School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 35
For transcripts, resources & show notes, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-35/
Part 1
Book post
- Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett and Ziggy Hanaor
- The Incredible Pop-up Frog by Ben Hoare
- Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
- The Cave Downwind of the Café by Mikey Please
- I See a Star by Saskia Gwinn
- Hank Meets Frank by Maudie Powell-Tuck and Duncan Beedie
- Brown Girl in the Snow by Yolanda T. Marshall
- This Book is Too Quiet! by Cristina Cubells
- Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature by Caroline Brewer
- More Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo
- Tales of Ghosts and Hauntings by Susan Martineau
- Bigg School: Selfie Queen by Lisa Williamson
- The Fate of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
- Keep Your Friends Close by Cynthia Murphy
- Sad Girl Hours by Anna Zoe Quirke
- A Match Made in Hell by Charlotte Ingham
Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2025
- Wyrdwood by Curtis Jobling
- Squirrel and Bird by Laura Baker & Stacey Thomas
- The Street Where Santa Lives by Harriet Howe
- Roar by Manjeet Mann
- Avalanche by Simon Fox
- The Notted Island by Katherine Child
- The Forever Bear by Lu Fraser
- Classic Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
- The Bear Who Wanted to Dance by Stephanie Stansbie
- The Boy Who Grew Dragons: A Christmas Delivery by Andy Shepherd & Sarah Warburton
- The Ocean at Night by Isabelle Simler
- My Friend, Billy Whiskers by David Litchfield
- The Butterfly House by Harry Woodgate
- The Story of Gold by Meel Tamphanon
- The Fantastical Safari by Kristjana S Williams
- Atlas of Mythical Journeys by Iryna Dobrovetska
- Be Right Back by Bill Wood
- You've Found Oliver by Dustin Thao
- Ice Dancer by Alex Cotter
- Soup Time Around the World by Denyse Waissbluth
- The House with the Little Red Door by Grace Easton
- The Hidden Wisdom of Animals by Kate Siber
- Forest of Hearts by M.A. Kuzniar
- Step Inside a Fairy Tale by Helen Mortimer
- Exploring the Universe by Isabel Thomas
- Coach by Jason Reynolds
- Time for a Bath, Animals by Ben Lerwill
- Vote Wolf by Davide Cali & Magali Clavelet
- Witchlore by Emma Hinds
- Moth Dark by Kika Hatzopoulou
- The Last Day of October by Phil Hickes
October 2025 books of the month
- Fiction: Letters from the Upside by Katya Balen
- Nonfiction: All About Antarctica by Marc Martin
- Picture book: To Activate Space Portal Lift Here by Antoinette Portis
Part 2
Myths for children
New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson
Part 3
A library in every primary: what £10m means
Credits & licensing
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