School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 46 For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-46/ Part 1 Book post The House with Nobody in It by Jon KlassenPoop Stars: The stinkiest, squelchiest talent show on earth! by Emer Stamp, illustrated by Monika FilipinaThe Christmas Book by Katherine Woodfine, illustrated by Lizzy StewartAdventuremice: Mini Mice Mayhem by Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyreCorpse Talk: Dead, Famous and Very Chatty by Adam MurphyBunny vs Monkey: Day of the Heroes! by Jamie SmartHow to Understand and Apply AI by Sam Hutchinson, illustrated by Ste JohnsonDawn Horse: Four horse tales through time by Grahame Baker-SmithGame of Pets: The Boy Who Knew Too Much by Aaron BlabeyThe Moonlight Dragon by Liz FlanaganWhat It Was Like to Be a Norman by David Long, illustrated by Stefano TambelliniGirl with a Sabretooth Tiger by Jasbinder Bilan, illustrated by Sonia AlbertThe Raven’s Gift by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, illustrated by Tom de FrestonLife Hack by SJ Wills, illustrated by Berat PekmezciBut I Hate Him by Page PowarsYou Can Do It With a Broken Heart by Ana SampsonThe Age of Fury by John StephensThe Soulmate Bakery by Safa AhmedOne Last Scare by Bill WoodLittle Mice by Tara CroweRundown - top 30 children's and YA books in November 2026 Riley Wright and the Super Awkward Sleepover by Mel Taylor-BessentGrumpy Monkey Poop! by Suzanne Lang, illustrated by Max LangDog Man: A Sprinkle in Time by Dav PilkeyOperation Doodlebug by Tia Fisher, illustrated by Manuel ŠumberacThe Cursed Fate of Sabrina Parry by Anna FiteniIf You Were There…With the Science Pioneers! by Miles KellyEverything New Again by Renée WatsonEric's Pine Tree Concert by Ewa Jozefkowicz, illustrated by Gillian FlintSandy Fin: Quest for the Silver Skull by Martin Stewart, illustrated by Santy GutiérrezMoving to the Moon by Eduard Altarriba, Sheddad Kaid-Salah Ferrón, Guillem Anglada Escudé and Miquel Sureda AnfresMaptacular! by Laura BakerHilda and Twig: Find a Space Rock by Luke PearsonThe Peacock Garden by Anita Desai, illustrated by Mei-Yim LowLet's Meet the Vikings by Ben Hubbard, illustrated by Dan GartmanThe Toast of the Town by Jory John, illustrated by Pete OswaldThe Price of Greed by Tanya Landman, illustrated by Katie KearProtest by Steve Cole, illustrated by Kat GoodloeHow the Other Half Lie by P.C. RoscoePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, illustrated by Sarah Maxwell-McNicholFit by Steve Cole, illustrated by Tosin AkinkunmiNiflheim by Andrew WilsonArthur Frog and the Great Store Adventure by Katie Blackburn, illustrated by Liv BargmanHometown by Shaun TanHenri and Miko: Winter in Bosk Olivette by Rebecca GreenThe Moonlit Spiral by Mike MaihackWatts & Whiskerton: Mischief on the Midnight Express by Meg McLarenPaper World: Trees by Catherine Saunders, illustrated by Gail ArmstrongWhen the Stammer Came to Stay by Maggie O'FarrellThe Greedy Wolf by Timothy Knapman, illustrated by Jean JullienThe Greedy Goat by Petr HoráčekNovember 2026 books of the month Fiction: Operation Doodlebug by Tia FisherNonfiction: The Unordinary Book of Ideas by Half-Asleep ChrisPicture book: Books According to Dog and Owl by Piers TordayPart 2 Alastair Humphreys talks about adventure reading, young explorers and his latest book, Canoe Challenge New book pitches: Feetball by N.A. Majer, Silver Serpent and the Wild Ice Child by David Gilbert, Milo the Little Cloud by Syeda Fatima Part 3 Why we need more ambitious and affordable graphic novels for UKS2 and KS3 Credits & licensing Sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show
