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📜 HISTORY topic book posters! 🔍
Whether you're exploring the Stone Age, the Victorians or Ancient Egypt, having a recommended list of quality books makes all the difference to bringing the topic to life.

Did you know, many of the history lists on the BooksForTopics website have a free single-page poster to match? 🙌 They're handy to reference, print or share to make linked history reading options quick and easy to find! 📚

👇 Find the full collection of history lists and posters here:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/history/

🔖 ...and why not SAVE this post to come back to when you switch history topics next, or SHARE with a friend who loves a good book recommendation!

🥳 Introducing our 🌟YEAR 2🌟 list of 50 Recommended Reads (ages 6-7)! Recently updated with a fresh poster, checklist and bookmarks to download! 📚

Year 2 children enjoy reading books featuring adventure, friendship, animals, magic and laugh-out-loud humour – and this specially selected Y2 reading list has got you covered with books that have all been carefully matched to the age, developmental stage and interest level of children in Year 2. 📚

💛 Use this booklist to find the best books to top up your Y2 reading collections with our selection of storytime picturebooks, chapter books, funny stories, illustrated poetry collections, non-fiction texts and more.

We hope that there will be something for everyone on this list, but keep an eye out for fish who are a bit… fishy, a bat who thinks he can’t fly, and dancing capybaras along the way… 🐟

🙌 Check out the top Y2 booklist here: https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-2/

✈️ 🧳 SAVE this list before you pack the holiday suitcases! 📚 5 children's books to pack for your summer holidays, from flight-friendly graphic novels to seaside picture books:

🚀 GALAXY RUNNERS: JELLO BREAKS THE UNIVERSE (Ages 7-10) – Hilarious, fast-paced space adventure (a flight-saver).

🏋️‍♀️ RAISE THE BAR (Ages 10–14) – An inspiring full-colour graphic novel about weightlifting and friendship.

🦀 THE SELFISH CRAB (Ages 3-7) – Perfect for seaside trips, packed with fun facts for mini rock-pool explorers.

🐻 BEAR CUBS DON’T DO QUEUES (Ages 3-7) – A warm picture book to gently pre-empt the boredom of airport queues!

⏳ LILY TRIPP: DIARY OF AN ACCIDENTAL TIME TRAVELLER (Ages 8–12) – Our Editor’s Choice! Think Lottie Brooks meets Back to the Future.

(Disclosure: Round-up contains advertisement features [books 1–4] and an independent Editor’s Choice selection.)

➡️ Read the full reviews on the blog - link in comments! 👇

🤩 FREE Special Interest Posters! 🥳

We’re excited to share that in line with the National Year of Reading’s ‘Read What You’re Into’ campaign, we have added ten special interest posters for you to download.

We know that children are often more motivated to read when they find books about the activities that interest them most.

We hope you find the ‘Read What You’re Into’ posters helpful for reading inspiration - download yours from our website👇📚

TEACHER MUGS 😆 ...finally, a use for all of those end of term gifts!
Happy holidays, teachers! ☕️ Where do you keep yours?!

⚡ GREEKS, myths and monsters! 🏛️ Free downloadable booklist!
Ancient Greece is such a brilliant topic for capturing imaginations - no wonder so many 7–11 year olds end up fascinated! And we've found the best children's books to bring it to life! 📚

🙌 From funny myth retellings to gripping historical fiction, here are some of our top recommended reads about Ancient Greece: https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/history/ancient-greece/

Did anyone else LOVE their Funfax growing up?! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️
Once you had the classic binder, you could collect all the little insert books, from puzzles and spy kits to diaries and jokes. These folders accounted for so much reading-for-pleasure time in the '90s!

We'd love to see this collectible classic from our childhoods brought back 🙌 Did you have one?

🥳 Introducing our 🌟YEAR 4🌟 list of 50 Recommended Reads (ages 8-9)! Recently updated with a fresh poster, checklist and bookmarks to download! 📚

💛 Year 4 children thrive best with their reading when they are able to choose from a quality selection of adventure stories, thought-provoking chapter books, funny books, animal tales, picturebooks, graphic novels, poetry collections, non-fiction texts and more.

This list of the top books for Y4 has been reviewed and selected by experienced primary teachers, librarians and children’s book experts.📚

We hope that there will be something for everyone on this list, but do keep your eyes open for disappearing landmarks, flying umbrellas, a giant dog and a friendly cockroach!

🙌 Check out the top Y4 booklist here: https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-4

🎒📚 STARTING SCHOOL booklist! 🌟
Know a little one preparing for Reception? 😍 It’s completely normal for young children to feel a whole mix of emotions about starting school - from huge excitement and nervousness to apparent indifference!

📚 Picture books can provide a wonderful, gentle way to open up conversations, explore those big feelings and help children (and parents!) feel ready for the next big adventure.🙌

We’ve put together a curated selection of the best recommended books to read with children who are starting school for the first time.

👇 Explore the full booklist here:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/pshe-emotional-literacy-citizenship/starting-school

🦒 Wow! Talk about bringing books to life! 🌟

The children and staff at Quince Tree Day Nursery in Essex made their very own version of Gerald from Giraffes Can’t Dance using recycled materials. They wanted to share the photo with our community this week!🦒 How brilliant is this?

Giraffes Can’t Dance is a firm favourite on our Top Rhyming Books list, and we love seeing how schools and nurseries use our recommendations in the classroom. 📚

💬 Have your pupils got creative bringing children's book characters to life? We'd love to see! 👇