Topic: English, Growing up, Modern Classic
Age Range: 11-14
Related Book: The Wizards of Once
Book Creator: Cressida Cowell
Explore the Wildwoods in this story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate each other like poison; and the thrilling tale of what happens when their two worlds collide… From the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell.
Themes: Imagination | Creativity | Empathy
Topic: Empathy, English, Life changes
Related Book: The Lovely Dark
Book Creator: Matthew Fox
Another breathtakingly original story from Matthew Fox, author of The Sky Over Rebecca. Set in the modern world, it features themes of life after a pandemic, mental health and grief, all handled with real lightness of touch.
Themes: Grief | Family | Covid | Afterlife | Greek mythology
Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health
Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1
Book Creator: Lize Meddings
The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.
Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging
Topic: Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health
Related Book: The Sad Ghost Club Volume 1
Book Creator: Lize Meddings
The Sad Ghost Club: A heart-warming graphic novel series about friendship, compassion and finding your kindred spirits, for fans of Heartstopper.
Themes: Friendship | Kindred Spirits | Anxiety | Mental Health | Depression | Belonging
Topic: Empathy, Growing up, Non-Fiction, PSHE & Citizenship
Age Range: 14+
Related Book: Lads
Book Creator: Alan Bissett
Lads: In a world full of negative influences, LADS is a toolkit for teenage boys on respect and consent, helping them call out bad behaviour and giving them the confidence to be their best selves.
Theme: Consent | Respect | Confidence
Age Range: 3-6
Related Book: Ten Little Aliens
Book Creator: Mike Brownlow, Simon Rickerty
Teach children about counting and numbers with thee bestselling Ten Little series by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty, perfect for reception or KS1 classes.
Download this fun counting poster for your classroom
Age Range: 3-6
Related Book: Ten Little Pirates
Book Creator: Mike Brownlow, Simon Rickerty
Teach children about counting and numbers with thee bestselling Ten Little series by Mike Brownlow and Simon Rickerty, perfect for reception or KS1 classes.
Download this fun Times Table Poster for your classroom
Topic: Growing up, Life changes, Mental Health, Non-Fiction
Related Book: You Are Awesome
Book Creator: Matthew Syed
From motivating pupils to try a new hobby or sport, to building confidence and resilience before SATs and the transition to secondary school, You Are Awesome makes for a great non-fiction class read and provides lots of opportunities for activities and discussion.
Download this fun poster for your classroom.
Themes: Growth Mindset | Growing Up | Confidence
Topic: English, LGBTQ+, PSHE & Citizenship
Related Book: Heartstopper Volume 1
Book Creator: Alice Oseman
Heartstopper is the multi-million-copy bestselling series by Alice Oseman.
Download this fun poster for your classroom.
Themes: LGBTQ+ | Diversity & Representation | Mental Health | Relationships
Topic: Climate change, English, Geography, Modern Classic, PSHE & Citizenship
Age Range: 3-6
Related Book: Rabbit and Bear: A Bad King is a Sad Thing
Book Creator: Jim Field, Julian Gough
Rabbit and Bear is the critically-acclaimed, brilliantly funny woodland tales by Julian Gough and Jim Field. Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, these books are ideal for newly independent readers aged 5+ moving on from picture books.
Topic: English, Growing up
Related Book: What's New, Harper Drew?
Book Creator: Kathy Weeks
Packed FULL of mayhem and drama, What’s New, Harper Drew? is a laugh-out-loud series about discovering inner confidence and finding the funny in the everyday, from author Kathy Weeks with illustrations by Aleksei Bitskoff. For fans of Jacqueline Wilson and Dork Diaries.
Download this fun poster for your classroom.
Topic: Disability, Empathy, English, Growing up, Life changes
Age Range: 14+
Related Book: SH!T BAG
Book Creator: Xena Knox
16-year-old Freya has her life turned upside down when she’s forced to swap summer in the Algarve for poo camp – a specialist camp for children with bowel disease.
A sharply funny YA debut showing us that when sh!t happens, it’s how you deal with it that matters. Download discussion questions here.
Themes: Hidden Disability Representation | Friendship | Overcoming Adversity | Identity