Jennie's choices
- Marita Conlon McKenna’s series - Under the Hawthorn Tree
- Tom McCaughren’s - Run Swift Run Free
- Tracey Beaker book by Jacqueline Wilson
- Babysitters Club by Ann M Martin
- Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal
- For younger readers fairy tales and nursery rhymes are very popular.
- Tom and Matt Oldfield – Ultimate Football Hero Series
- Books to transport you to another country...
- Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones (Wales)
- London Eye mystery by Siobhan Dowd – sequel is The Guggenheim Mystery by Robyn Stephens
- Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome (Lake District)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (Paris_
- Madeleine series (Paris)
Audiobooks for the whole family to enjoy
- Terry Pratchett The Carpet People
- National Geographic for Kids
- Max Magic by Stephen Mulhern
- Isadora Moon Goes on Holiday by Harriet Muncaster
Tracy’s choices
Pre-School suggestions
- Thomas the Tank Engine books
- Julia Donaldson books like The Gruffalo or Stick Man
- Mr Men and Little Miss books
- Oliver Jeffers books
- Olivia Hope – Be Wild Little one
Children aged 6 – 9
- Mighty Mindsets by Niamh Doyle
- Roald Dahl books
- Enid Blyton series
- Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon
- Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas
- Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
- Isadora Moon by Harriet Muncaster
- Daisy Meadows books
- Frankie’s Magic Football by Frank Lampard
- Dirty Bertie by Dave Roberts
- Declan Kirby GAA books
- A Hug for You by David King
- Little Big Sister by Eoin Colfer
Children aged 9+
- Sinead Moriarty – The New Girl
- David Walliams Gangsta Granny
- Michael Morpurgo’s books
- Sarah Webb’s books
- Tom Gates series by Liz Pichon
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- Jacqueline Willson’s books
- Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant
- Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan
- Shane Hegarty’s Boot series
Teen books
- Big Bad Me - Aislinn O’Loughlin
- Book Tok is a big influence on what teens read – including
- Colleen Hoover’s book Verity
- Holly Jackson author of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
- Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Heartstopper by Alice Oseman – graphic novel and Netflix series
Audiobooks
Best ones are those narrated by their author. David Walliams narrates his own books. Space Band narrated by author Tom Fletcher
Beast Quest by Adam Blade
Can be a great way to have children listen to the classics like Anne of Green Gables or Little Women for example.
Factual Books
- Guinness Book of Records
- The Great Irish Science Book by Professor Luke O’Neill and illustrated by Linda Fahrlin
- Gerard Siggins rugby series
- Any of the books by John and Fatti Burke including Historopedia and Irelandopedia
- Ripley’s Believe it or Not!