Lovereading4kids Weekly Staff Picks
Reading is fundamental to the development of children and countless research shows the links between good reading skills from an early age and future success in life. However, finding books children want to read or authors that excite them, can be difficult; the choice is daunting and guidance rather thin on the ground.
So, Lovereading4kids was created to be the best recommendation site for Children’s Book from toddlers to teens. It has been created using the experience we have as parents and book lovers, who want our children to read great books. Secondly, it has been created from what we have learned from setting up our first book site lovereading.co.uk
Books for all ages! Top downloads
Baby and Toddler
- Dinosaur Munch! The Diplodocus by Jeanne Willis
- We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
- Animals A Stylish Big Picture Book for All Ages by Ingela Arrhenius
3+ readers
- Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson
- Have You Seen My Giraffe? by Michelle Robinson
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
5+ readers
- The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
- What's My Name? by Wendy Finney
- Children's Discovery Atlas by Anita Ganeri
7+ readers
- The Accidental Billionaire by Tom McLaughlin
- My Mum's Going To Explode! by Jeremy Strong
- My Evil Twin is a Supervillain by David Solomons
9+ readers
- Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
- Chase by Linwood Barclay
- Beetle Boy by M.G. Leonard
11+ readers
- The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
- Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans
13+ readers
- One by Sarah Crossan
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- A Monster Calls (Movie Tie-in) by Patrick Ness
YA readers
- Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman
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It is THE website to use for narrowing down your search for any book. Definitely knocks the socks off any other book review website.
Nickey and Tomasz Hawryszczuk
I love Lovereading because I often never know what to read and this helps you find a good book. I have recommended this to many people.
Shannon-Louise Masters – age 15
Love “Lovereading4kids” as my son gets to hear about & read new books before his mates which keeps him interested in reading=a very happy Mum
Liz Evans
We love Lovereading as my 5 year old loves to read new books before anyone else has a chance, she says it makes reading exciting!
Tracey Chorley
Lovereading4kids is great, we get books really early never late. We love to read and review, and think you would like it too. The excitement
Jasmine Harris-Hart, age 12
I love finding new books to read. My mummy and me look at the new ones coming out. I have written reviews of some of them!
Jessica Cobbin – age 7
I love lovereading4kids because I’ve read amazing books I would never have picked up, and its opened doors to new genre’s I now love.
Harriet Cunningham
It’s so easy to find the right book for your child. Such an easy-to-use, yet in-depth website. 100% reliable.
Pippa, Jack, Liam & Matthew Wils
This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Silver
Walter de la Mare
Illustrated by Carolina Rabei
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2017 | “Slowly,
silently now the moon/ Walks the night/ in her silver…
Tufty
Michael Foreman
Tufty the little duck grows up in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
(his parents are very fond of the Royal Duck and Duckess (sic) who
give the ducks…
Teddy Bedtime
Georgie Birkett
Award-winning illustrator Georgie Birkett makes bedtime with the
teddies charming as they jump and play and sing as they get ready
for bed. A glossy…
I Want a Bedtime Story!
Tony Ross
After all these years the Little Princess still rules the palace
and its inhabitants – including the queen, the admiral and
the prime minister.…
Mrs Mole, I'm Home!
Jarvis
April 2017 Picture Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of
the Month April 2017 | Morris Mole can't find his glasses anywhere
at…
Storytime: Sleep, Little Pup
Jo Parry
With its delicate, soft-hued artwork and a gently rhyming text that
asks to be whispered, this is the perfect book for calming little
pups down at…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
The Smell of Other People's Houses
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | Shortlisted for the
UKLA 2017 Book Award | Longlisted for the Guardian Children's
Fiction Prize 2016…
The Bone Sparrow
Zana Fraillon
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 and awarded the
Amnesty CILIP Honour | Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's
Fiction Prize 2016…
Beck
Meg Rosoff, Mal Peet
*** Suitable for ages 16+ Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal
2017 | In turns brutal and passionate, Beck is an utterly
compelling story of…
Buffalo Soldier
Tanya Landman
Winner of the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal The Judges comment
“We were particularly impressed with how Buffalo Soldier
explored what it means to…
Watership Down
Richard Adams
Illustrated by Aldo Galli
Winner of the 1972 CILIP Carnegie Medal A book that resonates as
vividly today as it did nearly half a century ago, this
keepsake…
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
Illustrated by Jim Kay
Winner of the 2012 Carnegie Medal AND 2012 Kate Greenaway Medal.
This is the first time, in the Awards 75 year history, that one
book has won both…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
Never Say Die
Anthony Horowitz
June 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: simply the best
action-packed, stylish adventure and escapism Anthony
Horowitz's…
This month's 'featured books':
Bookshelf Essentials
Dear Zoo
Rod Campbell
Have you ever wanted a pet? How do you find the right one? An
elephant is too heavy, a giraffe is too tall, a frog is too jumpy.
Hidden…
Hue Boy
Rita Phillips Mitchell
Illustrated by Caroline Binch
Selected by a distinguished independent panel of experts including
our editorial expert, Julia Eccleshare, for Diverse Voices - 50 of
the best…
The Baby's Catalogue
Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg
A new paperback edition of this classic celebration of babies
– their dinners, prams, accidents, gardens, bedtimes and bath
times, books, pets…
Who's in the Loo?
Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by Adrian Reynolds
Special 10th Anniversary Edition Quirky and great fun. We've all
experienced the problem of wanting the loo at the same time first
thing in the…
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Judith Kerr
This unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing Germany before
the Second World War, is now available in a special hardback
edition to celebrate…
The Spook's Apprentice (Wardstone Chronicles 1)
Joseph Delaney
Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son and has been
apprenticed to the local Spook. The job is hard, the Spook is
distant and many…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
No Turning Back
Beverley Naidoo
In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths
Set in South Africa in the 1990s, a time when an increasing number
of young black…
Mary Poppins
P. L. Travers
Mary Poppins has been the world's most famous nanny for the last 80
years and her success remains undimmed. Jane and Michael Banks need
a new…
The Children of Green Knowe Collection
Lucy M. Boston
Set in a beautiful and magical place, this is an award-winning
classic story of a friendship that stretches across centuries as
Tolly, newly arrived…
The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
Chosen as a favourite by Philip Pullman: "Superb wit and vigorous
invention." As whimsical as The Wizard of Oz, but with the
allegorical wisdom of…
The Odyssey
Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrated by Alan Lee
The Odyssey, Homer's second epic adventure, tells the story of
Odysseus as he travels home from the war in Troy. His adventures on
his travels…
The Land of Green Ginger
Noel Langley
A welcome reissue of a classic title that is perfect for reading
aloud to all those who enjoy magical adventure laced with
knockabout humour.…
