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
- Owl Bat Bat Owl by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
3+ readers
- The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse by Mac Barnett
- Willy and the Cloud by Anthony Browne
- Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
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
- Father Christmas and Me by Matt Haig
11+ readers
- The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
- A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
13+ readers
- Holes by Louis Sachar
- Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
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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Rachel Bridgeman
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Elosie Clarkson – 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
It gives me a chance to read types of books that I would not normally try, and it motivates me to read every night to finish it!
Alice Horncastle, age 14
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You give me age appropriate ideas of books I can read and buy for the children and find out what other children their age think of them too.
Katie Lonsdale
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This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Goodnight Tiptoe
Polly Dunbar
A dreamy, goodnight story. Bedtime comes and every one is sleepy
– except Tiptoe! One after another, Tilly settles her friends
down for the…
100 Brilliant Poems for Children
Paul Cookson
Paul Cookson's collection does not claim to be the definitive
hundred brilliant poems, but it comes close; providing a fun,
inspiring and…
Storytime: Sleep, Little Pup
Jo Parry
With its delicate, soft-hued artwork and a gently rhyming text that
asks to be whispered, this is the perfect book for calming little
pups down at…
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…
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…
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…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
There is a Tribe of Kids
Lane Smith
Winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Award-winning Lane
Smith's stunning illustrations create a delight of a story
which…
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Illustrated by Steve Lenton
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | Longlisted for the
UKLA 2017 Book Award | With all the invention, originality and
insight that is…
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 Edge of the Cloud
K. M. Peyton
Winner of the 1969 CILIP Carnegie Medal K.M. Peyton won the
Carnegie Medal for this romantic and passionate story set in the
run up to…
Millions
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Winner of the 2004 CILIP Carnegie Medal When a bag stuffed full of
money falls out of a train and into their camp, Damian and Anthony
are…
Wolf Hollow
Lauren Wolk
Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award | Shortlisted for the CILIP
Carnegie Medal 2017 | A young girl's kindness,…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
Pax
Sara Pennypacker
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month October 2017 Touching and
thought-provoking this is a lyrically-told story perfectly
presented in a beautiful…
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…
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…
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). …
Moone Boy 3: The Notion Potion
Chris O'Dowd, Nick Vincent Murphy
The Notion Potion is the hilarious third book in the Moone Boy
series, based on the Sky TV series from dream team Chris O'Dowd and
Nick Vincent…
Carnival Of Monsters
Andrew Beasley
In a nutshell: ghostly thrills, chills and humour and a pair of
child ghost-busters Readers will be gripped from the opening
chapter of this, and if…
This month's 'featured books':
Bookshelf Essentials
Hue Boy
Rita Phillips Mitchell
Illustrated by Caroline Binch
Selected by a distinguished independent panel of experts including
our editorial expert, Julia Eccleshare, for Diverse Voices - 50 of
the best…
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…
The Blue Balloon
Mick Inkpen
This was the book that introduced the lovable Kipper to millions of
children the world over. A truly wonderful story to share and to be
treasured and…
The Wee Free Men
Terry Pratchett
First published in 2003, The Wee Free Men is the second story in
the Discworld series for young readers. The Queen of the Elves has
another attempt…
Lady Lollipop
Dick King-Smith
Illustrated by Jill Barton
Award-winning author Dick King-Smith is best known for 'Babe', the
story of the Sheep-Pig. A lover of all animals and a master teller
of stories…
Peter Pan In Scarlet
Geraldine McCaughrean
At last a sequel to one of the most endearing classics of all time.
The author chosen to undertake this literary feat is not a
household name…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
Smith
Leon Garfield
Illustrated by Kenny McKendry
Smith is a sort of artful dodger character of his time. Set in 18th
century London, this is the story of a 12 year old and how, having
pickpocketed…
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
Ursula Moray Williams
A charming collection of stories featuring a witch's kitten who is
spurned because Gobbolino would rather be a kitchen cat than a
witch's one. But…
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 Wave
Morton Rhue
In a nutshell: Iconic | Outspoken | Big Issues | Difficult Truths
The Wave is based on a nightmarish true episode in a Californian
high school, when…
Marianne Dreams
Catherine Storr
A welcome reissue of an original and highly imaginative classic.
Marianne is stuck in bed for six weeks following an illness.
Seemingly with nothing…
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook: Macmillan Classics Edition
Joyce Lankester Brisley
Milly-Molly-Mandy has delighted children for generations partly
because her childhood is mostly so very different to that of any
child growing up…
