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
- All in One Piece by Jill Murphy
- Lift-the-Flap and Colour Forest by Natural History Museum
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
- Pirate Blunderbeard: Worst. Pirate. Ever. by Amy Sparkes
- Norman the Norman from Normandy by Philip Ardagh
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
- Never Say Die by Anthony Horowitz
13+ readers
- Who Runs the World? by Virginia Bergin
- The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
- New Guard by Robert Muchamore
YA readers
- The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
- Crazy House by James Patterson
- Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julie Israel
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Harriet Cunningham
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Jemma Rubens, age 10
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Emily Horncastle – age 11
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Alexander Boxall – age 11
Writing reviews help the children with their literacy skills and we always read the books together which gives us good quality family time!
Cat Bisland (on behalf of the Bi
A great way to introduce kids to great books, authors & genres. Parents can find age-appropriate books to share with their children.
Judi Davies – Aberdare Girls Sch
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
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Elosie Clarkson – age 11
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
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…
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…
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…
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…
Good Dog McTavish
Meg Rosoff
Illustrated by Grace Easton
April 2017 Book of the Month | Interest Age 8-12 Reading Age 8 | In
a nutshell: dog to the rescue in witty domestic satire | …
After the Fire
Will Hill
In a nutshell: tense, super-suspenseful novel based on harrowing
real life events After the Fire was inspired by the Waco siege in
Texas 1993 when…
This month's 'featured books':
Coming Soon
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…
Reborn
Alex Scarrow
Reborn is the gripping sequel to the apocalyptic thriller Remade,
by bestselling author of the Timeriders series, Alex Scarrow. The
Lovereading…
