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
- Lift-the-Flap and Colour Forest by Natural History Museum
3+ readers
- The Three Little Pugs and the Big Bad Cat by Becky Davies
- Old Hat! by Emily Gravett
- Little Red by Bethan Woollvin
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
- Phantom Limbs by Paula Garner
- The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
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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
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This month's 'featured books':
Books of the Month
Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds
Horatio Clare
Illustrated by Jane Matthews
June 2017 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month
June 2017 A sequel to the award winning Aubery and the
Terrible…
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…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Slytherin Edition
J. K. Rowling
Illustrated by Levi Pinfold
June 2017 Book of the Month This is where the adventure begins, as
Harry Potter discovers that he is no ordinary boy but a wizard of
great…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Ravenclaw Edition
J. K. Rowling
Illustrated by Levi Pinfold
June 2017 Book of the Month This is where the adventure begins, as
Harry Potter discovers that he is no ordinary boy but a wizard
of…
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…
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…
This month's 'featured books':
Debuts of the Month
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…
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…
Song of the Current
Sarah Tolcser
June 2017 Debut of the Month A thoroughly enthralling fantasy that
brims with swashbuckling adventure and enchantment.
Seventeen-year-old…
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…
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…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
The Last Duchess
Laura Powell
Illustrated by Sarah Gibb
In a nutshell: upstairs downstairs mystery with added magic
Pattern, lady's maid and the central character in this excellent
new series, is a…
Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds
Horatio Clare
Illustrated by Jane Matthews
June 2017 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month
June 2017 A sequel to the award winning Aubery and the
Terrible…
Song of the Current
Sarah Tolcser
June 2017 Debut of the Month A thoroughly enthralling fantasy that
brims with swashbuckling adventure and enchantment.
Seventeen-year-old…
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…
Passing for White
Tanya Landman
Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8 | In a nutshell: brilliantly told
story inspired by real life events A story of a daring
escape…
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
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…
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…
Reborn
Alex Scarrow
Reborn is the gripping sequel to the apocalyptic thriller Remade,
by bestselling author of the Timeriders series, Alex Scarrow. The
Lovereading…
