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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Liz Evans
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Emily Horncastle – age 11
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
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Sam Bateman and family
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Jemma Rubens, age 10
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
I love all the books they recommend & put up for me to review. I also love the fact that they give new authors the chance to share their boo
Daisy Pennock – 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
This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Wendy and the Wallpaper Cat
Jason Hook
Illustrated by Ilaria Demonti
An inspirational picture book for children for as they turn each
page they can imagine all sorts of unusual things as the wallpapers
in the picture…
Mr Underbed
Chris Riddell
Award-winning Chris Riddell tells a witty and inventive story that
is perfect for bedtime. When Mr Underbed pops up from under Jim's
bed asking…
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 Mumsnet Book of Bedtime Stories Ten Prize-Winning Stories from Mumsnet and Gransnet
Mumsnet and Gransnet hosted a bedtime story-writing competition
among their users. Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen
selected the ten…
The Crocodile Under the Bed
Judith Kerr
From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea comes a glorious
picture book full of wonder and adventure. Matty is sick, so sick
that he cant go to…
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…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse
Chris Riddell
Shortlisted for the 2015 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal - Winner of the
Costa Children's Book Award 2013 Bestselling
author/illustrator…
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…
The Sleeper and the Spindle
Neil Gaiman
Illustrated by Chris Riddell
Winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2016. A deluxe edition of
the thrillingly reimagined fairy tale by the magical partnership
of…
A Great Big Cuddle
Michael Rosen
Illustrated by Chris Riddell
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Joint Winner
of the CLiPPA 2016 (CLPE Children's Poetry Award). …
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…
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
Stick Man
Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Creators of The Gruffalo, best selling author/ illustrator Julia
Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are back with another bestseller on
their hands.…
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…
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…
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 Conquerors
David McKee
In this masterpiece for all ages, best-selling illustrator David
McKee has created a miniature morality tale. The General leads his
army into one…
The Wolf Princess
Cathryn Constable
Exciting, atmospheric, romantic and stylish, The Wolf Princess
marks a welcome return to the comfort of traditional storytelling.
Steeped in…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
Gobbolino, the Witch's Cat: Macmillan Classics Edition
Ursula Moray Williams
Illustrated by Catherine Rayner
Gobbolino is a cat who can do magic but, despite his family's
traditions, he doesn't want to be a witch's cat. All Gobbolino
yearns…
Journey To Jo'burg
Beverly Naidoo
When it was originally published in 1985 Beverley Naidoo's classic
was a contemporary story; now it's a piece of history but no
less…
Back Home
Michelle Magorian
Intensely moving this is the story of a young girl coming to terms
with getting to know her family again, including a little brother,
having been…
Across the Barricades A Kevin and Sadie Story
Joan Lingard
Across the Barricades is part of Joan Lingard's ground-breaking
Kevin and Sadie series, the sequel to The Twelfth Day of July. Both
books are part of…
Nonsense Limericks
Edward Lear
Illustrated by Arthur Robins
An attractive volume of Edward Lear's best-loved and timeless
limericks all of which are brilliantly realised in Arthur Robins
witty…
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…
