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
- Kiki and Bobo's Super Surprise by Yasmeen Ismail
- Tip Tap Went the Crab by Tim Hopgood
- All in One Piece by Jill Murphy
3+ readers
- The Three Little Pugs and the Big Bad Cat by Becky Davies
- Little Red by Bethan Woollvin
- Old Hat! by Emily Gravett
5+ readers
- My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
- Norman the Norman from Normandy by Philip Ardagh
- Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep by Eleanor Farjeon
7+ readers
- Finding Gobi by Dion Leonard
- Bad Mermaids by Sibéal Pounder
- The Dragonsitter Detective by Josh Lacey
9+ readers
- Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
- Wave Me Goodbye by Jacqueline Wilson
- The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip Pullman
11+ readers
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
- The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
13+ readers
- Who Runs the World? by Virginia Bergin
- Truth or Dare by Non Pratt
- Troublemakers by Catherine Barter
YA readers
- Crazy House by James Patterson
- The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
- Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner
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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
We love Lovereading4kids because it promotes reading choices, new authors and a sense of community for children of all ages!
Rachel Bridgeman
At @HHSHaringey we love @lovereading4kids because our pupils can practice reviewing & get free upcoming books before anyone else!
Helen Swinyard – Heartlands High
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Amrit Bunet – Teen
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
I love lovereading4kids because I’ve read amazing books I would never have picked up, and its opened doors to new genre’s I now love.
Harriet Cunningham
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
Lovereading is just a convenient way to find new books and hear others opinions on them.
Sarah Murray – age 15
This month's 'featured books':
Books of the Month
Wave Me Goodbye
Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
June 2017 Book of the Month In a nutshell: an evacuee story as
imagined by the one and only Jacqueline Wilson Queen of
contemporary fiction,…
My Name is Not Refugee
Kate Milner
June 2017 Book of the Month Simple enough for the youngest child to
understand and certain to prompt feelings of empathy in readers of
all ages this…
I Funny: School of Laughs
James Patterson
Illustrated by Jomike Tejido
June 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: more fast, funny,
heavily illustrated adventures with everyone's favourite
junior…
Old Hat!
Emily Gravett
June 2017 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month
June 2017 In glorious illustrations about hats of all kinds
Emily…
Crazy House
James Patterson
June 2017 Book of the Month In a Nutshell: Twins fight for freedom
under an authoritarian system This slickly plotted dystopian
thriller set in a…
Letters from the Lighthouse
Emma Carroll
June 2017 Book of the Month Lovereading4kids are big fans of Emma's
books. Her stories continue to delight and move me, and…
This month's 'featured books':
Debuts of the Month
Running on the Roof of the World
Jess Butterworth
June 2017 Debut of the Month In a Nutshell: Spirit of survival
abounds on an epic Himalayan journey A…
Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index
Julie Israel
June 2017 Debut of the Month | In a Nutshell: Love, loss,
friendship and secrets A tear-jerking, soul-stirring, heart-warming
debut about…
Phantom Limbs
Paula Garner
June 2017 Debut of the Month | In a nutshell: sensitive depiction
of loss and survival Three young people, each marked by…
The City of Secret Rivers
Jacob Sager Weinstein
June 2017 Debut of the Month In a nutshell: breath-taking magical
adventure on the banks of London's underground rivers
Hyacinth…
The Amber Pendant
Imogen White
June 2017 Debut of the Month | In a nutshell: danger and mystery
and magic! One minute Rose Muddle is a lowly housemaid to the
wealthy…
One Silver Summer
Rachel Hickman
June 2017 Debut of the Month A heady romance for two adolescences
each of whom is coping with a family trauma revolves around a
horse, secrets…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
Bring Me the Head of Ivy Pocket
Caleb Krisp
Illustrated by John Kelly
In a nutshell: intriguing, sometimes scary and totally original
adventure with the one and only Ivy Pocket As her many fans will
testify, anything…
The Covers of My Book are Too Far Apart (And Other Grumbles)
Vivian French
Illustrated by Nigel Baines
A Dyslexia Friendly Picture Book for Parent and Child | Whisper it,
but not everyone automatically loves reading. Some people
think…
Crazy House
James Patterson
June 2017 Book of the Month In a Nutshell: Twins fight for freedom
under an authoritarian system This slickly plotted dystopian
thriller set in a…
Love from Lexie
Cathy Cassidy
June 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: families lost and
remade through love, friendship and music Lexie is a rescuer: it
starts when she…
Beck
Meg Rosoff, Mal Peet
*** Suitable for ages 16+ Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal
2017 | In turns brutal and passionate, Beck is an utterly
compelling story of…
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':
Coming Soon
Reborn
Alex Scarrow
Reborn is the gripping sequel to the apocalyptic thriller Remade,
by bestselling author of the Timeriders series, Alex Scarrow. The
Lovereading…
Danny Dingle's Fantastic Finds The Jet of Justice
Angie Lake
Illustrated by Shanith MM
In a nutshell: comics-inspired madcap adventure with the
irrepressible Danny Dingle Would-be inventor and comics-obsessive
Danny Dingle and his best…
Alex, Approximately
Jenn Bennett
In a Nutshell: Rolling waves of romance in the Californian sun
Feel-good fiction at its best: moving, life-affirming, with a heart
of sunshiney…
