Episode 43 - What happens when children spend the book budget?

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 43For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-43/Part 1Book postLily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller by Amelia TaitPop-Up Dinosaurium by Chris WormellBart is Different by BarrouxBiguana: And His Best Friend Pinto by Michael ParkinAgain! said Rabbit by Marjoke HenrichsMax and the Haircut by Samareh AzardiThe Blue Tomato by Amber AüAre You Looking At Me? by Philip Ardagh, illustrated by Enrico LorenziThe Old Man and the Penguin by Julie Abery and Pierre PrattSuperheroes in the Park by Ian Eagleton and Hayley WellsFood For All by Mary Hoffman and Ros AsquithThe Fawn Who Chased The Sun by Joanna McInerney, Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Thi Kim LienG.O.A.T.: The Greatest of All Time! by Karelle Tobias, illustrated by Harry BriggsTales of the Cobb Street Commandos by Tony BradmanWildheart by Bec ManserThe Othernauts by Clare PollardWishbound by Clemency BrownHoney, I Ate the Kids by Kerry Hyndman and Mike HillsTranscendent: Forgotten Earth by Patrick GallagherBone Head: Guardian of the Underworld by Jamie GregoryStrike by Mitch JohnsonThe Curator's Collection: An A to Z of Fungi by Ester Gaya, illustrated by Katie ScottSix Weeks by Matt GoodfellowA Flood of Memories by Nadia MikailWinners and Liars by Aleema OmotoniLibertad by Cassandra JamesThe Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-ÍyímídéShadow Reaper by Lynette NoniFake Out Make Out by Kate WilliamsRundown - top 30 children's and YA books in July 2026The First Works of Shakespeare by Adam ThompsonThe Summer My Wishes Came True by Radhika Sanghani How to Lose Yourself Completely by Peter Bognanni Othello by William Shakespeare How to Steal the Future by Christopher Edge Captain Sunshine by Alex Milway Evie in Venice by Bruna De Luca Blood of Gods and Girls by Katja Kaine Beacons of Light by Gemma Koomen Thornbird by E. Kennedy Ziggy the Caterpillar’s Zigzag Adventure by Beatrice Simpkiss They Sent a Cat to Saturn by Valerie Bloom Ray by Marianna Coppo Where Lost Girls Go by Kody Keplinger Us and Them by James Carter Eternally Yours by Anika Hussain The Sound of a Smile by Louise Greig When I Was a Wolf by Liz Flanagan Outlaws by E. L. Norry And Now We Run by Nicola Penfold Elfie's Spellbook by Christophe Arleston & Audrey Alwett Heledd's Song by Fiona Collins Mysterious Things by Andy J. Pizza & Sophie Miller A Day Off School by Oliver Jeffers Murder at the Mansion by Paul Westmoreland Step Inside Homes Through History by Goldie Hawk Zero Override by Steve BlackmanHell to Pay by Lora Beth Johnson My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary 5: The Phantom Pooper by Jim Smith Diary of a Number One Superfan by Pamela Butchart Weather, Camera, Action! by Liam DuttonJuly 2026 books of the monthFiction: Hell to Pay by Lora Beth JohnsonNonfiction: Beacons of Light by Gemma KoomenPicture book: The First Works of Shakespeare by Adam ThompsonPart 2Books for teenage boys who don’t like readingNew book pitches: Reading Laughing Learning series by Thomas Heinrichs, Leo and the Dragon of Sound by Stephanie Thomas & Bibble Bobble Wibble Wobble by Terence BegnorPart 3What happens when children spend the book budget?Credits & licensingSounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwslSupport the show