School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 24
For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-24/
Part 1
Book post
- The Boy in the Suit by James Fox
- First Big Book of How by Sally Symes
- Serena and Laloolee Fly Away by Rosemary Clunie
- Clive Penguin by Huw Lewis Jones and Ben Sanders
- Ivy Newt and the Vampixies by Derek Keilty and Magda Brol
- Life in the Wild by Lizzie Daly
- Nina Peanut: Mega Mystery Solver by Sarah Bowie
- The Skeleton in the Cupboard by Lilija Berzinska
- Popcorn by Rob Harrell
- Circus Maximus: Return of the Champion by Annelise Gray
- Desert Echoes by Abdi Nazemian
- Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures by Rima Orie
- The Dagger and the Flame by Catherine Doyle
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2024
- Ditching Saskia by John Moore and Neetols
- Family by Patricia Hegarty and Britta Teckentrup
- Bunny's Most Fabulous Holiday Ever! By Brian Fitzgerald
- One Wise Sheep: An Untraditional Christmas Story by Ulrich Hub
- Milo's Hat Trick by Jon Agee
- Bear's Lost Glasses by Leo Timmers
- Feather by Manon Steffan Ros
- That Day by Pierre-Emmanuel Lyet
- The Flickering Fires by Grahame Baker-Smith
- Damien Ike and the Fallen House of Draven by Dee Benson
- Circus of Shadows by Lidia Brankovic
- Nettle by Bex Hogan
- Twenty-Four Seconds From Now: A Regular Love Story by Jason Reynolds
- Some Like it Cold by Elle McNicoll
- Museum in a Book by Herve Tullet
- The Little Prince: Pop Up Book by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- Shadow Creatures by Chris Vick
- Birdie by J.P Rose
- The Arctic Fox by Holly Webb
- We Can!: Make a Difference by Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony
- Skandar and the Skeleton Curse by A.F. Steadman
- The Colour of Revenge by Cornelia Funke
- The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
- The River Thief by Hannah Peck
- Our Galaxy: A First Adventure in Space by Sue Lowell Gallion
- Gold Rush by Flora Delargy
- Flow with the Snow by Robert Tregoning
- The Lost Dogs by Patrica Forde
- Handle With Care by Louisa Reid
- A Lot of Silly: A Book of Rhymes and Nonsense by Joy Cowley
- Chris Mould's War of the Worlds: A Graphic Novel by H.G Wells
October 2024 books of the month
- Fiction: The Snowman Code by Simon Stephenson
- Nonfiction: Can We Live on Mars? by Giles Sparrow
- Picture book: Family by Patricia Hegarty, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup
Part 2
Our recommended books for year 5 classrooms
New book pitches: There Was an Old Woman Who Followed a Spy! by Tommy Furmato; Luna and Helio The Eclipse by Gina Keulemans; Insects, Bugs and Rock and Roll by Alex Brooks; Are We There Yet? by Melissa Abraham
Part 3
Why DuckDuckGo is better than Google for book searches
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