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
- Lift-the-Flap and Colour Forest by Natural History Museum
- Bug Bear by Patricia Hegarty
- Tip Tap Went the Crab by Tim Hopgood
3+ readers
- The Three Little Pugs and the Big Bad Cat by Becky Davies
- Wolf Won't Bite! by Emily Gravett
- 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
- The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip Pullman
- Wave Me Goodbye by Jacqueline Wilson
11+ readers
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
- The Last Duchess by Laura Powell
13+ readers
- Who Runs the World? by Virginia Bergin
- The Recruit by Robert Muchamore
- Truth or Dare by Non Pratt
YA readers
- Crazy House by James Patterson
- The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
- Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index by Julie Israel
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- Download and print off the Opening Extract of every ‘featured book’ on our site, even the picture books.
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Register now and try it out. We know choosing books for children will become a joy!
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’s a community united by a passion for books and promoting the best there is in children’s literature.
Sam Bateman and family
It is THE website to use for narrowing down your search for any book. Definitely knocks the socks off any other book review website.
Nickey and Tomasz Hawryszczuk
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
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
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
Lovereading4kids is great, we get books really early never late. We love to read and review, and think you would like it too. The excitement
Jasmine Harris-Hart, age 12
Love “Lovereading4kids” as my son gets to hear about & read new books before his mates which keeps him interested in reading=a very happy Mum
Liz Evans
This month's 'featured books':
Books of the Month
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…
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…
The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship
Philip Pullman
Illustrated by Fred Fordham
June 2017 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month
June 2017 Master story-teller Philip Pullman is as brilliantly
creative…
Finding Gobi
Dion Leonard
June 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: inspiring true story
of the love between a little dog and a long distance runner
…
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…
The Three Little Pugs and the Big Bad Cat
Becky Davies
Illustrated by Caroline Attia
June 2017 Book of the Month Author and illustrator reimagine the
tale of the three little pigs in a way that is certain to appeal
to…
This month's 'featured books':
Debuts of the Month
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Clover Moon
Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrated by Nick Sharratt
In a nutshell: gripping historical drama with an irresistible
heroine | Clover Moon is a typical Jacqueline Wilson…
Timmy Failure: The Book You're Not Supposed to Have
Stephan Pastis
In a nutshell: absurd comedy genius | Timmy Failure is the best
worst detective in children's fiction, and a wonderful
comic…
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…
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…
The Ethan I Was Before
Ali Standish
In a Nutshell: Loss, love, and the struggle to survive the most
savage of storms A compelling coming-of-age story, an exploration
of loss, and a…
What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday
Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Lydia Monks
With a whole host of noisy new zoo-animal characters to meet and
even a cameo from the Queen, What the Ladybird Heard on Holiday,
from stellar…
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…
