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
Credits and licensing
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