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
- A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen
- Happy Christmas, Twirlywoos! by
- Wolves by Emily Gravett
3+ readers
- The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse by Mac Barnett
- The Bear and the Piano Sound Book by David Litchfield
- Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
5+ readers
- All the Year Round by John Yeoman
- What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss
- The T-Rex Who Lost His Specs! by Jeanne Willis
7+ readers
- Witch for a Week by Kaye Umansky
- The Creakers by Tom Fletcher
- Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
9+ readers
- Skeleton Tree by Kim Ventrella
- Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig
- Laugh Out Loud by James Patterson
11+ readers
- The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
- A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
13+ readers
- Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls
- It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne
- Hope by Rhian Ivory
YA readers
- 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant
- A Monster Calls: Special Collector's Edition by Patrick Ness
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
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This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Goodnight Spaceman
Michelle Robinson
Illustrated by Nick East
Tim Peake's voyage to the International Space Station has caught
the imagination of children everywhere and this picture book is
perfect for…
The Bedtime Bear
Ian Whybrow
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Bear is making his way to bed, but he seems to be taking a
circuitous route. He goes through the jungle, on a bike, with a
tiger; past the North…
Moonlight Bear
Rosie Wellesley
Beautifully illustrated, this is a magical and inspiring bedtime
story which captures a night time adventure of a little girl and
her teddy…
The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep A New Way of Getting Children to Sleep
Carl-Johan Forssen Ehrlin
Illustrated by Irina Maununen
When Roger can't fall asleep, Mummy Rabbit takes him to see Uncle
Yawn, who knows just what to do. In this volume, children can join
Roger on his…
Goodnight Buster! (Touch-and-Feel)
Rod Campbell
A wonderful touch and feel book with pull tabs from the author, Rod
Campbell, who we suspect is responsible for more books that get
kids to sleep…
The Last Book Before Bedtime
Nicola O'Byrne
It might be the most important story of the day, but in Nicola
O'Byrne's witty book the telling of the last book before bedtime
is…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
Maggot Moon
Sally Gardner
One of our Books of the Year 2013. Winner of the two most
prestigious children's book awards - the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013
and the Children's…
Wolf Hollow
Lauren Wolk
Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award | Shortlisted for the CILIP
Carnegie Medal 2017 | A young girl's kindness,…
The Marvels
Brian Selznick
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Shortlisted
for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2016 | Shortlisted
for…
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Illustrated by Steve Lenton
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | Longlisted for the
UKLA 2017 Book Award | With all the invention, originality and
insight that is…
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…
The Edge of the Cloud
K. M. Peyton
Winner of the 1969 CILIP Carnegie Medal K.M. Peyton won the
Carnegie Medal for this romantic and passionate story set in the
run up to…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
Carnival Of Monsters
Andrew Beasley
In a nutshell: ghostly thrills, chills and humour and a pair of
child ghost-busters Readers will be gripped from the opening
chapter of this, and if…
Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor (Book 2)
Rick Riordan
In a Nutshell: Exhilaratingly entertaining mythological mayhem |
Adventure and all-round awesomeness abound in this second book in
the…
Football School Season 2: Where Football Explains the World
Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton
Illustrated by Spike Gerrell
The second book in the groundbreaking new series from two
bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through
football. This book is packed…
The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
Megan Shepherd
Illustrated by Levi Pinfold
The story of a young girl in a sanatorium and the magical winged
horses that only she can see, this is beautifully written,
beautifully illustrated,…
Good Dog McTavish
Meg Rosoff
Illustrated by Grace Easton
Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award Interest Age 8-12 Reading
Age 8 | In a nutshell: dog to the rescue in witty domestic…
There May Be a Castle
Piers Torday
Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award In a nutshell: the
unbeatable power of the imagination | Piers Torday's
beautifully…
This month's 'featured books':
Bookshelf Essentials
The Puffin Book of Nursery Rhymes
Illustrated by Raymond Briggs
Beautifully illustrated by Raymond Briggs, the much-loved creator
of the Snowman, this revised edition of a famous classic first won
the Kate…
Flambards
K. M. Peyton
Christina is sent to stay with her terrifying uncle and her cousins
at Flambards, a rambling house in the country where riding and
hunting are the…
Carrie's War
Nina Bawden
Chosen by Jacqueline Wilson, February 2012 Guest Editor: "This is a
very touching utterly convincing book about three wartime evacuees
billeted…
Where the Wild Things are
Maurice Sendak
Jacqueline Wilson, February 2012 Guest Editor: "The text is very
minimal but perfect - and the illustrations are glorious. This
isn't a scary…
Wild Washerwomen
John Yeoman
Celebrate liberation! Forced to wash grubby hankies, horrid socks
and ghastly towels by their skinflint boss, seven oppressed
washerwomen go on…
The Little Bookroom
Eleanor Farjeon, Edward Ardizzone
This award-winning book is an outstanding collection of stories to
inspire dreams and wonder. Eleanor Farjeon has put together an
elegant collection…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
A Dog So Small
Philippa Pearce
Award winning Philippa Pearce captures a child's longing –
and need – for a dog perfectly in this brilliant imaginary
story. Ben…
The Neverending Story
Michael Ende
The international bestselling fantasy adventure of a lonely boy's
quest to save a magical land from evil. Puffin Fact! The first word
in…
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 Endless Steppe
Esther Hautzig
In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths
THE ENDLESS STEPPE is based on the author's true-life experience.
Readers inspired…
Postcards from No Man's Land
Aidan Chambers
In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths
This winner of the 2003 Michael Printz Award and the Carnegie
Medal, told in dual…
Smith
Leon Garfield
Illustrated by Kenny McKendry
Smith is a sort of artful dodger character of his time. Set in 18th
century London, this is the story of a 12 year old and how, having
pickpocketed…
