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We recommend children’s and YA books to teachers, parents, librarians and schools. Free resources, free reviews and no paywall. #GoAllIn

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School Reading List @schoolreadinglist.bsky.social · Dec 11
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.

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Our picks of the best children's books coming out in spring 2026
Here's our selection of top new titles coming out in spring 2026. These include picture books, middle-grade fiction, YA & non-fiction.
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Have a look at our revision book recommendations!
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Forget the SATs tutor overload, buy your children a home library instead! Tongue-in-cheek ad campaign by School Reading List. All our AI-augmented posters are created for us using Adobe Firefly, which is trained exclusively on licensed Adobe Stock, public-domain content, and rights-cleared material. Adobe provides written guarantees and legal indemnification.
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy. 📚👍🏼
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Dead Straight Line is a perfectly pitched and unerringly relevant story for 12+ year olds that explores trust and responsibility. Every Year 8 and Yea...
Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy
Dead Straight Line is a perfectly pitched and unerringly relevant story for 12+ year olds that explores trust and responsibility.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Online storybooks, author read-alouds, book trailers & compelling YouTube channels - our collection of useful video resources to help children get excited about picking a new book. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/st... #booktwitter
Storybooks online - free videos of children's and YA books
Storybooks online - video online stories read by authors including Cressida Cowell, Sita Brahmachari, Malorie Blackman, Michael Rosen & more.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Spotlight on Simon Packham · reading picks: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/simon-pa...
Children's books by Simon Packham
Simon Packham is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Books for Reception children aged 4-5 - 40 exciting texts by Leo Timmers, Nadia Shireen, Steve Weatherill, Katja Gehrmann, Charlotte Mei, Jon Agee & more.

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Books for Reception children aged 4-5 in primary school EYFS
Reception books for children aged 4-5 in primary school with selection of vibrant texts picked by expert teachers and librarians.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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A list of great book recommendations for Year 10 with novels by John Green, Susan Nielsen, David Levithan, Jeanette Winterson & Dodie Smith #ukedchat schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #YAlit
Year 10 recommended reading list for teens aged 14-15
A selection of exciting reading books including easy reads and more challenging titles for Year 10 pupils in secondary schools aged 14-15.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy. 📚👍🏼
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Dead Straight Line is a perfectly pitched and unerringly relevant story for 12+ year olds that explores trust and responsibility. Every Year 8 and Yea...
Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy
Dead Straight Line is a perfectly pitched and unerringly relevant story for 12+ year olds that explores trust and responsibility.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Everything You Know About Birds is Wrong! by Dr Nick Crumpton & Gavin Scott. Become a bird expert with an inventive, entertaining fact book - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Everything You Know About Birds is Wrong! by Dr Nick Crumpton & Gavin Scott.
Everything You Know About Birds is Wrong! by Dr Nick Crumpton & Gavin Scott. 9781839949463
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January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Inspiring books for preschool children aged 0-4 including titles by Emma Yarlett, Richard Scarry, Anke Kuhl, Sally Symes, Hannah Campbell, Eric Veille, Satoru Onishi, Stephanie Blake & Susan Hayes. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit
Preschool reading list for children aged 0-4
Preschool reading list selected by qualified teachers for children aged 0-4 by Joerg Muhle, Richard Scarry, Anke Kuhl & Sally Symes.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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A standout writer for young people: Josh Lacey - books to try: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/josh-lacey #SchoolLibraries
Children's books by Josh Lacey
Josh Lacey is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Great reads for 10 & 11-year-olds in Year 6 #KS2 including books by Peter Bunzl, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Ross Welford & Nina Bawden schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list... #kidlit
Books for Year 6 pupils aged 10-11 in KS2
Year 6 reading list for children aged 10-11 including stories by Jasbinder Bilan, Jamila Gavin, David Almond, Lara Williamson and JRR Tolkien.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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Book series for children and teens to encourage reading for pleasure. Including titles by Harriet Muncaster, Katie Tsang & Kevin Tsang, Kieran Larwood, Anna James, Angelica Banks, Jason Reynolds & Alex Bell. #BookTwitter schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/book-...
Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure
Book series for children to encourage reading for pleasure, including titles by Dominic Sandbrook, Liz Pichon, Marie Lu and Jason Reynolds.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Sadie Jones and the Ball by Sally Nicholls & Ashley King. A smallest kitchen maid won’t let anyone be left out at Prince Charming’s ball in this funny Cinderella twist - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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Sadie Jones and the Ball by Sally Nicholls & Ashley King.
Sadie Jones and the Ball by Sally Nicholls & Ashley King. 9780008760465
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January 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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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-list... #teachertwitter
Books for Year 2 children aged 6-7 in KS1
Books for Year 2 children aged 6-7 with a diverse range of new books, classics, picture books and chapter books.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Celebrating Natalie Babbitt | recommended reads: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/natalie-...
Children's books by Natalie Babbitt
Natalie Babbitt is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Our list of diversity, inclusion, and tolerance topic books for primary KS1 and KS2. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/teach... #kidlit #picturebook #childrensbook #ukedchat #homelearning
Teaching diversity through reading in primary schools
Diversity books for KS1 and KS2, with books by Kwame Alexander, Michael Rosen, Polly Ho-Yen, Shaun Tan, Anne Frank, and Paul Harfleet.
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January 18, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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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-list...
100 picture books for EYFS to read before you are 5 years old
100 picture books for EYFS selected by qualified teachers - ideal for children learning to read in Nursery & Pre-Prep schools.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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The Golden Monkey Mystery by Piu DasGupta. Roma vows to return a rare golden monkey to its hidden Himalayan home while bandits and a cursed jewel close in - Daily new children's book #kidlit #BookOfTheDay #ad - Daily new children's book #kidlit #ad
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The Golden Monkey Mystery by Piu DasGupta.
The Golden Monkey Mystery by Piu DasGupta. 9781805137276
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January 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Children’s Literature News January 2026. 📚👍🏼
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Children’s book news for January 2026: festivals, awards, school publishing, comics events, national reading policy, literacy campaigns and major comp...
Children's Literature News January 2026
Children's literature news roundup for January 2026. Festivals, awards, schools, comics, policy and reading across the UK.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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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-list... #teamenglish #teachersofx
Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts
Graphic novel versions of GCSE English texts to appeal to both reluctant and able readers and make challenging exam texts more accessible.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Just the thing for young readers: Polly Faber · find out more: schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/polly-fa... #UKYA
Children's books by Polly Faber
Polly Faber is a featured author on the School Reading List and appears in the following recommended reading lists for children.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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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/on... #ukedchat #sltchat
Online courses and training for teachers
Are you looking to up-skill during downtime? Are you a literacy or English teacher in need of CPD evidence for your next appraisal? Here's our regularly updated list of online training, remote courses,...
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January 17, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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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/chris... #kidlit
Children's topic books about Christmas
Christmas topic books for children in EYFS, KS1 & KS2 with titles by Raymond Briggs, Dawn Casey, Kate Saunders and Catherine Doyle.
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January 17, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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Whole Class Reading. 📚👍🏼
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Whole Class Reading: how whole-class reading fixes timetable time, but needs a plan for texts, pupil reading volume, talk and decoding support, so flu...
Whole Class Reading
Whole Classes Reading - why it returns, how to plan lessons, raise reading volume, and support pupils who need decoding.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Whole Class Reading. 📚👍🏼
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Whole Class Reading: how whole-class reading fixes timetable time, but needs a plan for texts, pupil reading volume, talk and decoding support, so flu...
Whole Class Reading
Whole Classes Reading - why it returns, how to plan lessons, raise reading volume, and support pupils who need decoding.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM