Lovereading4kids Staff Picks for September
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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.
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Books for all ages! Top downloads
Baby and Toddler
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
- Tabby McTat Picturebook and CD by Julia Donaldson
- Luna Loves Library Day by Joseph Coelho
3+ readers
- The Girl, the Bear and the Magic Shoes by Julia Donaldson
- Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson
- As We Grow The journey of life... by Libby Walden
5+ readers
- The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine
- Elvis the Squirrel: A Bloomsbury Young Reader by Tony Bradman
- Princess Swashbuckle by Hollie Hughes
7+ readers
- The Moon by Hannah Pang
- Iguana Boy vs. The 30 Second Thief by James Bishop
- The Legend of Kevin: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure by Philip Reeve
9+ readers
- Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
- Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac
- The Black Amulet by J.R. Wallis
11+ readers
- The Dollmaker of Krakow by R. M. Romero
- The Skylarks' War by Hilary Mckay
- The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave
13+ readers
- The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I by Carolyn Mackler
- True Sisters by Keren David
- Firebird by Elizabeth Wein
YA readers
- KILLER T by Robert Muchamore
- One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus
- Dark Tracks by Philippa Gregory
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This month's 'featured books':
Bedtime Reading
The Space Train
Maudie Powell-Tuck
Illustrated by Karl James Mountford
Jakob has found the long-lost Space Train! But it's old, battered
and broken. With the help of Granny and Derek the robot chicken,
can Jakob fix the…
Happy: A Children's Book of Mindfulness
Nicola Edwards
Illustrated by Katie Hickey
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month September 2018 | As befits its
subtitle ‘A Children's Book of Mindfulness', Happy…
Goodnight Everyone
Chris Haughton
Longlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award Perfect for the end of
every day, award-winning Chris Haughton captures the soothing time
as the sun goes…
Each Peach Pear Plum
Allan Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
Illustrated by Janet Ahlberg, Janet Ahlberg
A delightful board book with simple rhyming text and engaging
interactive pictures. Children will be able to find characters that
are mentioned in…
Secrets of the Mountain
Libby Walden
Illustrated by Richard Jones
In a nutshell: Dahl-esque story in defence of Unusualness Children
who like their stories filled with larger-than-life characters,
crazy comedy and…
Elmer and the Lost Teddy Board Book
David McKee
The Elmer books are stunning to look at, with their jewel-like
colours and fabulous jungle scenes, but they teach children about
kindness, acceptance…
This month's 'featured books':
Reviewed by Children
The Princess in Black
Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
In a nutshell: princesses can be masked avengers too! | Princess
Magnolia is neat, polite and very, very sweet, but when she gets a
call on her…
Royal Rabbits of London: The Great Diamond Chase
Santa Montefiore, Simon Sebag Montefiore
Illustrated by Kate Hindley
In a nutshell: daring rabbit heroes sally forth from under
Buckingham Palace | Tales of the rabbit secret service that loyally
serves her…
The Girl with the Dragon Heart
Stephanie Burgis
Illustrated by Freya Hartas
In a nutshell: delicious mix of intrigue, dragons, fairies –
and chocolate! | Like the first adventure in this series,…
The Legend of Kevin: A Roly-Poly Flying Pony Adventure
Philip Reeve
Illustrated by Sarah McIntyre
September 2018 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the
Month September 2018 | A deliciously dotty fantasy in which…
The 104-Storey Treehouse
Andy Griffiths
Illustrated by Terry Denton
In a nutshell: Nutty cartoon strip style comic adventures and
unbeatable fun The higher Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton's…
The Giant Jumperee
Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, Helen Oxenbury
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month September 2018 | Julia
Donaldson and Helen Oxenbury bring the very best of their
award-winning The…
This month's 'featured books':
Books of the Year
Moonrise
Sarah Crossan
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | Shortlisted for the Centre
for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award 2018 | One of Our Books
of…
La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One
Philip Pullman
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | One of Our Books of the
Year 2017 | November 2017 Book of the Month More than two…
Indigo Donut
Patrice Lawrence
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | One of Our Books of the
Year 2017 | In a Nutshell: Soaring soundtrack to resilience
and…
The One Memory of Flora Banks
Emily Barr
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018 | Longlisted for the
Branford Boase Award 2018 | One of Our Books of the Year 2017
|…
The Wizards of Once
Cressida Cowell
Winner of the 2018 Blue Peter Awards - Best Story | One of Our
Books of the Year 2017 | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month
October…
The Giant Jumperee
Julia Donaldson
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | April 2017 MEGA Book of the
Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2017 | Julia
Donaldson and…
This month's 'featured books':
Fascinating Facts
Plastic Pollution on Land and in the Oceans Let's Investigate
Ruth Owen
Plastic pollution is one of the most damaging environmental issues
that we face today. And no one is more passionate about solving
this problem and…
Once Upon a Raindrop The Story of Water
James Carter
Illustrated by Nomoco
Via simple but elegant illustrations, and a gentle sometimes
playful rhyming text, this picture book passes on all sorts of
information about water…
The Awesome Book of Space
Adam Frost
Find out hilarious, intriguing and ridiculous facts with this
awesome book! Are you ready for another EPIC book from the winner
of the Blue Peter…
The Moon
Hannah Pang
Illustrated by Thomas Hegbrook
September 2018 Non-Fiction Book of the Month | This sumptuous book,
packed with gorgeous full and double-page illustrations by Thomas
Hegbrook,…
People of Peace Meet 40 amazing activists
Sandrine Mirza
Illustrated by Le Duo
Dreamers... Leaders... And fighters for our rights. The top 40
people of peace are here! From Martin Luther King's dream to
Gandhi's protest to…
Where in the Wild
Poppy Bishop
Illustrated by Jonny Lambert
Each page in this beautifully illustrated and important book takes
readers into a different habitat, from across the globe. A page of
lyrical text…
This month's 'featured books':
UKLA 2018
My Name is Not Refugee
Kate Milner
Winner of the 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize | Longlisted for the UKLA
2018 Book Award June 2017 Book of the Month Simple enough for the
youngest child to…
Welcome to Nowhere
Elizabeth Laird
Winner of the UKLA 2018 Book Award 7-11 | In a nutshell: the lives
of a Syrian family brought vividly and sympathetically to life for
young readers…
Lesser Spotted Animals
Martin Brown
Winner of the UKLA 2018 Book Award 7-11 | In a nutshell: not your
average animal book | This is no ordinary animal book, you
won't…
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We Come Apart
Sarah Crossan, Brian Conaghan
Winner of the UKLA 2018 Book Award | 12-16 January 2018 Book of the
Month | In a nutshell: unputdownable story, beautifully
told…
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
Megumi Iwasa
Illustrated by Jun Takabatake
Shortlisted for the UKLA 2018 Book Award Giraffe is bored, as
usual. He'd love a friend to share things with. So he writes a
letter and sends…
Fish Boy
Chloe Daykin
Illustrated by Richard Jones
Shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award 2018 | Longlisted for the
UKLA 2018 Book Award March 2017 Debut of the Month In…
This month's 'featured books':
Books for Boys
Race to the Frozen North The Matthew Henson Story
Catherine Johnson
Illustrated by Katie Hickey
Catherine Johnson celebrates a hero of Arctic discovery whose story
had been forgotten for many years largely because of the colour of
his skin in…
Middle School: From Hero to Zero
James Patterson
July 2018 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: the irrepressible Rafe
Khatchadorian set loose on the streets of London | No-one
knows…
Dream Team
Alan Gibbons
Illustrated by Chris Chalik
With the World Cup coming up, football stories are even more
appealing than usual, and Alan Gibbons knows just how to win and
hold young…
Lucky Break
Rob Stevens
In a nutshell: comic capers deliver sensitive story of grief and
recovery Arnold is unlike anyone Leon has ever met before. He's
honest to the…
Dog Town
Luize Pastore
Illustrated by Reinis Pētersons
In a nutshell: quirky and unusual adventure with traces of myth and
magic Riga is the setting for this fairy-tale like adventure, and
the city is…
Jacky Ha-Ha: My Life is a Joke
James Patterson
Spending time with the eponymous Jacky (Ha-Ha because she's both
funny and a stammerer) is always great fun and, as ever, there's
lots to…
This month's 'featured books':
Reluctant Readers
Race to the Frozen North The Matthew Henson Story
Catherine Johnson
Illustrated by Katie Hickey
Catherine Johnson celebrates a hero of Arctic discovery whose story
had been forgotten for many years largely because of the colour of
his skin in…
Armistice Runner
Tom Palmer
Illustrated by Tom Clohosy Cole
Interest Age 8-10 Reading Age 8 | Tom Palmer celebrates the unsung
athletic heroes of the Armistice in a powerful intergenerational
tale of the…
A Dangerous Game
Malorie Blackman
Illustrated by Mike Lowery
Interest Age 8+ Reading Age 8 | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the
Month October 2018 | Former Children's Laureate Malorie…
Stay A Little Longer
Bali Rai
Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8 | In a Nutshell: Grief, grit and
the glow of friendship | A heartfelt, hard-hitting,…
Grandpa Bert and the Ghost Snatchers
Malorie Blackman
Illustrated by Melanie Demmer
Interest Age 5-8 | More spy caper than ghost story this is a fun
adventure for young readers, and one that puts grandparents nicely
in the…
The Tiger on His Back
Bernard Ashley
Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8 | In a nutshell: tense,
contemporary and thought-provoking teenage drama | An…
This month's 'featured books':
Super-readable Dyslexia-friendly
Race to the Frozen North The Matthew Henson Story
Catherine Johnson
Illustrated by Katie Hickey
Catherine Johnson celebrates a hero of Arctic discovery whose story
had been forgotten for many years largely because of the colour of
his skin in…
The Lost Diary of Sami Star
Karen Mccombie
Illustrated by Katie Kear
Interest Age 8+ Reading Age 8 | In a nutshell: super-readable story
of family, friends and fitting-in | Karen McCombie tells a…
Anty Hero
Barry Hutchison
Illustrated by Tom Percival
Interest Age 8+ Reading Age 8 | In a nutshell: super-readable
super-heroics | Kids who like sci-fi, a bit of…
The Fiendish Revenge of Leroy Jones
Vivian French
Illustrated by Korky Paul
Interest Age 8+ Reading Age 8 | In a nutshell: jolly and
entertaining school story As ambassadors for their school Leroy
Jones and Amy…
Stay A Little Longer
Bali Rai
Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8 | In a Nutshell: Grief, grit and
the glow of friendship | A heartfelt, hard-hitting,…
True Sisters
Keren David
September 2018 Book of the Month | Interest Age Teen Reading Age 8
| In a Nutshell: Fresh starts | Friendship | Foster family…
