Episode 4 - What makes a book popular with children?

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 4

For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-4

Part one
Book post

No Home for a Ghost by Jess RoseThe Perfect Present by Petr HoráčekThe Best Bear Tracker by John CondonTogether We Can by Ned HartleyThe Faber Book of Bedtime Stories by Sarah McIntyreMeanwhile Back On Earth by Oliver JeffersBig Ideas from History by The School Of LifeThe Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe SavageThe Museum of Odd Body Leftovers by Rachel PoliquinWe Disagree About This Tree by Ross CollinsThe Terracotta Horse by Scott Lauder and David RossThe Ultimate Guide to Growing Dragons by Andy Shepherd and Sara Ogilvie

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in October 2022

The Lucky Bottle by Chris WormellThe Haunted Hills by Berlie DohertyTyger by SF SaidAliens by Joalda MorancyMy Rhinoceros by Jon AgeeThe Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe SavageWild Animals of the World by Dieter BraunThe Boy Who Lost His Spark by Maggie O'FarrellThe Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph CoelhoFreestyle by Gale GalliganGhostlight by Kenneth OppelChildren of the Stone City by Beverley NaidooThe Midnight Panther by Poonam MistryThe Other Ones by Fran HarActivist by Louisa ReidAfricana by Kim ChakanetsaThe Three Hares: The Terracotta Horse by Scott Lauder and David RossCreature by Shaun TanNomads: Life on the Move by Kinchoi LamBig Ideas from History by The School of LifeTogether We Can by Ned HartleyMeanwhile Back on Earth Oliver JeffersWe Disagree About This Tree by Ross CollinsIndia, Incredible India by Jasbinder BilanHistory's BIGGEST Show-offs by Andy SeedBasher Games: Chess by Simon BasherThe Ever-changing Earth by Grahame Baker-SmithThe First to Die at the End by Adam SilveraS.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Ice Breaker by Jason RohanEscape from Chernobyl by Andy MarinoSherlock Bones and the Curse of the Pharaoh’s Mask by Tim Collins

October 2022 books of the month

Fiction: The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph CoelhoNonfiction: 2023 Nature Month-By-Month by Anna WilsonPicture book: Goldilocks and the Three Crocodiles by Michael Rosen

Part two
Promoting your new children's and YA book to schools. Our tips.

New book pitch: The Art Family by Sue Truslet

Part three
Children's favourite books, and how these differ from the teacher-recommended books for KS1 and books for KS2.

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