School Reading List Tom Tolkien

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/
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Serena and the Little Blue Dog by Rosemary ClunieMoving Up: How to Ace Secondary School by Christian FoleyChamp by Payam Ebrahimi and Reza DalvandPink Trucks by Sam ClarkeHeavy Metal Badger by Duncan BeedieIt Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel (and Poop) by Jennifer GardyPodkin and the Singing Spear by Kieran LarwoodNature's Fascinating Friendships by Kerry Hyndman and Mike HillsBigg School: Double Drama by Lisa WilliamsonWhen the Wild Calls by Nicola PenfoldRobin Hood: Ballots, Blasts & Betrayal by Robert MuchamoreThe Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora ReyesRundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in May 2024
Ferris by Kate DiCamilloDead Happy by Josh SilverThe Beast of Farrowfell by Ravena GuronBird Boy by Catherine BrutonKnowing the Score by Ros RobertsDesi Girl Speaking by A. S. HussainTom Gates: Book of Everything by Liz PichonAngel of Grasmere by Tom PalmerFly by David Lindo and Sara Boccaccini MeadowsAdnan by Mark Arrigo, Steven Chatterton and Diala BrislyThe Truth About Shaming by Beth AshleyGood Night, Good Beach by Joy Cowley and Hilary Jean TapperColossal Words for Kids by Colette Hiller and Tor FreemanSweet Caroline by Neil Diamond and Lwillys Tafur. So good, so good, so goodOld Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin BrownNature Is an Artist by Jennifer LavalleeWe Are Family by Oliver SykesHe, She, They, Us: Queer Poems by Charlie CastellettiAll the Hidden Monsters by Amie JordanGlasgow Boys by Margaret McDonaldGrey by Laura Dockrill and Lauren ChildThe Wrong Shoes by Tom PercivalOn Poetry Street by Brian Moses and Mark ElvinsThe Grimmelings by Rachael KingFinding Alfie  by Michael Morpurgo and Michael ForemanEmber Spark and the Thunder of Dragons by Abi ElphinstoneIf My Words Had Wings by Danielle Jawando365 things to make and do by Fiona WattBig Gorilla: A Book of Opposites by Anthony BrowneNorth and the Only One by Vashti HardyWild East by Ashley Hickson-LovenceMay 2024 books of the month
Fiction:  Beti and the Little Round House by AtinukeNonfiction:  The Teenage Guide to Digital Wellbeing by Tanya GoodinPicture book:  Old Oak and the Wild Flowers by Elena Mannion and Erin BrownPart 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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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 18
For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-18/
Part 1
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Gigantosaurus – I Love Giganto by Cyber Group StudiosI Really, Really Need a Poo by Karl Newson and Duncan BeedieSammy and the Extra-Hot Chilli Powder by Charlie P. BrooksBronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by Bex HoganFrank the Unicorn Alpaca by Gavin Puckett, illustrated by India JosephBlue’s Planet: Australia by Lucy McRobertThe Bad Ones by Melissa AlbertASAP by Axie OhA Cure Ever After by Angharad WalkerMeasuring Me by Nicola KentThe Crayons Love Our Planet by Drew Daywalt and Oliver JeffersCredo by Luke StatonRundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in March 2024
The Girl Who Dreamed in Magic by Maria KuzniarThe Magician Next Door by Rachel Chivers KhooBad Panda: Mites, Camera, Action! By Swapna HaddowA Drop of Golden Sun by Kate SaundersFuture Hopes by Lauren JamesThe Secret Life of Bugs by Moira ButterfieldThe Magnificent Book of Butterflies and Moths by Barbara Taylor The Prisoner of Bhopal by Tim WalkerWilding: How to Bring Wildlife Back by Isabella TreeThe Girl Who Wasn't There by Jacqueline WilsonThe Secret of the Moonshard by Struan MurrayUprising by Jennifer NielsenBig Ideas from Literature by The School of LifeEast Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends by Eva Wong NavaI Do Not Eat Children by Marcus CutlerAncient Myths Collection Jean Menzies and Matt RalphsThank You by JarvisWhere Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-IyimideAncient Greeks by Clive GiffordAya and the Star Chaser by Radiya HafizaThe Untameables by Clare PollardA Poetic A-Z of Awesome Animals! By Emilie Lauren JonesHow to Teach Grown-Ups About Climate Change by Patricia DanielsExtreme Weather for Kids by Matthew CappucciPoetry Comics by Grant SniderThe Whisperwicks by Jordan LeesSmile by Lauren ChildWe Are the Wibbly! By Sarah TagholmThe Vanquishers: Secret of the Reaping by Kalynn BayronA Mind Full of Murder by Derek LandyFireborn: Starling and the Cavern of Light by Aisling FowlerMarch 2024 books of the month
Fiction:  Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abike-IyimideNonfiction:  How to Teach Grown-Ups About Climate Change by Patricia DanielsPicture book:  Elki is Not My Dog by Elena Arevalo MelvillePart 2
STEM and science fiction books for children. 
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
BookTok - a blessing or a curse?
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 17
For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-17/
Part 1
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Meet the Wildlings by Gwen MillwardThe Best You by Nima PatelI Love You to the Moon and Back: All Year Long by Amelia HepworthNikhil and Jay by Chitra SoundarThe Shape of Rainbows by Neal ZetterDiamond Jack: Your Magic Or Your Life by Anna RainbowThe Floating Witch Mystery by Nicki ThorntonWinner Takes Gold by Eloise SmithBeastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain by Jess FrenchHow Do Meerkats Order Pizza by Brooke BarkerLove is in the Little Things by Stella J Jones and Jane MasseySigned Sealed Dead by Cynthia MurphyRundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in February 2024
Bronte Tempestra and the Lightning Steeds by Bex HoganHabitats by Hannah Pang and Isobel LundiePeng and Spanners by Steve WebbRed Sky at Night; Poet's Delight by Alex WhartonThe Time Travellers: Adventure Calling by Sufiya AhmedFeather by M. G. LeonardThe Glorious Race of Magical Beasts by Alex BellMo's Best Friend: A Stone-Age Story by Bridget MarzoOn Silver Tides by Sylvia BishopIt's Time to Hush and Say Good Night by Chitra SoundarPaper Dragons by Siobhan McDermottYomi and the Power of the Yumboes by Davina TijaniA Cure Ever After by Angharad WalkerQueerbook by Malcolm MacKenzieBlue's Planet: Australia by Lucy McRobertMost Haunted Theatres by Yvette FieldingGoddess Crown by Shade LapiteSoren's Seventh Song by Dave EggersMeasuring Me by Nicola KentDim Sum Palace by X FangThe Crayons Love our Planet by Drew Daywalt and Oliver JeffersThe Bad Ones by Melissa AlbertLittle Chick by Petr HoracekMarnie Midnight and the Moon Mystery by Laura Ellen AndersonNational Trust: Blossom Origami by Nick RobinsonWhere the Dark Stands Still by A.B. PoranekMiss Cat by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle JolivetSupertato: Eviltato vs Superpea by Sue Hendra and Paul LinnetFinding Hope by Nicola BakerFebruary 2024 books of the month
Fiction:  A Cure Ever After by Angharad WalkerNonfiction:  Measuring Me by Nicola KentPicture book:  The Crayons Love Our Planet by Drew Daywalt and Oliver JeffersPart 2
LGBT books for children (https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/books-for-topics/lgbtqia-themed-books-for-primary-school-aged-children/)and LGBT books for teens (https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/books-for-topics/lgbtqia-fiction-for-secondary-aged-children-and-teens-aged-11/)
New book pitches: There was an Old Woman who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Cable Goes Camping by Lorna Chantelle Scott

Part 3
Why school libraries are so important to children's learning. 
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 16
For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://bit.ly/3vfteDn .
Part 1
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Glassborn by Peter BunzlAmazing Octopus by Michael Stavaric and Michele GanserDo You Remember? by Sydney SmithFate of the Argosi by Sebastien de CastellRise Up and Sing! by Andrea Warner and Louise ReimerThe Undying of Obedience Wellrest by Nicholas BowlingThe Girl Who Became a Fish by Polly Ho-YenGrowing Up Powerful Journal by Nona Willis AronowitzMy Nature Trail! by Rachel Lawston and Paul LawstonEvolution by Sarah Darwin & Eva Maria SadowskiNot So Little Red Riding Hood by Michael RosenSala, Mountain Warrior by Wakanyi Hoffman and Onyinye IwuRundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in January 2024
Winner Takes Gold by Eloise SmithSigned Sealed Dead by Cynthia MurphyMeet the Wildlings by Gwen MillwardRainbowsaurus by Steve AntonyStitch by Padraig KennyMy Brother Plato by George MyersonThat Self-Same Metal by Brittany N. WilliamsFind Peace in a Poem by Little TigerRoman Soldiers by Tegen EvansLunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang & LeUyen PhamThe Shape of Rainbows by Neal Zetter and Will HughesTime Travelling with a Tortoise by Ross WelfordNorthern Soul by Phil EarleLittle Bang by Kelly McCaughrainThe Code of Life by Flying Eye BooksA Cruel Twist of Fate by H. F. AskwithThe War of the Heavenly Horses by Roland ChambersThe Troublemakers by Tamzin MerchantThe Girl Who Sang by Estelle Nadel and Sammy SavosThe Floating Witch Mystery by Nicki ThorntonDiamond Jack: Your Magic or Your Life by Anna RainbowDictionary of Dinosaurs by Dieter BraunDestroy the Day by Brigid KemmererHow Do Meerkats Order Pizza? By Brooke BarkerThe Minute Minders by Mary MurphyThe Best You by Nima Patel & Cally Johnson-IsaacsThe O.D.D. Squad by Stuart Heritage & Vincent BatignoleA Fragile Enchantment by Allison SaftBeastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain by Jess FrenchThe Invocations by Krystal SutherlandLove Is by Sarah MaycockJanuary 2024 books of the month
Fiction: Beastlands: Race to Frostfall Mountain by Jess FrenchNonfiction: How Do Meerkats Order Pizza by Brooke BarkerPicture book: Love is in the Little Things by Stella J Jones and Jane MasseyPart 2
Children's books and books for children - a growing disconnect. 
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
Great gift books - https://bit.ly/4aCoc46 .
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 15
For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-15 
Part 1
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 Britannica's Encyclopedia InfographicaI Loved You In Another Life by David ArnoldThe Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr HoráčekAncient Love Stories by Emily Hauser, illustrated by Sander BergStorm Dragon by Dianne Hofmeyr and Carol ThompsonScarygirl: The Origin Story by Nathan JureviciusBigg School: Best Friends Forever by Lisa Williamson, illustrated by Jess BradleyThe Memory Thieves by Dhonielle ClaytonThe Taming of the Cat by Helen CooperImagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World by Rina Singh and Hoda HadadiThe Wolf Twins by Ewa JozefkowiczThe Most Famous Rhinoceros by Dianne Hofmeyr and Simona MulazzaniRundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2023
The Observologist by Giselle ClarksonTreacle Town by Brian Conaghan.Legendary Creatures by Adam AuerbachWelcome to the Mysteryverse by Clive GiffordHow to Chat Chicken by Dr Nick CrumptonThe Wild by Yuval ZommerThe Dress in the Window by Robert TregoningA Happy Place by Britta TeckentrupGreen by Alex GinoI Loved You In Another Life by David ArnoldWhere Magic Grows by Onjali Q. RaufThe Earthshot Prize by Colin Butfield and Jonnie HughesSCRAP by Guy BassMan-Man and the Tree of Memories by Yaba BadoeThe Ogre Who Wasn't by Michael MorpurgoBegin Again by Oliver JeffersThe Nutcracker: And the Mouse King's Christmas Shenanigans by Alex T. SmithBeneath by Cori DoerrfeldThe Great Storm Whale by Benji DaviesRed is Home by Emma BettridgeBigg School: Best Friends Forever by Lisa WilliamsonSuper Space Weekend by Gaelle AlmerasThe Big Dreaming by Michael RosenBad Hair Day by John PhillipsUp and Down by Tracey Turner and Jane BurnardIf You'll Have Me by EunnieJuniper's Christmas by Eoin ColferBrave Little Bear by Steve SmallOscar's Lion by Adam BaronRise Up and Sing! by Andrea WarnerThe Panda's Child Jackie Morris and Cathy FisherOctober 2023 books of the month
Fiction:  | I Loved You In Another Life by David ArnoldNonfiction:  | Britannica’s Encyclopedia InfographicaPicture book:  | The Star Whale by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Petr HoráčekPart 2
How to use Lego to encourage reading skills
New book pitches: Phone Me When You're Home! by Wendy Garvey; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks, illustrated by Hannah Worsley; I Can Be An Astronaut by Dr Katy Chisenga-Phillipps

Part 3
Christmas-themed books - our Christmas topic book list
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 14
For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-14
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 The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-StantonAll Bodies Are Wonderful by Beth Cox, illustrated by Samantha MeredithButterfly Wings: A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety by Samuel Larochelle and Eve PatenaudeA Bird Day by Eva LindstroemBing: Sparkle MagicThe Odd One Out by Britta TeckentrupMrs Owl's Forest School by Seb BraunFodo Dodo Goes Fishing by Edouard ManceauRiver Rescue: A Peanut, Butter & Crackers Story by Paige BraddockMonster Stink by Anna Brooke, illustrated by Owen LindsayHer Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies by Alison D. StegertPrey Zone: The Serpent's Lair by Wilbur Smith and Keith ChapmanRundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in September 2023
More Peas Please! By Tom McLaughlinAll Bodies Are Wonderful by Beth CoxFinding Wonder by Lauren St JohnThe Final Year by Matt GoodfellowBy the Sea: Life Along the Coast by Judith HomokiThe Shade Tree by Suzy LeeNikhil and Jay: Off to India by Chitra SoundarIvy Newt and the Time Thief by Derek Keilty and Magda BrolI Want a Dog by Jon AgeeWhere Can We Go?: A Tale of Four Bears by Dai YunChannel Fear by Lisa RichardsonThe 169-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry DentonPrey Zone: The Serpent's Lair by Wilbur SmithFive Little Ghosts by Lily MurrayBen Rothery's Weird and Wonderful Animals by Ben RotheryWho Let the Words Out? by Joshua SeigalThe Changing Man by Tomi OyemakindeNightshade Revenge by Anthony HorowitzEvolution by Sarah DarwinAn Atlas of Afterlives by Emily HawkinsBompa's Insect Expedition by David SuzukiYou Could Be So Pretty by Holly BourneButterfly Wings by Samuel LarochelleMichael Morpurgo's Tales from Shakespeare by Michael MorpurgoOh Maya Gods! By Maz EvansThieves' Gambit by Kayvion LewisAdia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi HendrixImagine a Garden by Rina SinghFoxlight by Katya BalenSkrimsli by Nicola DaviesSeptember 2023 books of the month
Fiction:  | The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-StantonNonfiction:  | All Bodies Are Wonderful by Beth Cox, illustrated by Samantha MeredithPicture book:  | Butterfly Wings: A Hopeful Story About Climate Anxiety by Samuel Larochelle and Eve PatenaudePart 2
How to organise an effective quiet reading time
New book pitches: Phone Me When You're Home! by Wendy Garvey, On My Back Paws by Anna Skoyles, Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans, Why, Oh Why, Am I a Crocodile? by Alex Brooks

Part 3
Halloween - our Halloween book list for children and teens
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