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
- Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
- Samson the Mighty Flea by Angela Mcallister
3+ readers
- Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
- Goodnight Everyone by Chris Haughton
5+ readers
- Clare and her Captain by Michael Morpurgo
- The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
- The Ice Bear by Jackie Morris
7+ readers
- My Mum's Going To Explode! by Jeremy Strong
- The Snow Leopard by Jackie Morris
- Mango & Bambang: Tiny Tapir Trouble by Polly Faber
9+ readers
- Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac
- Dragon's Green Worldquake Book One by Scarlett Thomas
- Pax by Sara Pennypacker
11+ readers
- Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
13+ readers
- The Wrong Train by Jeremy De Quidt
- Holes by Louis Sachar
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. by Anne Frank
YA readers
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
- ...And a Happy New Year? by Holly Bourne
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This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Abigail
Catherine Rayner
Longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal 2014 Kate Greenaway winner
Catherine Rayner's gorgeous bold animals fill the pages perfectly
in…
Let's Join in
Shirley Hughes
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month July 2017 Four simple bedtime
stories capture the precious yet everyday moments in pre-school
and…
Sloth Slept on
Frann Preston-Gannon
A board book edition of this delightful introduction to a very
special creature! Two children find a very unusual creature in
their garden. What on…
Ruby and the Naughty Cats
Jane Hissey
Ruby the cheery little mouse and her soft toy friends are back, and
they're having trouble with the Naughty Cats! The Naughty Cats eat
their picnic…
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…
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…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
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). …
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…
Watership Down
Richard Adams
Illustrated by Aldo Galli
Winner of the 1972 CILIP Carnegie Medal A book that resonates as
vividly today as it did nearly half a century ago, this
keepsake…
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…
Railhead
Philip Reeve
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | Shortlisted for the
UKLA 2017 Book Award | August 2016 Book of the Month Set…
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
The 91-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths
Illustrated by Terry Denton
In a nutshell: a fabulous story for every storey Andy Griffiths and
Terry Denton return with another surreal, inventive and comic tale
about their…
Bathroom Boogie
Clare Foges
Illustrated by Al Murphy
How do you follow a roaring success like Kitchen Disco? Why, with a
Bathroom Boogie of course. Who knew that when we're out our
bathrooms…
The Five Realms: The Gift of Dark Hollow
Kieran Larwood
Illustrated by David Wyatt
In a nutshell: brave rabbits continue their fight against a
terrifying enemy The story of rabbit hero Podkin One-Ear continues
in this…
Raymie Nightingale
Kate DiCamillo
Some momentous things happen in the course of this book: a father
leaves, buildings are burgled, a cat is lost and found, hearts are
broken, good…
Pax
Sara Pennypacker
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Touching and thought-provoking this is a lyrically-told story
perfectly presented in a beautiful book. Peter's life falls apart
after his…
Little Adventurers: What Bear? Where?
Philip Ardagh
Illustrated by Elissa Elwick
With an activity idea and an information page with every story in
the series, the Little Adventurers four will encourage hours of
immersive play, and…
This month's 'featured books':
Bookshelf Essentials
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…
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Lynley Dodd
First published in 1983 and still as good today. Written by Lynley
Dodd, who is a New Zealander, this is the first in a series of
books about the…
Aliens in Underpants Save the World
Claire Freedman
Illustrated by Ben Cort
The bestselling Aliens decked out in the finest underpants, are
back for a new set of adventures. This time it's nothing less than
saving the…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
A book that requires no introduction as it is probably Dahl's
best-known and most read creation and deservedly so. The secretive
and magical…
You're Only Young Twice
Quentin Blake
A joyous celebration through Quentin's uniquely original
illustrations of the art of ageing. A delightful little picture
book to share with any…
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…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
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…
The Call Of The Wild (with an Introduction by Melvin Burgess)
Jack London
This is a classic of all classics. Melvin Burgess has written an
Introduction that will make the reader realise if they haven't
already…
Tales from Grimm
Antonia Barber
Illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain
Nine of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's best-known stories are retold
with great fluency in this beautifully produced edition which is
perfectly…
Carrie's War
Nina Bawden
When bombs start falling on London, Carrie and her younger brother
Nick are evacuated to Wales. Living with Mr Evans, who has little
interest in…
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (with an Introduction by Richard Peck)
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer seems to be unable to avoid trouble. Wherever he is, he
seems to be doing something adults don't approve of. But Tom is
smart: he knows…
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
T. S. Eliot
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
The world-famous rhymes starring cats such as Macavity the Mystery
Cat and Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat are beautifully presented in
this edition…
