The summer is here and to celebrate we have a fantastic selection of books that are guaranteed to bring out the sun! We have beach reads, back garden reads and brilliant bedtime reads. We've lots of fascinating non-fiction titles to keep your young ones interested and activity books perfect to keep kids occupied on a long journey.
The long holidays are also an ideal time to build on good reading habits, and foster a real life-long love of books away from the classroom. With a book there are no limits to how far their imagination can go.
Scroll down for a list of books, in age order, to keep your young readers busy over the summer holidays.
For more inspiration, take a look through our Collections, an easy way to find the perfect summer read for children interested in more focused themes. We have books about Friendships, Eco Reads, chapter books that are perfect for new readers, and Verse Novels for older readers, or check out our Star Books category with the top picks from our expert reviewers. Plus we have lots of interviews and reading recommendations with brilliant authors and illustrators including Abi Elphinstone, Tom Palmer, Jeanne Willis, Rick Riordan, Jennifer Killick and Michelle Harrison.
Every year we cover the most important and influential Book Awards and this section is a great treasure trove to plunder for top quality books. We have the shortlists, and often the longlists too, of all the main children's book awards including The Week Junior Book Awards, the Branford Boase Award, the Yoto Carnegie Medals and UKLA Book Awards. It's worth a browse!
Our Graphic Novels & Comics section has had a refresh and now has an awesome selection of quality must-reads. And if your children prefer facts to novels, head over to our blog section for a round-up of the Best Non-Fiction with titles with a wide range of titles from science to art to famous people, suitable for all ages from toddler to teen.
If you are looking for activities to keep the kids entertained, check out our Kids Zone. There are activities with a bookish theme to download including colouring in pages, puzzles and creative projects..and videos with draw-alongs, storywriting tips and author talks. Joanne Owen's Get Creative series is full of amazing ideas, with top tips to get the kids writing. And take a look at A World of Adventure: 50 Books to Inspire : try a micro-adventure and camp in your garden, take a nature walk, create a bug hotel, bake or hold a star-gazing night!
The titles in this section will be refreshed throughout the summer months so it will be well worth coming back to take a peek. Happy browsing!
Comments (21)
jean v - 15th August 2024
The girls both love seasonal books and there is a lovely selection here for both age groups. The summer holidays are long so a little quiet time with a book is very welcomeVictoria P - 14th August 2024
Some great looking reads here - I reckon I'll be trying a few of them myself! (I'm still partial to a good children's book)Susan B - 13th August 2024
You have headed this post as Brilliant Children's Books to Read This Summer - and they are! As always, beautifully and clearly laid out so it's easy to choose for the age group you're buying for.Philip W - 12th August 2024
Very good range of booksSarah S - 11th August 2024
Love these suggestions, as my son is getting older I’m finding it hard to keep him reading so exciting book covers makes all the differencekathleen m - 11th August 2024
Us in the Before and After By Jenny Valentine Is pertinent for our grandson who lost his aunty last year. Maybe it will help himS P - 8th August 2024
So many fabulous books here… how could anyone make a choice of one? Answer- it’s impossible to choose just one! This is going to be an expensive summer ??Neil P - 7th August 2024
What an amazing selection of books - so many we have yet to try tooAngela N - 3rd August 2024
I am constantly blown away by how much quality and choice there is in children's literature these days.Lisa D - 28th July 2024
I adore cats so I love the sound of Kitty and the Stolen Storybook.Deborah T - 28th July 2024
Fantastic book selection all ages all genres just love them ?Kirsten M - 23rd July 2024
Great selection of reads, can't wait for the holidays to start!Jacqui G - 23rd July 2024
So many wonderful books, I wish I could buy them all for my g’children.Susie W - 22nd July 2024
Murder on a School Night looks good, the menstrual cup murderer, brilliant!Margaret G - 22nd July 2024
You can't take an elephant to the beach - my neices will laugh their socks offJoshua C - 22nd July 2024
All look good, recommend FalloutMarion G - 19th July 2024
What a splendid selection of books. I have 10 grandchildren between the ages of 3 months and 13, so this recommendation of books for such a wide range of ages and reading ability is great.amy s - 18th July 2024
What a great selection loving the covers tooPriscilla S - 17th July 2024
There is a great selection here but I am not sure if there is anything suitable for my 7 year olds grandson who is an avid readerMary L - 17th July 2024
Good suggestionsNancy T - 17th July 2024
There are a lot of book recommendations here but the stand-out one for me is Us in the Before and After. Can't wait to read that one.Leave A Reply
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