Charlie P. Brooks
  • Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by B...
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 17

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-17/

Part 1
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  • Meet the Wildlings by Gwen Millward
  • The Best You by Nima Patel
  • I Love You to the Moon and Back: All Year Long by Amelia Hepworth
  • Nikhil and Jay by Chitra Soundar
  • The Shape of Rainbows by Neal Zetter
  • Diamond Jack: Your Magi...
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 16

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-16/.

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  • Glassborn by Peter Bunzl
  • Amazing Octopus by Michael Stavaric and Michele Ganser
  • Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith
  • Fate of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
  • Rise Up and Sing! by Andrea Warner and Louise Reimer
  • The Undying ...
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 15

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-15 

Part 1
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  •  Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica
  • I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
  • The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček
  • Ancient Love Stories by Emily Hauser, illustrated by Sander Berg
  • Storm ...
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