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
- Play by Jez Alborough
- Dinosaur Munch! The Diplodocus by Jeanne Willis
- A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen
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
- Best Friends! by Wendy Finney
7+ readers
- The Accidental Billionaire by Tom McLaughlin
- My Evil Twin is a Supervillain by David Solomons
- My Mum's Going To Explode! by Jeremy Strong
9+ readers
- Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
- School for Skylarks by Sam Angus
- Chase by Linwood Barclay
11+ readers
- Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans
- The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
13+ readers
- A Monster Calls (Movie Tie-in) by Patrick Ness
- Holes by Louis Sachar
- One by Sarah Crossan
YA readers
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman
- A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson
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Writing reviews help the children with their literacy skills and we always read the books together which gives us good quality family time!
Cat Bisland (on behalf of the Bi
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
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Emily Horncastle – age 11
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!
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Alexander Boxall – age 11
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Jemma Rubens, age 10
This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Bedtime with Ted
Sophy Henn
It's bedtime for Ted, but he's just too busy yet – flip the
flaps and you can see why: Ted is in the bath with some penguins,
busy…
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…
Spot Loves Bedtime
Eric Hill
A favourite with children now for generations, Spot never loses his
charm. It's bedtime, but Spot can't settle down until he finds
Teddy,…
Tales for Little Children
Various Authors
There are fairy tales from all over the world gathered together in
this very attractive collection some of which, such as Dick
Whittington and…
Time for Bed, Fred!
Yasmeen Ismail
Longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2014 It's time for bed. But
will Fred go to bed? You bet he won't! From hiding up trees, and
splashing…
The Lion Storyteller Awesome Book of Stories
Bob Hartman
Illustrated by Krisztina Kallai Nagy
Internationally acclaimed storyteller Bob Hartman brings us a
captivating compilation of his best-loved collections of classic
stories from around…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
Millions
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Winner of the 2004 CILIP Carnegie Medal When a bag stuffed full of
money falls out of a train and into their camp, Damian and Anthony
are…
Northern Lights
Philip Pullman
Winner of the 1995 CILIP Carnegie Medal Part one of Philip
Pullman's magnificent trilogy. His ‘Dark Materials', is the
story…
One
Sarah Crossan
Winner for the Children's Book Award 2017 - Books for Older Readers
Category | One of our Books of the Year 2016 | Winner of the CILIP
Carnegie Medal…
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
Penelope Lively
Winner of the 1973 CILIP Carnegie Medal The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
is a timeless and haunting story, critically acclaimed, this
Carnegie award…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling
Illustrated by Jim Kay
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Exciting news
for all Harry Potter fans, Bloomsbury has published the first fully
illustrated…
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury)
Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Winner of the 1999 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Full of the most
wondrous wit and humour, wonderful magic and believable nonsense,
this…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
Accidental Superstar
Marianne Levy
Music runs in Katie Cox's family. Her dad's a session musician, now
based in California after divorcing Katie's mum. Her sister…
Rubies and Runaways
Janine Beacham
In a nutshell: magical crime drama with orphans, chimney sweeps and
secret societies! Rose Raventhorpe is a girl with a talent for
solving…
Because You Love to Hate Me
Ameriie
In a Nutshell: Killer-concept short story collection This variety
pack of edgily villainous short stories by an array of top YA
talents…
Rook
Anthony McGowan
Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8 | In a nutshell: sharply realised
slice of real life This finely written story speaks directly
to…
The Bolds on Holiday
Julian Clary
Illustrated by David Roberts
There are wonderful new laughs as the Bolds, the hairiest family in
Teddington, set off on holiday. The extended Bold family –
that's Mr…
School Ship Tobermory
Alexander Mccall Smith
Illustrated by Iain McIntosh
Alexander McCall Smith has taken the ever-popular set up for a
proper children's story – group of plucky kids, no parents
– and…
This month's 'featured books':
Bookshelf Essentials
I Want My Hat Back
Jon Klassen
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2013 A simply told
story with a delicious and irresistible mischievous twist in its
ending.…
Mio's Kingdom
Astrid Lindgren
From the world famous creator of Pippi Longstocking comes this
touching magical adventure about an unhappy little boy who meets a
genie and is…
The Tiger-Skin Rug
Gerald Rose
Full of wit, this classic story tells how a tired old tiger
cleverly swaps his dangerous life in the jungle for the easier
lifestyle of the…
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…
Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar
Age 3+. Here is a collection of more than 80 poems and rhymes from
a glittering galaxy of more than 50 poets. It is a delectable
assortment…
Mog The Forgetful Cat 40th anniversary edition
Judith Kerr
Many happy returns to Mog the Forgetful Cat who has been delighting
readers for forty years. Brilliant author-illustrator Judith
Kerr's…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
Buddy
Nigel Hinton
In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths
Buddy is a moving and totally convincing account of a boy's
faltering relationship…
The Wizard Of Oz (with an Introduction by Cornelia Funke)
L Frank Baum
Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her dog Toto into a
magical world that unfurls before you. A classic with more magic on
every page than…
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
Meg needs to find her scientist father who has mysteriously gone
missing. With her little brother Charles and friend Calvin, Meg
travels by…
Dear Nobody
Berlie Doherty
In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths
The moving and very real story of two teenagers and an unplanned
pregnancy. It is…
Stuart Little
E. B. White
This is the enchanting tale of no ordinary mouse, Stuart Little,
who is small in size but enormous in spirit. Funny and touching, it
is a story that…
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…
