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

January 29, 2026 42 mins

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 38

For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-38/

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  • Small Poems for Big Imaginations by Neal Zetter, illustrated by Will Hughes
  • How to Survive an Apocalypse by Coby Coonradt and Cameron Hardy, illustrated by Victoria Stebleva
  • Tree Thing by Piers Torday, illustrated by Matthew Taylor 
  • Tyrann...
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 37

For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-37/

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  • Hot Food Nice! by Michael Rosen
  • What If Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young
  • Snow by Meera Trehan
  • The Turtle Who Turned the Tide by Rachel Bright and Jim Field
  • Harmony House by Monika Singh Gangotra
  • You Think You Know Everything Abou...
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 36

For transcripts, resources & show notes, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-36/

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  • Letters from the Upside by Katya Balen
  • All About Antarctica by Marc Martin
  • To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis
  • The Bear Who Wanted to Dance by Stephanie Stansbie
  • Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker and Stacey Thomas
  • Pizz...
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 35

For transcripts, resources & show notes, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-35/

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  • Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett and Ziggy Hanaor
  • The Incredible Pop-up Frog by Ben Hoare
  • Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
  • The Cave Downwind of the Café by Mikey Please
  • I See a Star by Saskia Gwinn
  • Hank ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Season 1: Episode 20

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-20/

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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/

Part 1
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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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