Supporting the National Year of Reading 2026
Blog Book Recommendations
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Silly Stories for Every Age: April Fools’ Day Reading Picks1 April 2026
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Celebrate World Book Day 2026 with Our Team’s Top Picks5 March 2026
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Holocaust Memorial Day: Children’s Reading List27 January 2026
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Books to Read this Remembrance Day10 November 2025
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Top Picks For Halloween: YA Edition28 October 2025
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Our Top Picks for Black History Month25 September 2025
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Settle Into Autumn With Cosy Crime24 September 2025
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Our Favourite Picture Books for Autumn22 September 2025
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Real Reviews from Real Kids10 September 2025
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Books to Help Cope With Grief15 August 2025
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Books for Back-to-School15 August 2025
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Keep Children Reading All Summer Long!12 August 2025
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Series Fiction to Avoid the Summer Slide!10 August 2025
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Beth is Dead – Read the First Chapter6 August 2025
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Celebrate International Friendship Day!30 July 2025
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Let’s Get Ready for Gemma Atkinson and Lisa Hunt’s latest picture book!10 July 2025
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Graphic Novels to Hook Young Readers24 June 2025
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Children’s Books to Celebrate Refugee Week20 June 2025
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Read with Pride this June!2 June 2025
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Books for Fans of Squid Squad30 May 2025
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Fantastic Manga Picks for Young Readers!29 May 2025
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Books to keep boredom at bay this half-term16 May 2025
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Find Comfort with Books this Exam Season15 April 2025
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Get Ready for the Minecraft Movie!25 March 2025
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Find Your Power with these books!14 March 2025
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Celebrate Reading with the Team’s Top Book Picks7 March 2025
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Must-read books to celebrate International Women’s Day6 March 2025
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Books for children to read with their grandparents20 February 2025
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Costume Ideas for World Book Day18 February 2025
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Books to Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month18 February 2025
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Books to fall in love with this February!14 February 2025
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Prepare for Sunrise on the Reaping with these YA Dystopian books!29 January 2025
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Top Picks to Celebrate Black History Beyond the Month29 October 2024
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Books for Mental Health Awareness Week13 May 2024
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Top home education books and resources18 April 2024
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Happy World Book Day! Discover the stories that shaped us as readers7 March 2024
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Inspiring Books for International Women’s Day1 March 2024
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Swoony YA Romance for Valentine’s Day14 February 2024
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Heroic Books for Fans of Greek Mythology8 January 2024
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Brilliant Books with Disability Representation7 December 2023
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What to read based on your favourite Christmas film!4 December 2023
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Intriguing YA Mysteries for Fans of Only Murders in the Building23 November 2023
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Awesome Picks for Graphic Novel Fans20 November 2023
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What to read based on your favourite song from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)13 November 2023
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Top survival-horror gaming books25 October 2023
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Unleash the Power of Reading with Future Hero11 October 2023
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Top Picks for Black History Month11 October 2023
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Our top dyslexia-friendly books for struggling readers3 October 2023
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Read the opening chapter of You Better Watch Out2 October 2023
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YA Thrillers That’ll Get Your Heart Racing27 September 2023
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Happy Roald Dahl Day! Discover our favourite stories by the acclaimed author13 September 2023
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Recommended Reads for Fans of Red, White, & Royal Blue17 August 2023
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Your favourite authors and illustrators pick the best books for starting school11 August 2023
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Recommended Reads for Fans of Heartstopper3 August 2023
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A Book for Every Barbie!27 July 2023
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The best books for building friendships24 July 2023
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What do you think? Book reviews from students!11 July 2023
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Books to inspire summer holiday fun!3 July 2023
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Writing Right with Emer Stamp30 June 2023
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YA Books to Celebrate Pride Month19 June 2023
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Fin-tastic reads for fans of The Little Mermaid9 June 2023
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Historical Reads for Fans of Bridgerton12 May 2023
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What to read based on your favourite Taylor Swift album9 May 2023
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Lollies 2023: Illustrator of the Year Shortlist Q&A28 April 2023
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Lollies 2023: The Poetry Shortlist Q&A27 April 2023
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Lollies 2023: The Non-Fiction Shortlist Q&A26 April 2023
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Lollies 2023: The Teen Shortlist Q&A25 April 2023
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Lollies 2023: Ages 9–12 Shortlist Q&A24 April 2023
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Lollies 2023: The Ages 6-8 Shortlist Q&A21 April 2023
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Lollies 2023: The Picture Books Shortlist Q&A20 April 2023
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Books to Save the World17 April 2023