School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 9
For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-9
Part 1
Book post
- Ivy Newt and the Storm Witch by Derek Keilty and Magda Broll
- I Heard a Bird by Rob Ramsden
- Small Stanley's Big List of Scary Stuff by Angie Morgan
- A Child Like You by Na'ima B. Robert
- Ajay and the Jaipur Moon by Varsha Shah
- Day and Night by Lela Nargi
- Be Happy! by Emma Dodd & Maddy Bard
- Squishy McFluff's Camping Adventure! by Pip Jones
- The Not-So Uniform Life of Holly-Mei by Christina Matula
- Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray
- Finding Floss by Cara Matheson
- Noodle the Doodle Wins the Day by Jonathan Meres
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in April 2023
- Hilda: Night of the Trolls by Luke Pearson
- This Is Not My Home by Eugenia Yoh & Vivienne Chang
- Nic Blake and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas
- Twenty Questions by Mac Barnett
- Love, the Earth by Frances Stickley
- The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
- Yellowstone by Catherine Ard
- Na Willa and the House in the Alley by Reda Gaudiamo
- The Dark and Dangerous Gifts of Delores Mackenzie by Yvonne Banham
- The Crown by Emily Kapff
- Day and Night by Lela Nargi
- The Treasure Hunters by Lisa Thompson
- The Smidgens United by David O'Connell
- Let's Play Murder by Kesia Lupo
- Skandar and the Phantom Rider by A.F. Steadman
- What is War? By Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferron
- Big Tree by Brian Selznick
- Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu
- Animal FACTopia! by Julie Beer
- The Children of Croke Park by Michael Foley
- School Trip by Jerry Craft
- Automotive by Matt Ralphs
- Louise Bourgeois Made Giant Spiders and Wasn't Sorry by Fausto Gilberti
- The Big Book of Nature Art by Yuval Zommer
- How Far We've Come by Joyce Efia Harmer
- The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei by Christina Matula
- Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
- Bridges by Marc Majewski
- How to Write a Poem by Kwame Alexander
- Global by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin
April 2023 books of the month
- Fiction: Dear Mothman by Robin Gow
- Nonfiction: The Big Book of Nature Art by Yuval Zommer
- Picture book: The Crown by Emily Kapff
Part 2
Chat GPT and AI: a blessing or a curse for teachers and schools? We examine whether Chat GPT will be useful for the teaching of English and reading in schools.
New book pitches: My Magical Bearded Friend by Chris Husband; Dumb Orphans by Allan Low
Part 3
Summer 2023 new children's books.
Credits and licensing
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