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September 30, 2023 41 mins

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 14

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-14

Part 1
Book post

  •  The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-Stanton
  • All Bodies Are Wonderful by Beth Cox, illustrated by Samantha Meredith
  • Butterfly Wings: A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety by Samuel Larochelle and Eve Patenaude
  • A Bird Day by Eva Lindstroem
  • Bing: Sparkle Magic
  • The Odd One Out by Britta Teckentrup
  • Mrs Owl's Forest School by Seb Braun
  • Fodo Dodo Goes Fishing by Edouard Manceau
  • River Rescue: A Peanut, Butter & Crackers Story by Paige Braddock
  • Monster Stink by Anna Brooke, illustrated by Owen Lindsay
  • Her Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D. Stegert
  • Prey Zone: The Serpent's Lair by Wilbur Smith and Keith Chapman

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in September 2023

  • More Peas Please! By Tom McLaughlin
  • All Bodies Are Wonderful by Beth Cox
  • Finding Wonder by Lauren St John
  • The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow
  • By the Sea: Life Along the Coast by Judith Homoki
  • The Shade Tree by Suzy Lee
  • Nikhil and Jay: Off to India by Chitra Soundar
  • Ivy Newt and the Time Thief by Derek Keilty and Magda Brol
  • I Want a Dog by Jon Agee
  • Where Can We Go?: A Tale of Four Bears by Dai Yun
  • Channel Fear by Lisa Richardson
  • The 169-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
  • Prey Zone: The Serpent's Lair by Wilbur Smith
  • Five Little Ghosts by Lily Murray
  • Ben Rothery's Weird and Wonderful Animals by Ben Rothery
  • Who Let the Words Out? by Joshua Seigal
  • The Changing Man by Tomi Oyemakinde
  • Nightshade Revenge by Anthony Horowitz
  • Evolution by Sarah Darwin
  • An Atlas of Afterlives by Emily Hawkins
  • Bompa's Insect Expedition by David Suzuki
  • You Could Be So Pretty by Holly Bourne
  • Butterfly Wings by Samuel Larochelle
  • Michael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo
  • Oh Maya Gods! By Maz Evans
  • Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
  • Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
  • Imagine a Garden by Rina Singh
  • Foxlight by Katya Balen
  • Skrimsli by Nicola Davies

September 2023 books of the month

  • Fiction:  | The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-Stanton
  • Nonfiction:  | All Bodies Are Wonderful by Beth Cox, illustrated by Samantha Meredith
  • Picture book:  | Butterfly Wings: A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety by Samuel Larochelle and Eve Patenaude

Part 2
How to organise an effective quiet reading time

New book pitches: Phone Me When You're Home! by Wendy Garvey, On My Back Paws by Anna Skoyles, Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans, Why, Oh Why, Am I a Crocodile? by Alex Brooks

Part 3
Halloween - our Halloween book list for children and teens

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