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Words draw pictures and poems paint worlds. Check out this collection of poems for children to read alone and aloud, to enjoy and share.

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Poetry resources for parents, including poems and videos for children ages 0-12.

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Graphic novels can be a wonderfully engaging path into reading. We all remember the thrill of reading comics when we were younger and these texts hit the same note. Modern texts touch on challenging themes about growing up as well as the usual rib-tickling humour.

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The Reader Teacher - What should we read next?

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The Reader Teacher - What should we read next?

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This great site gives you ideas for books which match the age range and interest for your child. The fantastic recommendations include many of the texts the children will encounter in school.

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The Reader Teacher | Children's Books | Reads, Reviews & Recommendations

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The Reader Teacher shares the best reads, reviews and recommendations for children, teachers, schools and parents to choose from.

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Extensive list of texts which cover topics linked to the lives of modern children. The site includes reviews and downloadable extracts to try before you buy.

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The Best Children's Box Sets - Great Gift Ideas for Young Readers this Christmas

Knowing how challenging it can be to encourage some children to read, we know the deep joy that comes with them finding a character or a story that really speaks to them, that they grow to love, and they want more, more, more of.

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Buy a Book. Support a School. Make a Difference | LoveReading4Kids UK

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LoveReading4Kids exists because reading matters, and books change lives. Support local schools through the LoveReading4Kids bookshop. 10% off RRPs, and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice. Sharing book love with children's book reviews and book recommendations right across the ages, from toddlers to teens.

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Toppsta - Long list of age-specific books reviews for all readers, young and old(er).

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Toppsta - Long list of age-specific books reviews for all readers, young and old(er).

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Loads of videos and animations which inspire your child to interact with narratives and the idea of storytelling.

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Welcome to The Literacy Shed - the home of visual literacy. Here at Literacy Shed we aim to provide teachers with high quality films and animations that can be used in the primary classroom to enhance the teaching of reading and writing. All of the films on the site we think are suitable for primary aged children although some films may not be suitable for younger children. We urge that teachers watch any films before showing them to children.

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A website for teachers filled with ideas for literacy teaching using visual resources such as film, animation, photographs and picture books.

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The Reading Realm is an app with lots of reviews, activities and downloadable resources along with videos from lock down on how to interact with texts.

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The Reading Realm Home - The Reading Realm

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Journey into a world where stories come to life... Have you downloaded the iPad apps? The Poetry Realm The Reading Realm

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This site gives children the opportunity to review brand new texts and be part of the modern reading landscape. It also suggests lots of new authors and books for your little robins.

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Find the very best children's books for your primary school or classroom library. Our Corebooks and Power of Reading text recommendations provide inspiration and structure for your literacy curriculum.

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The Reading Robins Podcast is an ongoing series of interviews with our school community about their relationships with reading. Check it out on Spotify!

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Newchurch Robins share their love of books.

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Articles, reviews and interviews with authors - this site has lots of elements for our readers and budding writers.

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Latest Issue

BfK 263 November 2023

This issue's cover illustration is from The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillón. Thanks to Usborne for their help with this Christmas cover.

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Book of the Week

Based on the five Tiffany Aching books written by Terry Pratchett, which include his final novel The Shepherd's Crown, this illustrated and practical guide to being a witch in Discworld, covers everything readers have ever wanted to know from telling the bees to magical cheese, working with other wi ...

Based on the five Tiffany Aching books written by Terry Pratchett, which include his final novel The Shepherd's Crown, this illustrated and practical guide to being a witch in Discworld, covers everything readers have ever wanted to know from telling the bees to magical cheese, working with other witches to dealing with elves, tending flocks to fending off forces from other worlds. It's ostensibly written by witch Ti ...

Based on the five Tiffany Aching books written by Terry Pratchett, which include his final novel The Shepherd's Crown, this illustrated and practical guide to being a witch in Discworld, covers everything readers have ever wanted to know from telling the bees to magical cheese, working with other witches to dealing with elves, tending flocks to fending off forces from other worlds. It's ostensibly written by witch Tiffany herself, but is in fact the work of Terry Pratchett's daughter Rhianna, ably assisted by author Gabrielle Kent, with multiple, detailed illustrations by Paul Kidby, Pratchett's 'artist of choice' (and no wonder). It is a thing of beauty that will delight fans of the series. Treats include an introduction to the Nac Mac Feegle or Wee Free Men - forewarned is forearmed as they say, though Tiffany advises any arm ...

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Featured Author

A.M. Dassu won acclaim and attention with her debut novel, Boy, Everywhere which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and won the Little Rebels Award for Radical Fiction. Her new book, Kicked Out, continues the story of the characters in Boy, Everywhere. Fen Coles spoke to her for Books for Keeps. Az Dassu never intended to write a novel. She saw herself as a picture book auth ...

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It's a happy tenth birthday to Flying Eye Books, a publisher consistently bringing us intriguing, original and distinctive books. Sam Arthur, Co-Founder/Creative Director looks back, and forward. The story I tell ab ...

TikTok, mystical beasts, romantasies (no, us neither), it's been another busy and exciting year in children's publishing. Fads aside, which are the books that really stood out and which are the books we'll be readin ...

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Books For Keeps - The Children's Book Magazine Online

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BfK 263 November 2023 This issue's cover illustration is from The Snow Girl by Sophie Anderson, illustrated by Melissa Castrillón. Thanks to Usborne for their help with this Christmas cover.

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Mr Duckett - The Boy Who Fell From The Sky by Benjamin Dean

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Mr Duckett - The Boy Who Fell From The Sky by Benjamin Dean

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When your father helps protect Earth from demons, what do you do when you predict their arrival? It can be hard to live up to the expectations of your parents and for Zed that is certainly true. His father is the planet's number one demon hunter and Zed is meant to be his replacement. Things do not go as plan when Zed foresees a shooting star - the tell tale sign of an incoming demon. But all is not as it seems, as Zed discovers when he comes face to face with Spark. This text is a great bedtime read for KS2.

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Family Bookworms - A blog by a family of readers

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Family Bookworms - A blog by a family of readers

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Lots of reviews and all things reading from a family of passionate readers.

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Hello - shwmae? Thanks for dropping by. We are a family of bookworms based on the Wrexham/Shropshire borders. Our aim with familybookworms is to encourage our own children with their reading and to spread the enjoyment we get from sharing stories, engaging with authors and discovering new books.

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Lots of reviews and age-specific suggestions for your child's next favourite book.

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Everything you need to know about children's books and authors, including new books, extracts, reviews, interviews, and competitions.

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Sometimes it is not just about what we read but about where we read or even buying/borrowing the book itself. Warrington is fortunate to have its own independent book shop in Tell Tales Books, so why not head down and find delight among the bookshelves.

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Beautiful, engaging and important books for the child in your life! Trying to ensure representation of everyone in books.

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Some love a good story but others find pleasure in non-fiction texts. This site gives a comprehensive guide to books linked to topics and age-related standards. Great for supporting learning, inspiring trips or finding facts.

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BooksForTopics: Recommended children's books and booklists sorted by age or topic

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BooksForTopics help millions of users each year find recommended children's books, including booklists for primary curriculum subjects, the best new children's books, and recommendations of the best books by age or year group.

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A website which helps you find lots of texts linked to topics which your child will learn about during their Newchurch journey.

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Reluctant to Read?

Join Nikki Gamble and Steve Cole for a Book Blast special at 7.00 pm on 21st January. Find out about some excellent new books to hook even the hardest to reach readers. Register Here

Highly anticipated...

Lesley Parr's second novel When the War Came Home is set in Wales just after the First World War. The war may be over but the effects are not. Many young men are traumatised by their experience. This is a compelling historical mystery.'A heartfelt, hopeful tale of the human spirit's incredible ability to recover' - Emma Carroll More January Fiction

New Vikings resource

Tony Bradman's Viking Boy: The Real story is the perfect companion to his Viking Boy Story. We've added it to our Vikings topic collection. View the collection

From strength to strength

Superlative storytelling from Lucy Strange. Sisters of the Lost Marsh is one book that you won't want to miss this winter. If the days are gray, snuggle up with a warm drink and enjoy this mystery set on the marshes. See this book

Start your school wish list

School wish lists are an easy way to fundraise for books for your school or nursery.

Select books for your wish list and then send the page link to your community and local businesses. They can pledge support by purchasing the books that you have chosen.

Once a month we'll send your gifted books plus messages from your supporters.

We're happy to advise on book selections or you can choose your own.

To get started, email us. If you have an account, we will activate your wish list. If not we will set up an account and ask to activate it first. It's that simple.

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Take One Book

A flexible, literature based framework for teaching English

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The Reading Journey

Creating time and space for independent reading

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Reading Gladiators

In-depth reading resource relaunching in 2021 with new features

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Curriculum Collections

The best in-print selection of books to support curriculum topics.

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Penguin Awareness

What do you call a happy penguin?

A pen-grin (boom, boom)

January the 20th is official Penguin Awareness Day and it provides a good launchpad for looking at the challenges these Antarctic birds face. Check out our collection of fiction and nonfiction books to kick start your investigation.

Penguins collection

Appreciate a Dragon Day

Did you know the 16th January is Appreciate a Dragon Day? We've pur together a collection of our favourite dragon books for readers of all ages from 3 - 16. Check out this article by Liz Flanagan author of Rise of The Shadow Dragons.

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Diaries, Journals and Letters

The New Year is often regarded as a good time to make resolutions but it's also the perfect time to start a new journal or diary. We have put together a selection of some of our favourites for readers 3 - 16 including classic fiction, picturebooks and nonfiction. There's plenty here to inspire young journal writers.

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Pause slideshow Play slideshow Join Nikki Gamble and Steve Cole for a Book Blast special at 7.00 pm on 21st January. Find out about some excellent new books to hook even the hardest to reach readers. Register Here Lesley Parr's second novel When the War Came Home is set in Wales just after the First World War.

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Mrs Narraway - October, October by Katya Balen

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Mrs Narraway - October, October by Katya Balen

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Winner of the Carnegie Medal 2022, this book does not disappoint. It made me smile, it made me cry. It is just beautifully written with such emotion and compassion.

October and her father live in the woods. Holding the flora and fauna as their best friends, they are at peace in their home until an unexpected fall turns their idyllic lifestyle upside down.

With the return of October's mother, her life changes. For the better or worse? You will just have to read it and see.

A truly beautiful read.

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Mrs Narraway - The Poudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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Mrs Narraway - The Poudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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It is Faizah’s first day of school and she has got a brand-new backpack and light-up shoes. For her older sister, Asiya, it is her first day of wearing a hijab at school. Faizah sees her sister as a princess wearing her beautiful blue hijab, but not everyone at school sees it this way. Instead, they are confused and say hurtful things to Asiya. But with wise words from their mother and understanding from their friends, Faizah and Asiya find new ways to be strong.

A beautiful and powerful story of kinship between siblings and about being proud of yourself. your culture and beliefs.

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Mrs Parkinson - Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief

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Mrs Parkinson - Percy Jackson and the Olympians - The Lightning Thief

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This book is the first in a collection of different texts and honestly they are a great addition to your bookshelves. Full of drama, and excitement, this well-written book has inspired many readers including ones who are more reluctant. Many children will now have seen the Disney+ series, however the books are definitely worth the read. Percy begins to realise things are not all that they seem on a trip to the museum, where he vapourises his Pre-Algebra teacher Mrs Dodds. To make things more strange, no one in his class can recall who she was or that they ever had a teacher of that name. Follow Percy through various strange encounters with monsters from Greek mythology. Percy must attempt to find who has stolen Zeus' lightning bolt in order to please the ruler of the gods and prevent war erupting on Mount Olympus.

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This brilliant picture book tells the story of Beegu, a small and friendly alien who crash lands on planet Earth. Exploring the planet and searching for her parents, Beegu learns lots about Earth and the creatures that live there - she especially loves the children! This book is a great reminder about being kind and welcoming, and I love it because it's got a feel-good message. It would be a brilliant read for KS1 children.