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
- A Great Big Cuddle by Michael Rosen
- An Alphabet by Oliver Jeffers
- 15 Things Not to Do with a Granny by Margaret McAllister
3+ readers
- The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse by Mac Barnett
- Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
- Willy and the Cloud by Anthony Browne
5+ readers
- All the Year Round by John Yeoman
- What Was I Scared Of? by Dr. Seuss
- The T-Rex Who Lost His Specs! by Jeanne Willis
7+ readers
- Witch for a Week by Kaye Umansky
- The Creakers by Tom Fletcher
- Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
9+ readers
- Skeleton Tree by Kim Ventrella
- There May Be a Castle by Piers Torday
- Laugh Out Loud by James Patterson
11+ readers
- The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
- A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
13+ readers
- Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls
- It Only Happens in the Movies by Holly Bourne
- Holes by Louis Sachar
YA readers
- A Monster Calls: Special Collector's Edition by Patrick Ness
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Chasing the Stars by Malorie Blackman
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It’s really exciting to read and review new books, thrilling to see my reviews online and I love finding the final published copies on sale.
Sam Harper – age 10
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
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Emily Horncastle – age 11
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Amrit Bunet – Teen
Writing reviews help the children with their literacy skills and we always read the books together which gives us good quality family time!
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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 have told all my friends, family & teachers to see for themselves just how great the site is. Without fail, they are hugely impressed.
Alexander Boxall – age 11
It is fantastic, you get to read lots of books and you always find something new and amazing in them.
Erica Motoc, age 7
This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Mother Goose's Bedtime Rhymes
Traditional Rhymes
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
With beautiful illustrations by the award-winning Axel Scheffler
comes this beautiful board book featuring Mother Goose and her
playful gosling.…
Return
Aaron Becker
One of our Books of the Year 2016 | Julia Eccleshare's Pick of the
Month August 2016 A triumphant final story in Aaron Becker's
superbly…
Bing's Bedtime Stories
Ted Dewan
Originally from books by Ted Dewan, Bing now has his own TV show on
Cbeebies and this gorgeous hardback gift collection with a padded
cover…
Spaghetti with the Yeti
Adam Guillain, Charlotte Guillain
Illustrated by Lee Wildish
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 - September 2013
Book of the Month George is off on an adventure – to
find…
Tufty
Michael Foreman
Tufty the little duck grows up in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
(his parents are very fond of the Royal Duck and Duckess (sic) who
give the ducks…
Silver
Walter de la Mare
Illustrated by Carolina Rabei
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2017 | “Slowly,
silently now the moon/ Walks the night/ in her silver…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
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…
Buffalo Soldier
Tanya Landman
Winner of the 2015 CILIP Carnegie Medal The Judges comment
“We were particularly impressed with how Buffalo Soldier
explored what it means to…
Tidy
Emily Gravett
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Julia
Eccleshare's Pick of the Month, April 2017 | Award-winning Emily
Gravett's…
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…
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
Penelope Lively
Winner of the 1973 CILIP Carnegie Medal The Ghost of Thomas Kempe
is a timeless and haunting story, critically acclaimed, this
Carnegie award…
The Wolves of Currumpaw
William Grill
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Longlisted
for the UKLA 2017 Book Award | A beautiful and moving re-telling of
the first…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
Laugh Out Loud
James Patterson
October 2017 Book of the Month In a nutshell: lively, comic story
celebrating kids' reading and determination James Patterson creates
books…
The Secret Horses of Briar Hill
Megan Shepherd
Illustrated by Levi Pinfold
The story of a young girl in a sanatorium and the magical winged
horses that only she can see, this is beautifully written,
beautifully illustrated,…
Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor (Book 2)
Rick Riordan
In a Nutshell: Exhilaratingly entertaining mythological mayhem |
Adventure and all-round awesomeness abound in this second book in
the…
Football School Season 2: Where Football Explains the World
Alex Bellos, Ben Lyttleton
Illustrated by Spike Gerrell
The second book in the groundbreaking new series from two
bestselling writers that teaches you about the world through
football. This book is packed…
There May Be a Castle
Piers Torday
Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award In a nutshell: the
unbeatable power of the imagination | Piers Torday's
beautifully…
The Secrets of the Wild Wood (Winter Edition)
Tonke Dragt
Tonke Dragt's The Letter for the King has been acknowledged as a
classic of Dutch literature since its publication over fifty years
ago, but it…
This month's 'featured books':
Bookshelf Essentials
Dogger
Shirley Hughes
Winner of the Greenaway of Greenaways in 2007 and Greenaway winner
in 1977. Filled with humour and Shirley Hughes' deft touch, this is
a book for…
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…
Who's in the Loo?
Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by Adrian Reynolds
Special 10th Anniversary Edition Quirky and great fun. We've all
experienced the problem of wanting the loo at the same time first
thing 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…
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…
The Big Green Book
Robert Graves
An enchanting, strange and sometimes chilling tale, masterfully
illustrated by Maurice Sendak.
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Illustrated by Fran Parreno
A stunning gift edition of this children's classic, published to
coincide with the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland. With…
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…
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien
A wonderful fable which makes readers reconsider any prejudices
they may have about rats! Mrs Frisby needs to move home quickly
when the farmer…
I Capture the Castle
Dodie Smith
In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths A
story about writing, this is also a wonderfully romantic story told
by a young…
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
Illustrated by David Kearney
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is the classic story of a girl growing
up in the deep South. _____________ Puffin Fact! After
graduating…
The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
In a Nutshell: Teen rebellion * Class conflict * Gangs gone wrong A
heartrending coming-of-age classic that blazed the trail
for…
