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
- Tabby McTat Picturebook and CD by Julia Donaldson
- The National Trust: ABC: A Walk in the Countryside by Rosalind Beardshaw
- Six Little Chicks by Jez Alborough
3+ readers
- Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
- Tyrannosaurus Drip 10th Anniversary Edition by Julia Donaldson
5+ readers
- The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
- Children's Discovery Atlas by Anita Ganeri
- Best Friends! by Wendy Finney
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
- Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac
- Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
11+ readers
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
- The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
- Who Let the Gods Out? by Maz Evans
13+ readers
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- One by Sarah Crossan
- Holes by Louis Sachar
YA readers
- Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman
- A Monster Calls: Special Collector's Edition by Patrick Ness
- Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
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Emily Horncastle – age 11
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Sarah Murray – age 15
It has introduced my children to books we hadn’t come across before. Real children’s reviews gives a great insight into what others think to
Lorraine Woods
You give me age appropriate ideas of books I can read and buy for the children and find out what other children their age think of them too.
Katie Lonsdale
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
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
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Tracey Chorley
This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Count with Maisy, Cheep, Cheep, Cheep!
Lucy Cousins
Smiling, cheerful, independent, no wonder toddlers everywhere love
Maisy, and she makes all early learning experiences fun and
exciting. This story…
Zzzzz A Book of Sleep
Il Sung Na
Wonderful illustrations coupled with a gorgeous storyline of an owl
who at night watches while others go to sleep but as dawn breaks
can you guess…
This is Not A Bedtime Story
Will Mabbitt
Illustrated by Fred Blunt
Clever, funny and heart-racingly exciting, this is a book to
inspire and delight every little girl and boy. And one thing's for
sure. Perfect for…
Old Bear's Bedtime Stories
Jane Hissey
One of our Books of the Year 2015 - December 2015 Book of the Month
Jane Hissey's Old Bear stories make perfect bedtime reading:
warm-hearted…
Maisy Goes to Bed
Lucy Cousins
Celebrate twenty-five years of Maisy with this classic novelty book
reissue that remains as popular today as it was 25 years ago! Lift
the flaps and…
My Favourite Bedtime Rhymes
Illustrated by Sanja Rescek, Hannah Wood
A charming collection of all your favourite bedtime rhymes,
delightfully illustrated by best-loved illustrators Hannah Wood and
Sanja Rescek. …
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
The Stars at Oktober Bend
Glenda Millard
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | Longlisted for the
UKLA 2017 Book Award | August 2016 Book of the Month | In a…
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…
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…
Wolf Hollow
Lauren Wolk
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | A young girl's
kindness, compassion, and honesty overcome bullying. Powerful,
poignant and…
There is a Tribe of Kids
Lane Smith
Winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Award-winning Lane
Smith's stunning illustrations create a delight of a story
which…
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
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
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…
The Whisper
Emma Clayton
Twins Mika and Ellie first appeared in The Roar, a suspenseful
thriller set in a not-too-distant future Britain in which humanity
lives behind a huge…
Owl Babies
Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Patrick Benson
Three little owl babies sit in the tree and wait…and
wait…and wait…for their Mummy to come home from
hunting. Stunning…
The Snowman
Raymond Briggs
This is one of the all time favourites of any nursery and certainly
a book to turn back to time and time again whether you're a child
or an…
Midnight Folk
John Masefield
Highly entertaining, these are a pair of fast paced, classic
fantasy adventure stories freshly illustrated by Quentin Blake. In
The Midnight Folk,…
Good Night, Gorilla
Peggy Rathmann
All young readers will delight at knowing the trick the animals
play on the unsuspecting zoo keeper! It's bedtime and the zoo
keeper sets off…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
The Usborne Illustrated Odyssey
Sebastien van Homer
Illustrated by Sebastien van Donnick
This lean but effective retelling of one of the greatest stories of
all time is made even more lively thanks to numerous full colour
illustrations.…
Greek Myths Stories of Sun, Stone and Sea
Sally Pomme Clayton
Illustrated by Jane Ray
A beautiful edition of ten of the best loved Greek myths, each
exquisitely illustrated by Jane Ray, are gathered together is this
lovely edition. The…
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 Iliad
Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrated by Alan Lee
A stunningly illustrated edition of Homer's classic adventure story
which has been vibrantly retold by the late Rosemary Sutcliff who
adds her…
Kim
Rudyard Kipling
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month October 2016 A complex and
tightly woven spy story lies at the heart of Rudyard Kipling's
classic…
Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame
Illustrated by Richard Johnson
A luxury, illustrated clothbound gift edition of Kenneth Grahame's
timeless classic, in its complete and unabridged form. A perfect
gift for almost…
