Episode 44 - Reading for pleasure should be reading without surveillance, monitoring, or comparison

School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien **Season 1: Episode 44** For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-44/ ***Part 1*** ***Book post*** - The First Works of Shakespeare by Adam Thompson - Beacons of Light by Gemma Koomen - Hell to Pay by Lora Beth Johnson - Ziggy the Caterpillar's Zigzag Adventure by Beatrice Simpkiss - Small Stanley's Big List of Scary Stuff by Angie Morgan - The Sound of a Smile by Louise Greig and David Litchfield - Duck Delivers . . . Cake! by Tom Tinn-Disbury - Captain Sunshine by Alex Milway - Cats! Cats! Cats! by Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky Barker - The Wood Where Stories Sing by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon - They Sent a Cat to Saturn by Valerie Bloom, illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max - Weather, Camera, Action! by Liam Dutton and Giordano Poloni - Diary of a Number One Superfan by Pamela Butchart, illustrated by Gemma Correll - The Summer My Wishes Came True by Radhika Sanghani - The Silver Dwarf by Victor Kloss - The Horse Dreamer by Holly Surplice - How to Steal the Future by Christopher Edge - Elfie’s Spellbook by Christophe Arleston and Audrey Alwett, illustrated by Mini Ludvin, translated by Anam Zafar - Evie in Venice by Bruna De Luca - Augusta Pine Does Not Exist by Emily Lloyd-Jones - Local Gods by Melinda Salisbury - Blood of Gods and Girls by Katja Kaine - Where Lost Girls Go by Kody Keplinger - Heledd's Song by Fiona Collins - Thornbird by E. Kennedy ***Rundown - top 30 children's and YA books in August 2026*** - A House Made of Books by Frankie Gritton - The Handbook of Forgotten Skills... Outdoors by Iron Tazz - Myths of Japan by Masako Carey - Body by DK - I Am Going To Jump This Log by Stephanie Stansbie - Elementals: Peo Saves the Trees by Love Ssega - We Became Wild by H. D. Carver - Thorn by A.F. Harrold - War by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin - Aviarium by Dominic Couzens, illustrated by Teagan White - Then We’ll Be Happy by Alan Carrigan - The Waking Wood by Alexi Francis - Princess (Apparently) by Siren Knight - My Bayeux Tapestry by Olivier Latyk - Neverlast by Sue H. Cunningham - The Flying Machine of Dreams by Kate Wakeling - Bison Rule, OK! by Sarah Ziman - The Green Child by Hollie Hughes - The Sign of the Raven by Pippa Dunn - A History of the City by Leo Hollis - No Tune Ned by Oliver Lendon - The Weirdest Thing of All by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Ed Vere - The Neverfear by Katherine Rundell - Cut Him Out in Little Stars by Lucy Strange - Jamaal Target: PHANTOM Agent by Isaac Hamilton-McKenzie - Traitors’ Nest by Frances Hardinge - All the Queens’ Curses by Alyssa Hollingsworth - Natural Selection by Clare Edge - Revolution! by Dr Joan Lennon - Into the Dark: Adventures of Night-time Animals by Saskia Gwinn - Spindlewood by Freddie Kölsch ***August 2026 books of the month*** - Fiction: Traitors' Nest by Frances Hardinge - Nonfiction: Aviarium by Teagan White and Dominic Couzens - Picture book: The Waking Wood by Alexi Francis ***Part 2*** Books to read during school detentions ***New book pitches*:** Reading Laughing Learning series by Thomas Heinrichs, Leo and the Dragon of Sound by Stephanie Thomas & Bibble Bobble Wibble Wobble by Terence Begnor ***Part 3*** **Reading for Pleasure should be reading without surveillance, monitoring, or comparison** ***Credits & licensing*** **Sounds are licensed.** Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show