Recommended Reads
This is a list of books that have been highly recommended for or have featured on the Shropshire Bookfest Book Award shortlists since the project began in 2010. This list also lists books by authors who have been programmed onto the Schools’ Week programmes that have supported their creative writing workshops in primary schools across Shropshire.
The Day That Aliens Nearly Ate Our Brains
A new, hilarious book from author Tom McLaughlin, creator of the highly-acclaimed The Accidental Prime Minister. Best...
The Story Machine
Reds love being red. Yellows love being yellow. And Blues love being blue. The problem is that...
Along Came a Different
Reds love being red. Yellows love being yellow. And Blues love being blue. The problem is that...
Perijee & Me
When 11-year-old Caitlin discovers a shrimp-like alien creature on the shores of her island home, she takes...
The Building Boy
All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer. Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him...
Rock Bottom
Nick is truly, madly in love with Jessie Stone. And she doesn’t even know his name. In...
Daddy Frog and the Moon
Award-winning author Pippa Goodhart comes together with an exciting new illustrator Augusta Kirkwood to produce this gentle...
You Choose
Imagine you could go anywhere, meet anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you...
A Bottle of Happiness
There was once a big mountain. The people on one side were rich and worked only to...
Romeosaurus & Juliet Rex
A bumbling triceratops must prove himself worthy in New York Times bestselling author Mo O’Hara’s second hilarious picture book...
The Legend of King Arthuratops
A bumbling triceratops must prove himself worthy in New York Times bestselling author Mo O’Hara’s second hilarious picture book...
The Fintastic Fishsitter
Six Really Important Tips for Fish-Sitting a Zombie Goldfish: 1. Keep Fang away from Frankie2. Zombie goldfish...
The Snow Dragon
This book was a Hot Contender for the Picture Book Award 2020 shortlist. You can be late...
My Parents Cancelled My Birthday!
About the book: ‘How had it come to this? How could nice, normal parents suddenly CANCEL THEIR...
Mo, Lottie & The Junkers by Jennifer Killick
This book was a ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2020 shortlist. About the Book: Mo...
Help I Smell a Monster by Justin Davies
This book was a ‘Hot Contender’ for the Big Book Award 2020 shortlist. About the Book: When...
They Didn’t Teach THIS in Worm School! by Simone Lia
About the Book: Marcus is a worm. He likes the colour brown. He likes mud (because it’s...
‘A Tiger Tale’ by Holly Webb
About the book: A moving story about coping with loss from bestselling author Holly Webb and illustrated...
‘I am Still Not a Loser’ by Jim Smith
About the book: You know when someone’s horrible to you in a dream and you wake up...
‘The Brilliant World of Tom Gates’ by Liz Pichon (WINNER – Book Award 2012)
About the book: Tom Gates is a master of excuses, expert doodler, comic story writer extraordinaire –...
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