Episode 26 - Why Discount Book Packs Are a Bad Deal for Schools

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 26

For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-26/

Part 1
Book post

• A Symphony of Stories by James Mayhew
• 2025 Children's Almanac by Collins Kids
• Traitors in Space: A Pick-Your-Own-Path Adventure by Tim Collins
• My Name is a Gift by Zeshan Akhter
• My First Ocean Atlas by Catherine Ard and Paul Daviz
• Where to Hide a Star by Oliver Jeffers
• A Beginners Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pet by Ali Rutstein
• Jakub's Otter by Coral Rumble
• Phantom Hearts by Rosie Talbot
• How to Know a Crow by Candace Savage
• Hi From Outer Space by Fiona Katauskas
• So Over This by David Fenne

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in January 2025

• Alex Neptune, Dragon Champion by David Owen
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: No Brainer by Jeff Kinney
• The Restaurant at the Edge of the World by Oliver Gerlach
• Myths, Mummies and Magic in Ancient Egypt by Stephen Davies
• Manifest for Kids: FOUR STEPS TO BEING THE BEST YOU by Roxie Nafousi
• The Boy Who Didn't Want to Die: A Graphic Memoir by Peter Lantos
• Mismatched by Anne Camlin
• The End of the Story by Melissa de la Cruz
• Guardians of the New Moon: Year of the Rat by Eric Huang
• The Party by Natasha Preston
• After Life by Gayle Forman
• Squeak! Squawk! Roar!: Amazing Animal Poems by Kate Williams
• The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold
• Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon
• The Vulpine by Polly Crosby
• The Legendary Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud
• Dear Black Boy by Martellus Bennett
• One Day by Michael Rosen & Benjamin Phillips
• Let the Light In by Jenny Downham by Louis Hill
• The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall
• Murder for Two by Niyla Farook
• Sahara by Christina Webb
• The Boy I Love by William Hussey 
• Girl, Ultra-Processed by Amara Sage
• Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias
• Til Death by Busayo Matuluko
• People Like Stars by Patrice Lawrence
• Buzz Club by Xena Knox
• Hunt for the Golden Scarab by M. G. Leonard
• Pinch Perkins and the Nightmare Tree by Cathy FitzGerald
• Ice Apprentices by Jacob North

January 2025 books of the month

• Fiction: Loverboy by Ben Tomlinson
• Nonfiction: One Day by Michael Rosen and Benjamin Phillips
• Picture book: The Really Beautiful Thing by Frances Tosdevin

Part 2
Our recommended books for year 3 classrooms

New book pitches: Smart Fiona by Mike Hollin; Efua's Magic Stew by Angela Ackah-McIntyre; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham

Part 3
Why Discount Book Packs are a Bad Deal for Schools

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