Each month our Review Panel highlights five recommended new children’s books. From picturebooks and poetry to novels and non-fiction, we love shouting from the rooftops about the best new children’s books when we find them.
Browse our lists of recommended books and quality texts for topics on the primary curriculum. From Romans and rainforests to plants and poetry, we’ve got lists of the best children’s books to support pupils learning about curriculum subjects through the primary school years.
Our 50 Recommended Reads year group booklists introduce a variety of titles for reading for pleasure, matched to each year group from EYFS to Year 6. Each list comes with a free printable poster and checklist.
Stories featuring a diverse range of voices help children to develop empathy and inclusion, as well as to build a more realistic view of the world around them. Our list features recommended diverse and inclusive books featuring characters that are traditionally under-represented in children’s books.
Browse our Christmas gift guides to find our top recommendations of bookish Christmas gifts to give to children of different age groups. A printable version is also available to download.
Brrr! From exciting polar expeditions and Arctic explorers to adventures of ice queens and curious penguins, our booklist features stories that will whisk you away to icy landscapes and frozen worlds…
Our list of recommended Christmas books features books that celebrate the traditional Christmas Story as well as stories about the joy of gift-giving, magical snowmen and winter celebrations.
Our booklists are curated by experts and cover primary curriculum topics, with the aim of featuring the best children’s books to support learning in key subjects like science, history or geography. From the best books about the Romans to recommended children’s books about rainforests, we’ve got lists of high-quality children’s books to support pupils learning about curriculum subjects through the primary school years. Many of our topic booklists are available for schools to buy in complete packs from Peters.
Reading for Pleasure is at the heart of what we stand for at BooksForTopics HQ. Our Reading for Pleasure booklists are here to help you to get the right book into the hands of the right reader at the right time – whether it is our popular lists of 50 Recommended Reads for each Year Group, the best graphic novels for children, recommended funny books, books for reluctant readers or lists of diverse children’s books. We’ve put together a wealth of resources to support book selection for reading for pleasure among primary school children.
Our age-related booklists are designed to assist you in finding the best books recommended for each age and stage of development, sorted by primary school key stage (EYFS, Key Stage 1 or Key Stage 2). Whether you are looking for the best picturebooks for Early Years, a list of first independent chapter books for KS1, the best books for year 4 or top recommended reads for Year 6, this is the place to find children’s book recommendations by age. Browse our lists to explore the best children’s books handpicked for each age group.
Looking for recommendations for brand new children’s books? On the BooksForTopics website, you’ll find the best newly published books for children – including our Books of the Month recommendations and regularly updated Ones to Watch lists. We’ve also got a host of seasonal booklists for you. Whether you are stepping into Spring, celebrating Chinese New Year, looking for children’s books for Black History Month or building up a Christmas children’s book collection, our recommendations of the best children’s books for each month of the year will have you covered.
We work in partnership with Peters to supply complete book packs to schools. The book packs include our most popular curriculum topic collections and reading for pleasure lists, making it even easier to buy full reading lists in one go – and schools will get 20% off the books too.
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Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.)?
Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.)?
Would you recommend the book for use in primary schools?
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