New in and children's reading ideas
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Reviews, suggestions and lists of new books for children aged 0-11. We have recommendations for readers aged 11+ in our Young Adult section.
Trick or treat yourself to some spooky children's books this Halloween
Written by Sophie Green · Published Oct 23, 2019
Halloween is coming! We've put together a list of new and classic children's books about things that go bump in the night.
Banish half-term boredom with our latest children's audiobooks
Written by Sophie Green · Published Oct 18, 2019
Brighten up dreary days this half-term with entertaining listens from our favourite authors.
Celebrate National Poetry Day with our favourite comic and curious verse
Written by Sophie Green · Published Oct 3, 2019
Thursday 3 October is National Poetry Day 2019. Why not enjoy some wonderfully silly verse together?
Mark Black History Month with these top children's titles
Written by Sophie Green · Published Oct 1, 2019
October is Black History Month. We've marked the occasion by picking out some of our best titles for children about iconic and inspiring people of colour.
New children's books for October 2019
Written by Sophie Green · Published Sep 30, 2019
New titles for fans of Kes Gray & Jim Field, Jacqueline Wilson, Rick Riordan and many more.
Get ready for the Great British Beach Clean with these top seaside titles
Written by Sophie Green · Published Sep 10, 2019
The Great British Beach Clean 2019 takes place from 20-23 September. We've teamed up with Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to pick out our favourite children's books about the beach and sea.
New children's books for September 2019
Written by Sophie Green · Published Aug 28, 2019
New titles for fans of Mr Panda, Hilda, Wizards of Once and much more.
Check out the latest super-readable titles from Barrington Stoke
Written by Sophie Green · Published Aug 23, 2019
New titles optimised for children with dyslexia and visual stress from Nicola Davies, Chris Priestly, Cat Clarke and more.
Make your children laugh with the 2019 Lollies shortlist
Written by Alice Violett · Published Aug 19, 2019
The Laugh Out Loud Awards (Lollies) celebrate the funniest children's books of the year.
Share a book from the 2019 Sainsbury's Book Awards shortlist
Written by Sophie Green · Published Aug 12, 2019
The Sainsbury's Book Awards encourage families to share a story with the best board, picture, fiction and non-fiction books of the year.