School Reading List

Here’s our selection of top new titles coming out during the Spring term of 2026 and available to buy or preorder in January, February and March 2026. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-relea…

How about Valentina Camerini : get ideas for lessons and library displays at schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/valentina-… #ReadingForPleasure

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell - Twelve-year-old Karana escapes death at the hands of treacherous hunters, only to find herself totally alone on a harsh desolate island - today's classic book #readingforpleasure #BookOfTheDay #ad amzn.to/2EE0abN

Quote of the day: “I cannot remember the books I've read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” ― Emerson, Ralph Waldo #kidlit #reading #ukedchat

100 books to read before you are five. An ideal selection of picture books for children aged 3-5 in nursery and EYFS. #ukedchat schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-…

Our list of diversity, inclusion, and tolerance topic books for primary KS1 and KS2. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/teachin… #kidlit #picturebook #childrensbook #ukedchat #homelearning

Year 2 KS1 recommended reading list of books for school pupils aged 6-7. Authors include Alan Ahlberg, Dav Pilkey, Clotilde Perrin, Jeremy Strong and Judith Kerr schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-… #teachertwitter

Recently updated on School Reading List: Empathy, kindness and love books for children. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/empathy…

Recently updated on School Reading List: Ocean and sea life. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/ocean-a…

Burn the Water by Billy Ray. Year 2425: Houses Crowns and Rogues are at war, and rival soldiers Rafe and Jule fall in love in flooded London - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad 🢂 uk.bookshop.org/a/735/97807023… 🢀

Get kids reading about what they are into! Try SuperQuesters Mission: River Crest Rescue by @pauliancross if they love: 💥Superheroes 🌼The environment 🧩Puzzles 🧭Adventure 🤖Tech 💡 Fun facts Get your copy now: tinyurl.com/AmazonMRCR #GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearOfReading2026

Today's study-friendly author: Jack Mackay. Explore: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/jack-macka…

The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo - Bertie rescues an orphaned lion cub from the African veld. They are inseparable until Bertie is sent to boarding school & the lion is sold to a circus - today's classic book #readingforpleasure #BookOfTheDay #ad amzn.to/2GRFAXN

Quote of the day: “A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” ― Italo Calvino, The Uses of Literature #kidlit #reading #ukedchat

Christmas topic books for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 including free resources and fiction and nonfiction titles by authors including Raymond Briggs, Fiona Watt, Dawn Casey, Kate Saunders, Graham Oakley and Catherine Doyle. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/christm… #kidlit

Are you looking to up-skill? Are you in need of CPD at home? Do you need help delivering online lessons? Here's a list of online training for teachers schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/onli… #ukedchat #sltchat

Do your pupils find Shakespeare or An Inspector Calls impenetrable? Here's a list of accessible graphic novel versions of English GCSE texts schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-… #teamenglish #teachersofx

Recently updated on School Reading List: Easter topic books for EYFS, KS1 & KS2. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/easter/

Recently updated on School Reading List: Environment, climate change and eco topic books. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/environ…

Our April books of the month Fiction: Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy Nonfiction: How to Question Everything by Susan Martineau and Vicky Barker Picture book: The Dream by Gideon Sterer and Nik Henderson 📚 schoolreadinglist.co.uk/new-book-relea… 📚 #kidlit #teachersofx

Recently updated on School Reading List: Teaching diversity through reading in primary schools. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/teachin…