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πŸ† Award-winning children’s booklisting website πŸ“• Recommended children’s books sorted by age or topic - visit us at http://www.booksfortopics.com #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #BookSky

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Year 5 - what a transitional year for reading identities! πŸ’₯

πŸ“š There are 50 books to choose from on our Y5 book list, but keep a special eye out for houses that walk, moon miners, boarding schools for criminals & an exciting polar bear rescue…

➑️LINK: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/re...

04.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Set sail for history with our hand-picked VIKINGS booklist. πŸ—ΊοΈπŸ‰πŸͺ“

From formidable raiders and clever traders to the magic of Norse myths, these quality KS2 texts are treasures for any primary classroom.

Explore the full hoard at BooksforTopics: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

27.02.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Move aside Black Friday - we're celebrating BOOK Friday! πŸ“š

Discover the recommended books picked by Louie Stowell, Tony Bradman, Professor Teresa Cremin and all 40 of our Reading Champions.

View the full list and grab the FREE posters: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

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There's also a FREE resource kit for schools to download - head to the website for details!

www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

26.11.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Best children's books - Book Friday Book Recommendations Discover our recommended booklist - Book Friday Book Recommendations - with the best books and quality texts for primary ages and topics, reviewed and selected by experts.

Find your free resources by following the link below πŸ“š!

#BookFriday #BooksForTopics #KidlitUK #UKKidlit

www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

26.11.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster showing my ugly mug, the cover of the book and my 5-word recommendation: adventure, excitement, monsters, diversity and secrets.

Poster showing my ugly mug, the cover of the book and my 5-word recommendation: adventure, excitement, monsters, diversity and secrets.

I'm excited to be a Reading Champion for @booksfortopics.bsky.social’s #BookFriday campaign on Nov 28th!

This is a celebration of the best books in our schools & libraries. My recommendation is Ice Apprentices by Jacob North

There's a FREE resource kit for schools too! Link in the next post!

26.11.2025 11:13 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Forget Black Friday and celebrate #BookFriday on Nov 28th! This campaign celebrates the best books in our schools and libraries! My Reading Champion recommendation is WITCHSPARK by Dominique Valente πŸ₯°

@booksfortopics.bsky.social #ReadingChampions #BooksForTopics #UKKidLit #KidLitUK

26.11.2025 22:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Forget Black Friday - we're celebrating reading! Our authors have contributed their top recommended books to the Book Friday reading list for schools and libraries.

Download the FREE poster set now: booksfortopics.com/booklists/to....

#BookFriday #ReadingChampions @booksfortopics.bsky.social

27.11.2025 12:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic showing the cover of BOSS OF THE UNDERWORLD by Tor Freeman aka the book I've been wanging on about all year. I've given a 4 word book recommmendation: Funny, Weird, Mysterious, Absurd, Page-turner. The graphic says you can find the full Book Friday list of recommendations at Booksfortopics.com

A graphic showing the cover of BOSS OF THE UNDERWORLD by Tor Freeman aka the book I've been wanging on about all year. I've given a 4 word book recommmendation: Funny, Weird, Mysterious, Absurd, Page-turner. The graphic says you can find the full Book Friday list of recommendations at Booksfortopics.com

Black Friday? NO. It's #BookFriday with @booksfortopics.bsky.social who asked me to choose my fave recent book to celebrate. There are so many books published, wading through em to find the right book is hard. Here to help! Free resources here too! #KidLitUK
www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to....

28.11.2025 09:46 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reflecting Realities Report 2025: Summary of Findings Read the summary of the CLPE Reflecting Realities Report 2025. We explain the key findings on ethnic representation in UK children's books.

πŸ“’NEWS: Reflecting Realities released!
READ the summary - www.booksfortopics.com/news-reflect...

Today, @theclpe.bsky.social released the 8th Annual #ReflectingRealities Report, showing progress in ethnic representation and calling on the industry to keep inclusive literature as standard practice.

14.11.2025 10:13 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ§€ Flea-hopping and buried cheese?! It must be our FIRE OF LONDON topic booklist! πŸ”₯

Discover the Fire of London as told through children's books. Get to grips with the key events of the Great Fire and discover its impact.

πŸš’ See the booklist here: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

04.11.2025 11:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘©β€πŸš€Blast off into reading with our SPACE-THEMED book recommendations for children!

πŸͺ Space booklist for 7-11 year olds: booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...
β˜„οΈSpace booklist for 3-7 year olds: booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

28.10.2025 14:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’‘BOOKLISTS - ELECTRICITY & FORCES!πŸ’‘

Check out these popular primary science book guides from our collection:

🧲 Forces and Motion Topic Booklist -
www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...
⚑️Electricity Topic Booklist - www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

27.10.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely @bardymum.bsky.social has brought this to my attention. Thank you @booksfortopics.bsky.social , for including Little Light. (If you want to buy a signed copy . . . 😬)

29.09.2025 08:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Amazing Book of World Mythology Book Review Read our review of The Amazing Book of World Mythology at BooksForTopics - the best books for children by age and topic.

TEACHERS, don't miss 🐲 The Amazing Book of World Mythology 🐲
➑️➑️ www.booksfortopics.com/book/the-ama...
βœ… October Book of the Month
βœ… Illustrated by artists from around the world
βœ… "...Such an effective broadening of horizons" - BooksForTopics review panel
βœ… Downloadable teaching notes

20.10.2025 09:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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STONE AGE BOOKLIST - updated for Sept 2025!
We only feature quality texts on our booklists!

πŸ‘€ Browse our curated list of children's books about the Stone Age to Iron Age history topic! Here's the recommended book list:
➑️➑️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

23.09.2025 09:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know National Fitness Day is on 24th September? Well, @booksfortopics.bsky.social have put together a great reading list to inspire you, including my debut novel Running My Own Race.
www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

@nosycrow.bsky.social
#nationalfitnessday
#bookstoinspire

22.09.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š YEAR 7 Booklist: booksfortopics.com/booklists/re...

This reading list of recommended books is for Year 7 pupils as they grow through the first year of secondary school.

There is also a downloadable checklist and printable poster, plus purchasing options for schools!

15.09.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’›KINDNESS BOOKLISTπŸ’›
When the world seems bleak, don't forget that children voted 'Kindness' as their latest Word of the Year- highlighting just how much this value resonates with them.

πŸ‘€ Check out our list of children’s books about being kind: ➑️ www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

11.09.2025 08:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🦣 STONE AGE to IRON AGE 🦣 - a KS2 history curriculum topic and a favourite of ours!

πŸ“š The BooksForTopics Stone Age BOOKLIST is specially curated to support the topic:
➑️➑️ www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

10.09.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”Ž Looking for topic books for an ANCIENT EGYPT topic? We've unwrapped the best for KS2!

Egypt booklist: ➑️➑️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

09.09.2025 11:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟PRESCHOOL 🌟Recommended Booklist:
➑️➑️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/re...

πŸ›This preschool booklist features RECOMMENDED books for preschoolers, including newly published books, classic stories, laugh-out-loud picturebooks, classroom favourites, poetry books and non-fiction...

08.09.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New term πŸ’₯ New plans πŸ’₯ New books πŸ’₯ Let's go!

03.09.2025 10:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ’ BACK TO SCHOOL books: ➑️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...
🌟Don't miss our UPDATED list of back-to-school picturebooks to share with children returning to classrooms – grouped into themes of community, being yourself, starting something new, big feelings, friendship and fun.

29.08.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A calendar that shows which months the shortlists for children's book awards come out. It has been produced by Books For Topics.

A calendar that shows which months the shortlists for children's book awards come out. It has been produced by Books For Topics.

So useful for keeping track of the shortlists for children's book awards.

Thank you @booksfortopics.bsky.social πŸ‘

Here's the full page: bit.ly/3JfHHWV

#ReadingForPleasure #KidLitUK

15.08.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌟BACK TO SCHOOL🌟picturebooks list:
➑️➑️ www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

πŸŽ’ See our UPDATED list of back-to-school books to share with children returning to classrooms – grouped into themes of community, being yourself, starting something new, big feelings, friendship and fun.

19.08.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌳🍁🌠 Autumn term brings NEW starts, new classes & new topics - and our booklists are nestling in with new books too!

πŸŽ’ Browse booksfortopics.com to find book inspiration for topics including Autumn, festivals, WW2, All About Me, electricity, space, Stone Age and more!

15.08.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Visited York Castle museum today - we loved it! I particularly liked the fact that at several points there were lots of fabulous books to relate to that section. Lovely idea! Great place to
Visit @openuni-rfp.bsky.social #readingforpleasure @booksfortopics.bsky.social

09.08.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’₯YEAR 5πŸ’₯ booklist: ➑️➑️ booksfortopics.com/booklists/re... /

50 recommended reads for Y5 - including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, picture books, golden oldies and newly published titles too!

πŸ–¨οΈPLUS printable poster and checklistπŸ“š

08.08.2025 09:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🏺⚑️Ancient Greece🏺⚑️ topic booklist: www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/to...

If you or your colleagues are teaching an ANCIENT GREECE topic next term, take a look at our recommended book list - designed to support the KS2 history topic. πŸ“š

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