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October 31, 2023 34 mins

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
Book post

  •  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 Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr and Carol Thompson
  • Scarygirl: The Origin Story by Nathan Jurevicius
  • Bigg School: Best Friends Forever by Lisa Williamson, illustrated by Jess Bradley
  • The Memory Thieves by Dhonielle Clayton
  • The Taming of the Cat by Helen Cooper
  • Imagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World by Rina Singh and Hoda Hadadi
  • The Wolf Twins by Ewa Jozefkowicz
  • The Most Famous Rhinoceros by Dianne Hofmeyr and Simona Mulazzani

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

  • The Observologist by Giselle Clarkson
  • Treacle Town by Brian Conaghan.
  • Legendary Creatures by Adam Auerbach
  • Welcome to the Mysteryverse by Clive Gifford
  • How to Chat Chicken by Dr Nick Crumpton
  • The Wild by Yuval Zommer
  • The Dress in the Window by Robert Tregoning
  • A Happy Place by Britta Teckentrup
  • Green by Alex Gino
  • I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
  • Where Magic Grows by Onjali Q. Rauf
  • The Earthshot Prize by Colin Butfield and Jonnie Hughes
  • SCRAP by Guy Bass
  • Man-Man and the Tree of Memories by Yaba Badoe
  • The Ogre Who Wasn't by Michael Morpurgo
  • Begin Again by Oliver Jeffers
  • The Nutcracker: And the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans by Alex T. Smith
  • Beneath by Cori Doerrfeld
  • The Great Storm Whale by Benji Davies
  • Red is Home by Emma Bettridge
  • Bigg School: Best Friends Forever by Lisa Williamson
  • Super Space Weekend by Gaelle Almeras
  • The Big Dreaming by Michael Rosen
  • Bad Hair Day by John Phillips
  • Up and Down by Tracey Turner and Jane Burnard
  • If You'll Have Me by Eunnie
  • Juniper's Christmas by Eoin Colfer
  • Brave Little Bear by Steve Small
  • Oscar's Lion by Adam Baron
  • Rise Up and Sing! by Andrea Warner
  • The Panda's Child Jackie Morris and Cathy Fisher

October 2023 books of the month

  • Fiction:  | I Loved You In Another Life by David Arnold
  • Nonfiction:  | Britannica’s Encyclopedia Infographica
  • Picture book:  | The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr Horáček

Part 2
How to use Lego to encourage reading skills

New book pitches: Phone Me When You're Home! by Wendy Garvey; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks, illustrated by Hannah Worsley; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps

Part 3
Christmas-themed books - our Christmas topic book list

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