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
Credits and licensing
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