School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 36
For transcripts, resources & show notes, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-36/
Part 1
Book post
- Letters from the Upside by Katya Balen
- All About Antarctica by Marc Martin
- To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis
- The Bear Who Wanted to Dance by Stephanie Stansbie
- Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker and Stacey Thomas
- Pizza Pete and the Peculiar Professor by Carrie Sellon
- The Diary of Whiska Wildflower by Harriet Muncaster
- Time Travel Is NOT My Superpower by Nathanael Lessore
- Coach by Jason Reynolds
- Scarlet Morning by N. D. Stevenson
- Space Tour by Collins Kids
- Kofi and the Brand New Vibe by Jeffrey Boakye
- The Lion Cub’s Secret by Lauren St John
- Owl King by Bex Hogan
- Be Right Back by Bill Wood
- We Three Witches by Rosie Talbot
- The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in November 2025
- Silent Night by Emma Read
- Ask Me Anything by Bethany Rutter
- Rune: The Tale of the Obsidian Maze by Carlos Sanchez
- Coach by Jason Reynolds & Selom Sunu
- Wild Journey by A. M. Dassu & Joe Lillington
- Spin a Story by Catherine Brereton & Susie Brooks
- Ghost by Finbar Hawkins
- The Gland Factory by Rachel Poliquin & Clayton Hanmer
- A Field Guide to Winter by Gabby Dawnay & Dorien Brouwers
- Hot Food: Nice! by Michael Rosen & Neal Layton
- The House Saphir by Marissa Meyer
- The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson & Melissa Castrillon
- Dinosaur Friends by Miles Kelly
- Anya's Quest by Jasbinder Bilan & Jane Ray
- Snow by Meera Trehan
- Bluey: The Sign by Bluey
- Hilda and Twig: Wake the Ice Man by Luke Pearson
- My Small World: Frozen by Caryl Hart & Harry Woodgate
- House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
- Mullets by Nick Sharratt
- X-Mas Marks the Spot by Paul Westmoreland
- My Big Fat Christmas Poo Diary by Jim Smith
- We Fell Apart by E. Lockhart
- Dog Man 14: Big Jim Believes by Dav Pilkey
- What If… Every Volcano Erupted at Once? by Emma Young & Super Freak
- Planet Earth by Shoshana Weider
- Girls Like Me by Rebel Girls
- Things Scientists Don't Know Yet by Peter Gallivan & Daniela Gamba
- Robotics by Kate Peridot
- The Secret History of Christmas by Catherine Saunders
November 2025 books of the month
- Fiction: Wild Journey by A. M. Dassu
- Nonfiction: Flush It Down by Rob Flowers
- Picture book: Mullets by Nick Sharratt
Part 2
Careers books for children and teens
New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson
Part 3
Using AI to help students with difficult GCSE set books
Credits & licensing
3rd party sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl
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