Supporting the National Year of Reading 2026

Switch up your favourite classroom reads

Explore our fantastic recommendations based on your tried-and-true favourites, that bring the same enthusiasm, themes, and learning outcomes!

0 – 7
7 – 11
11+



Book recommendations for ages 0 – 7


The Colour Monster
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The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas

If you liked the gentle exploration of feelings in the The Colour Monster, then you’ll like:

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  • My Monster and Me My Monster and Me

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  • Geoffrey Gets the Jitters Geoffrey Gets the Jitters

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

If you liked the educational and fun features of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, then you’ll enjoy:

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  • I Am Hungry I Am Hungry

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  • The Bumblebear The Bumblebear

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The Proudest Blue
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The Proudest Blue by S.K. Ali, Ibtihaj Muhammad, and Hatem Aly

If you liked how The Proudest Blue celebrates being proud of who you are, then you’ll enjoy:

  • The Kindest Red The Kindest Red

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  • Salat in Secret Salat in Secret
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  • Faruq and the Wiri Wiri Faruq and the Wiri Wiri
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The Gruffalo
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The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

If you liked the enchanting rhyme story of the The Gruffalo, then you’ll like:

  • Dexter Lost His Boo-Woo Dexter Lost His Boo-Woo

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  • Billy and the Beast Billy and the Beast

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  • Superwolf Superwolf
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If All the World Were...
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If All the World Were… by Joseph Coelho and Allison Colpoys

If you enjoy the heart-warming themes in If All the World Were…, then you’ll like:

  • People Need People People Need People
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  • Grandpa and the Kingfisher Grandpa and the Kingfisher
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  • The Heart and the Bottle The Heart and the Bottle

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Book recommendations for ages 7 – 11


Charlotte's Web
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Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White

If you enjoyed the heart-warming themes in Charlotte’s Web, then you’ll like:

  • The Girl Who Lost a Leopard The Girl Who Lost a Leopard
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  • The Last Bear The Last Bear
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  • When the Sky Falls When the Sky Falls

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Butterfly Lion
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The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo

If you enjoyed the heart-warming friendship in The Butterfly Lion, then you should try:

  • I Am Rebel I Am Rebel
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  • The Boy Who Saved a Bear The Boy Who Saved a Bear
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  • Until the Road Ends Until the Road Ends

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Borrowers
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The Borrowers by Mary Norton

If you enjoyed the inventive details and gentle humour in The Borrowers, then you’ll like:

  • The Creakers The Creakers
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  • Cogheart Cogheart #1: Cogheart
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The Final Year
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The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow and Joe Todd-Stanton

If you enjoyed how The Final Year explores the themes of friendship, emotions and change, then you’ll like:

  • The Way of Dog The Way of Dog
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  • Cloud Busting Cloud Busting
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  • Wrong Shoes Wrong Shoes
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A Christmas Carol (NE)
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

If you’re looking for an instant classic like A Christmas Carol, then you should try:

  • The Clockwork Crow The Clockwork Crow
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  • Night Bus Hero Night Bus Hero
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  • The Island at the End of Everything The Island at the End of Everything

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Book recommendations for ages 11+


Of Mice and Men
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Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

If you’re looking for an irresistible page turner like Of Mice and Men , then you’ll enjoy:

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  • Wolf Brother Wolf Brother
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  • One One

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Holes
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Holes by Louis Sachar

If you like the sly humour and page-turning writing of of Holes, then you should try:

  • The Boy in the Suit The Boy in the Suit
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  • The House with Chicken Legs The House with Chicken Legs
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  • Ghost Boys Ghost Boys
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Noughts and Crosses
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Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman

If you like the way Noughts and Crosses explores how racism destroys societies, then you should try:

  • Ace of Spades Ace of Spades
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  • The Hate U Give The Hate U Give
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  • Lies We Tell Ourselves Lies We Tell Ourselves

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Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding

If you’re enjoyed the exploration of morality, law and human nature in *Lord of the Flies,* then you’ll enjoy:

  • Mortal Engines Mortal Engines Quartet #1: Mortal Engines
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  • Children of Blood and Bone Legacy of Orisha #1: Children of Blood and Bone
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  • Animal Farm Scholastic Classics: Animal Farm
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1984
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1984 by George Orwell

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  • The Hunger Games The Hunger Games #1: The Hunger Games
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  • Ready Player One Ready Player One
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  • Handmaid's Tale Handmaid's Tale

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