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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Liz Evans
We love Lovereading4kids because they put books in front of us we wouldn’t otherwise have read. They make us more adventurous readers!
Emily Jacques
Lovereading is just a convenient way to find new books and hear others opinions on them.
Sarah Murray – age 15
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
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
We love Lovereading4kids because they put books in front of us we wouldn’t otherwise have read. They make us more adventurous readers!
Emily Jacques
I think Lovereading4kids is an amazing company because of the friendly staff and the fabulous chance to read great books before publication.
Adam Graham
It gives me a chance to read types of books that I would not normally try, and it motivates me to read every night to finish it!
Alice Horncastle, age 14
This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
There's a Snake in My School!
David Walliams
Illustrated by Tony Ross
One of our Books of the Year 2016 | October 2016 Book of the Month
David Walliams has his finger firmly on the funny bone of
the…
Abigail
Catherine Rayner
Longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2014 Kate Greenaway winner
Catherine Rayner's gorgeous bold animals fill the pages perfectly
in…
Bedtime Stories Baby's First Storybook: Follow the Finger Trails
Luana Rinaldo
Campbell Books lead the field in books for babies, and this little
hardback board book is certain to become a favourite with parents,
the perfect…
There's a Walrus in My Bed!
Ciara Flood
Children and adults will take very different things from this
clever picture book but both will enjoy it enormously. Flynn is
excited, he's got…
10 Ten-Minute Stories
Various Authors
If your New Year resolution was to spend ten minutes a day reading
to your children, then this attractive collection of fairy stories
from around the…
My Favourite Nursery Rhymes Board Book: Bedtime Rhymes
Tony Ross
This lovely collection of favourite bedtime nursery rhymes with
charming, lively illustrations from Tony Ross to accompany each
rhyme is a wonderful…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
Shackleton's Journey
William Grill
Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 2015 Debut author and
illustrator, William Grill, 25, has become the youngest winner of
the Kate…
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…
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…
Salt to the Sea
Ruta Sepetys
Winner of the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | Longlisted for the UKLA
2017 Book Award It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across
Germany,…
The Wolves of Currumpaw
William Grill
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Longlisted
for the UKLA 2017 Book Award | A beautiful and moving re-telling of
the first…
The Marvels
Brian Selznick
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Shortlisted
for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2016 | Shortlisted
for…
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
Follyfoot
Monica Dickens
A pony lover's dream, Follyfoot is a great adventure story which
will also touch the heart of all who care about animals. Full of
drama and action…
How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen
Russell Hoban
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
A must-read for anyone who thinks that fooling about is a waste of
time! Through the brilliant combination of Russell Hoban and
Quentin Blake,…
All About Alfie
Shirley Hughes
Celebrating thirty years of Alfie, one of the most popular
characters in children's books, this is a glorious collection of
stories which…
Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
Category Winner of The Red House Children's Book Award 2013 &
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012. Following in
the…
Fantastic Mr Fox
Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Ideal as an early introduction to Roald Dahl just as a child is
starting to read alone because it's a short story by comparison to
some of his…
Tabby McTat
Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Best-selling author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel
Scheffler have teamed up again to create a heart-warming story
about loyalty and…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
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 Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook: Macmillan Classics Edition
Joyce Lankester Brisley
Milly-Molly-Mandy has delighted children for generations partly
because her childhood is mostly so very different to that of any
child growing up…
Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse: Macmillan Classics Edition
Ursula Moray Williams
Illustrated by Joyce Lankester Brisley
A classic story of the amazing adventures of a toy horse made by
the wise old toymaker, Uncle Peder. From the moment it has been
made the Little…
The Indian in the Cupboard
Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banks's much-loved book has all the ingredients of a
perfect children's story. Nine-year old Omri is given two important
gifts…
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Illustrated by Sophie Allsopp
The four sisters, each with a striking and strong character,
between them represent any girls growing up at any time. Meg, the
eldest, is sixteen and…
