Episode 8 - How the cost of living crisis is impacting children's reading and book sales

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien

Season 1: Episode 8

For transcripts, links to all the books featured, resources, show notes and contact details, click here: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-8 

Part 1
Book post

• Art and Joy Best Friends Forever by Danielle Krysa
• The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
• Engineers Making a Difference
• Kind Crocodile by Leo Timmers by Dr. Shini Somara
• I say Oh, You say No by John Kane
• The Fixer of Broken Things by Julia Patton
• The Bear and the Wildcat by Kazumi Yumoto and Komako Sakai
• Prehistoric Beasts by Dean Lomax and Mike Love
• Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere by Ruth Lauren
• Dandy the Highway Lion by Stephanie Sorrell
• Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
• Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love by Christine Pillainayagam

Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books to buy in March 2023

• Boy Like Me by Simon James Green
• Ravencave by Marcus Sedgwick
• What the World Doesn't See by Mel Darbon
• Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray
• Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere by Ruth Lauren
• Big Nate: Nailed It! by Lincoln Peirce
• Prehistoric Beasts by Dean Lomax
• Sheets by Brenna Thummler
• The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
• Catfish Rolling by Clara Kumagai
• Dragonracers by Peter Bunzl
• Maggie Blue and the White Crow by Anna Goodall
• Being you: Poems of Positivity by Daniel Thompson
• The Truth Detective by Tim Harford
• The Other Edie Trimmer by Jacqueline Wilson
• The Handbook of Forgotten Skills by Natalie Crowley & Elaine Baptiste
• Stanley's Secret by John Sullivan
• The Nowhere Thief by Alice M. Ross
• The Knowing by Ani DiFranco
• Dick the Delightful Duck by Kaye Umansky
• The Autistic Guide to Adventure by Allie Mason
• Habitats of the World by DK
• Wild Song by Candy Gourlay
• Faruq and the Wiri Wiri by Sophia Payne
• Engineers Making a Difference by Dr. Shini Somara
• Ellie Pillai is (Almost) in Love by Christine Pillainayagam
• Dog Man 11 by Dav Pilkey
• Courage Out Loud: 25 Poems of Power by Joseph Coelho
• Hell Breaks Loose by Derek Landy
• Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher
• Football Rules the World by Simon Mugford

March 2023 books of the month

• Fiction: The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon
• Nonfiction: Engineers Making a Difference: by Dr. Shini Somara
• Picture book: Kind Crocodile by Leo Timmers

Part 2
How the cost of living crisis is impacting children's reading and book sales

New book pitches: The Bumper Book of Double Learning by Helen J Bailey; My Magical Bearded Friend by Chris Husband; Dumb Orphans by Allan Low; & a monologue by Rebecca Smith for the Cheltenham Festivals

Part 3
Poetry for 7-11-year-olds

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