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April 30, 2024 38 mins

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
Book post

  • 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 Guts: How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel (and Poop) by Jennifer Gardy
  • Podkin and the Singing Spear by Kieran Larwood
  • Nature's Fascinating Friendships by Kerry Hyndman and Mike Hills
  • Bigg School: Double Drama by Lisa Williamson
  • When the Wild Calls by Nicola Penfold
  • Robin Hood: Ballots, Blasts & Betrayal by Robert Muchamore
  • The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in May 2024

  • Ferris by Kate DiCamillo
  • Dead Happy by Josh Silver
  • The Beast of Farrowfell by Ravena Guron
  • Bird Boy by Catherine Bruton
  • Knowing the Score by Ros Roberts
  • Desi Girl Speaking by A. S. Hussain
  • Tom Gates: Book of Everything by Liz Pichon
  • Angel of Grasmere by Tom Palmer
  • Fly by David Lindo and Sara Boccaccini Meadows
  • Adnan by Mark Arrigo, Steven Chatterton and Diala Brisly
  • The Truth About Shaming by Beth Ashley
  • Good Night, Good Beach by Joy Cowley and Hilary Jean Tapper
  • Colossal Words for Kids by Colette Hiller and Tor Freeman
  • Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond and Lwillys Tafur. So good, so good, so good
  • Old Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin Brown
  • Nature Is an Artist by Jennifer Lavallee
  • We Are Family by Oliver Sykes
  • He, She, They, Us: Queer Poems by Charlie Castelletti
  • All the Hidden Monsters by Amie Jordan
  • Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald
  • Grey by Laura Dockrill and Lauren Child
  • The Wrong Shoes by Tom Percival
  • On Poetry Street by Brian Moses and Mark Elvins
  • The Grimmelings by Rachael King
  • Finding Alfie  by Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman
  • Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons by Abi Elphinstone
  • If My Words Had Wings by Danielle Jawando
  • 365 things to make and do by Fiona Watt
  • Big Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony Browne
  • North and the Only One by Vashti Hardy
  • Wild East by Ashley Hickson-Lovence

May 2024 books of the month

  • Fiction:  Beti and the Little Round House by Atinuke
  • Nonfiction:  The Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing by Tanya Goodin
  • Picture book:  Old Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin Brown

Part 2
KS2 SATs revision books - our rundown

New book pitches: There was an Old Woman who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps

Part 3
Advice for adults looking for great children's books

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