Featured Reviews

Looking for ideas of what to read? Check out these reviews from other teachers.

Zoe from the Teachers’ Reading Challenge team will be curating your reviews, posting a selection based on different themes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You can flick through, print the page and respond to the reviews using the message feature at the bottom of each review.

Books are fantastic for boosting moods. Today we have picked out our favourite teacher reviews of uplifting books to inspire reading for pleasure in the classroom.

The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates by Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Rob Biddulph

"It is that holy grail of mid KS2 novels which is both genuinely 'laugh out loud' funny and emotionally intelligent."

While We Can't Hug by Eoin McLaughlin

"A good story to read in the present climate. An uplifting read."

The Dot written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

"Children will be able to identify with the main character and the typical phrase 'I can't do it'."

The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf, illustrated by Pippa Curnick

"A very uplifting read, which I am looking forward to sharing with my Year 4 and 5 class."

Beetle Queen by M. G. Leonard

"A thrilling adventure."

Anisha, Accidental Detective by Serena Patel

"I absolutely adored this book and feel that it is a suitable read for Year 3 to Year 6 in primary school."