Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for June 2026! In this month’s round-up, we thought we would highlight some of the wonderful bookpost we’ve received over the last few weeks. It includes a great range of non-fiction picture books and some amazing activity books to keep children busy whatever the weather over the summer!
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for May 2026! Whether you’re looking for wacky antics, dashing adventure, super-powered pets or poems about…bugs? We’ve got you covered in what we’ve been reading over the past month!
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for April 2026! When you’re not sure whether to expect rain or shine, it’s always smart to have a book on hand. Here’s what we’ve been reading over the past month!
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Written by Felicia Day, illustrated by Rowan MacColl (pub. Simon & Schuster, 2026)
Continue reading “The Lost Daughter of Sparta | Book Review”“I’ll show him! I promise, I’ll be the best wife–”
“No, you won’t, child.”
“Huh?”
“You are twice cursed.”
“Twice…?”
“The daughters of the house of Tyndareus are fated to betray their husbands. Timandra was first, Helen second, then Clytemnestra. All my girls, powerless to stop themselves.
And you will be next.”
Welcome to our monthly book recommendations for March 2026! Over the last couple of weeks we have been very busy – and so has our postie! We’ve had a number of book posts arrive over the past month, so we thought we would include them in our round-up.
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Written by Cameron Hardy and Coby Coonradt, illustrated by Victoria Stebleva (pub. Neon Squid, 2026)
Continue reading “How to Survive an Apocalypse”Can you build a fire? Filter water? Make shelter from plastic and duct tape? These skills aren’t just cool – they’re lifesavers. Start learning small stuff now, such as how to use a compass and tie knots. You don’t need to be an expert. You just need to start.
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!
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations, and it’s our first post for 2026! Depending on where you are in the country, the weather has been pretty grim, so we believe the best thing to do is settle in with some fantastic reads. Here’s the ones that got us through January!
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations, and our final recs post for 2025! Last month was “Non-Fiction November”, but you know us – we couldn’t just stop there! So here’s some fantastic books that cover all sorts of facts and stories in their own way, that we think would all make perfect gifts for this holiday season.
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Welcome to our monthly book recommendations post for October! We had a spooktacular time last month reading some hair-raising tales of fact and fiction. It may no longer be October, but don’t let that stop you checking out below what books we enjoyed last month!
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