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
- Samson the Mighty Flea by Angela Mcallister
- Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
- Tabby McTat Picturebook and CD by Julia Donaldson
3+ readers
- Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
- Goodnight Everyone by Chris Haughton
5+ readers
- Clare and her Captain by Michael Morpurgo
- The Ice Bear by Jackie Morris
- The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
7+ readers
- The Snow Leopard by Jackie Morris
- My Mum's Going To Explode! by Jeremy Strong
- Mango & Bambang: Tiny Tapir Trouble by Polly Faber
9+ readers
- Pax by Sara Pennypacker
- Dragon's Green Worldquake Book One by Scarlett Thomas
- Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac
11+ readers
- Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
- Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
13+ readers
- The Wrong Train by Jeremy De Quidt
- Holes by Louis Sachar
- Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. by Anne Frank
YA readers
- Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
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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
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
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
This company is amazing; not only is it is a great opportunity to get books and review them but everyone is so friendly and supportive!
Jemma Rubens, age 10
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
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
I love lovereading4kids because I’ve read amazing books I would never have picked up, and its opened doors to new genre’s I now love.
Harriet Cunningham
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
This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
Mr Underbed
Chris Riddell
Award-winning Chris Riddell tells a witty and inventive story that
is perfect for bedtime. When Mr Underbed pops up from under Jim's
bed asking…
Peepo! 30th Anniversary Edition
Allan Ahlberg
Fabulous illustrations, wonderful rhyming text with not a word out
of place; this is a book that no nursery bookshelf can be without.
This book…
Peace at Last
Jill Murphy
A new board book edition of the picture book classic, in a size
that's perfect for little paws! A timeless storybook classic full
of bright…
Baby's Bedtime Story Box
Sam Taplin
Six enchanting hardcover books in a sturdy slipcase box, with
gentle stories to read aloud and magical illustrations to help
toddlers and young…
My Favourite Nursery Rhymes Board Book: Bedtime Rhymes
Tony Ross
This lovely collection of favourite bedtime nursery rhymes with
charming, lively illustrations from Tony Ross to accompany each
rhyme is a wonderful…
Because I Love You
David Bedford
Illustrated by Rebecca Harry
Little Bear is keen to know all the ways in which Mummy Bear loves
him. Gently, Mummy Bear reminds him of all the things that have
done in the…
This month's 'featured books':
Carnegie Greenaway
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…
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…
The Marvels
Brian Selznick
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Shortlisted
for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2016 | Shortlisted
for…
I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato
Lauren Child
Winner of the 2000 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Witty, colourful and
unpredictable this is a delightful picture book that has a
very…
The Bone Sparrow
Zana Fraillon
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 and awarded the
Amnesty CILIP Honour | Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's
Fiction Prize 2016…
Railhead
Philip Reeve
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 | Shortlisted for the
UKLA 2017 Book Award | August 2016 Book of the Month Set…
This month's 'featured books':
Books Reviewed by Children
The Wrong Train
Jeremy De Quidt
In a Nutshell: Sinister short stories Sublimely spine-tingling,
this evokes all the dread of an ominous tap-tap-tapping on your
door in the dead of…
Raymie Nightingale
Kate DiCamillo
Some momentous things happen in the course of this book: a father
leaves, buildings are burgled, a cat is lost and found, hearts are
broken, good…
Pax
Sara Pennypacker
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Touching and thought-provoking this is a lyrically-told story
perfectly presented in a beautiful book. Peter's life falls apart
after his…
Little Adventurers: What Bear? Where?
Philip Ardagh
Illustrated by Elissa Elwick
With an activity idea and an information page with every story in
the series, the Little Adventurers four will encourage hours of
immersive play, and…
The 91-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths
Illustrated by Terry Denton
In a nutshell: a fabulous story for every storey Andy Griffiths and
Terry Denton return with another surreal, inventive and comic tale
about their…
The Detective Dog
Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Sarah Ogilvie
A celebration of dogs and books alike, Julia Donaldson employs
typically sparkling rhyme to tell the story of Peter – a very
nice child though…
This month's 'featured books':
Bookshelf Essentials
How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen
Russell Hoban
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
A must-read for anyone who thinks that fooling about is a waste of
time! Through the brilliant combination of Russell Hoban and
Quentin Blake,…
The Tiger-Skin Rug
Gerald Rose
Full of wit, this classic story tells how a tired old tiger
cleverly swaps his dangerous life in the jungle for the easier
lifestyle of the…
Gangsta Granny
David Walliams
Category Winner of The Red House Children's Book Award 2013 &
Shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012. Following in
the…
Wild Washerwomen
John Yeoman
Celebrate liberation! Forced to wash grubby hankies, horrid socks
and ghastly towels by their skinflint boss, seven oppressed
washerwomen go on…
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…
Where's Spot?
Eric Hill
This is definitely one of those ‘essential experiences' of
childhood. Children identify brilliantly with the naughty little
dog through…
This month's 'featured books':
Classics
Journey To Jo'burg
Beverly Naidoo
When it was originally published in 1985 Beverley Naidoo's classic
was a contemporary story; now it's a piece of history but no
less…
Mary Poppins
P. L. Travers
Mary Poppins has been the world's most famous nanny for the last 80
years and her success remains undimmed. Jane and Michael Banks need
a new…
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…
Black Beauty (with an Introduction by Meg Rosoff)
Anna Sewell
What a ride. No child can fail to laugh and cry in equal measure as
they jump on for the ride of a lifetime with Black Beauty. His
unbreakable…
Harriet The Spy
Louise Fitzhugh
Although it was written four decades ago, Harriet the Spy is still
a thoroughly modern story. Harriet - bossy, determined, prone to
shouting things…
