Episode 42 - How to ensure reading can be unlocked by things children and teens already love

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 42For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-42/Part 1Book postA Sister Like You by Sarah Hagger-HoltNature is the Answer by Chris PackhamKoroba: The Case of the Missing Kolo by Àlàbá ÒnájìnA Holiday for Bear by Duncan BeedieUg Want Hug by Nancy LeschnikoffSeahorse Is Furious by Morag HoodMarcie and Giraffe by Kim GregoryI'm going to make a friend by Darren Chetty and Sandhya PrabhatThe Ice-Cream Crocodile by Mariesa Dulak and Rebecca CobbGo Go Dodo! by Huw Lewis Jones, illustrated by Fred BluntPrincess Pete by Zoey Allen and Frenci SannaKing School by Alexis DeaconMirabelle and the Enchanted Sea Globe by Harriet MuncasterSuperquesters Mission: Desert Danger by Paul Ian Cross, illustrated by Katarina GaskoAll in the Mind by Gill Arbuthnott and Lauren HumphreyWorld of Sport by Lawrence Alexander and Violeta NoyBen Nuttall's Footy Factory by Ben NuttallRise of the Goblin Queen by Francesco Bedini, illustrated by Stefano TambelliniDragonflare by Jamie HammondThe Genie Game by Jordan IfuekoThe Ministry of Manners by David SolomonsDragonborn 2: The Twilight Child by Struan MurrayMax and Ella, Stuck Together by Kristina RahimLike a Brother by Nathanael LessoreYour Murder Next by Ravena GuronThe Faraway Inn by Sarah Beth DurstStorm Bringer by Tig WallaceSeyoon and Dean, Unscripted by Sujin WitherspoonRundown - top 30 children's and YA books in June 2026The Children of Wolf Rock by Natasha Farrant Wildheart by Bec Manser Six Weeks by Matt Goodfellow Strike by Mitch Johnson Shadow Reaper by Lynette Noni Bone Head: Guardian of the Underworld by Jamie Gregory The Game Changers by Helen Rutter How To Train Your Dragon School: Fight of the Flamestrike by Cressida Cowell Transcendent: Forgotten Earth by Patrick Gallagher Dave, Don't Give Up! by Olaf Falafel The Othernauts: A Laugh-Out-Loud Ancient Greek Adventure for Kids! by Clare Pollard A Flood of Memories by Nadia Mikail The Blue Tomato by Amber Au Marvolution by Claire Asher She's a Knockout by Britney Brouwer Coterie of Liars by Kate Weston Winners and Liars by Aleema Omotoni Tales of the Cobb Street Commandos by Tony Bradman I Knew You Were Trouble by J L Simmonds Libertad by Cassandra James Again! said Rabbit by Marjoke Henrichs A Holiday for Bear by Duncan Beedie What a Night! by Guilherme Karsten Survive in Time: The Roman Empire by Dave Rear Death Before Detention by Alison Weatherby Just Another Dead Boy by Kelly McCaughrain I, Rock by Eoin McLaughlin The Silver Kingdom by Radiya Hafiza The Boy, the Father, and the Bear by Per Gustavsson The Old Man and the Penguin by Julie AberyJune 2026 books of the monthFiction: Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller by Amelia TaitNonfiction: Pop-Up Dinosaurium by Chris WormellPicture book: Bart is Different by BarrouxPart 2Books to support International Transgender Day of VisibilityNew book pitches: A Poem A Day by Tara Ali, Dyrne Hill by Chris Dewar & Bibble Bobble Wibble Wobble by Terence BegnorPart 3How to ensure reading can be unlocked by things children and teens already loveCredits & licensingSounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwslSupport the show