Gosh it’s been a busy month! For GO ALL IN – the National Year of Reading – Lynda has been in schools and bookshops over February, sharing books with children from reception to year 6. And we’re pleased to be able to share them here with you too!
Reception and Key Stage 1
Poetry
Zim, Zam, Zoom: Zappy Poems to Read Out Loud – James Carter and Nicola Colton (pub. Otter-Barry Books)
A Whale of a Time: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year – Lou Peacock and Matt Hunt (pub. Nosy Crow)
Picture Books
Ribbit Rabbit – Philip Ardagh and Gareth Conway (pub. Scholastic)
The Hotel for Bugs – Suzy Senior and Leire Martin (pub. Little Tiger Press)
Mavis the Bravest – Lu Fraser and Sarah Warburton (pub. Simon and Schuster UK)
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Superhero – Tom Fletcher and Gary Parsons (pub. Puffin)
The Princess and the (Greedy) Pea – Leigh Hodgkinson (pub. Walker Books)
A Million Chameleons – Rachel Morrisroe and Aysha Awwad (pub. Hodder Children’s Books)
Key Stage 2
Poetry
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!: An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year – Fiona Waters and Britta Teckentrup (pub. Nosy Crow)
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf – Roald Dahl and Adam Larkum (pub. Puffin)
A Poem for Every Summer/Autumn/Winter Day – Allie Esiri (pub. Macmillan Children’s Books)
Picture Books and Fiction
The Cave Downwind of the Café – Mikey Please (pub. HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Ham, Ed and Chips – Tom Phipps (pub. Tiny Tree Books)
Snails of the Unexpected – Terrie Chilvers and Brenda Figueroa (pub. Firefly Press)
Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames – Jenny Moore and David Dean (pub. Maverick Arts Publishing)
The Big Bad Wolf Murder – P.G. Bell and George Ermos (pub. Usborne)
Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime – Jennifer Claessen and Heidi Olivia Cannon (pub. UCLan Publishing)
Clem Fetale Has Been Betrayed – Eve Wersocki Morris and Honie Beam (pub. Little Tiger Press)
My Cat is Called Odin – Francesco Bedini and Stefano Tambellini (pub. Five Quills)
That’s it for February’s recommendations – join us on Threads/Instagram, Bluesky, or Twitter/X, and let us know what you’ve been reading!
If any of the books have grabbed your attention, then you can pick up a copy of them via our recommendations list below.
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If you’re looking for more book round-ups, check out our previous reviews here.
