Booklists beginning with: H
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Books for a high interest age, low reading ability (high low), for 10+
Children can have a different reading ability to their interest age for a variety of reasons, such as dyslexia or having English as an additional language (EAL). Here is a selection of fiction that will grip the reader, and that has simpler syntax and/or an accessible layout.
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Books for Hanukkah
Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated all around the world each December – and there are lots of ways to join in the fun!
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Books to make you feel happy
Books are a great way to give yourself an instant mood boost! Check out these picture books that will immediately brighten your day.
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Favourite horror books for older children
Looking for things that go bump in the night and give you a shiver down the spine? You've come to the right place...
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Halloween picture books
These picture books, featuring witches, wizards and monsters, are perfect to share with little ones as the nights draw in and there's a touch of frosty magic in the air.
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Helen Oxenbury: a lifetime in books
Helen Oxenbury won our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. She's been illustrating children's books for most of her adult life and has won countless awards. How many childhoods would be changed forever without memories of her drawings for We're Going On A Bear Hunt or her classic board books for babies?
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Heroines (fiction)
Here's a list of some of our favourite stories with inspiring heroines for older girls and young teens.
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Heroines (non-fiction)
Here's a list of some of our favourite non-fiction books with inspiring heroines for older girls and young teens.
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Historical fiction
Older children and teenagers will enjoy these compelling stories set in times past - from exciting adventures to thought-provoking tales of troubled times.
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Holocaust Memorial Day (teens)
To mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the liberation of Auschwitz, here is a poignant booklist that should hopefully help explain and inform younger readers about the events surrounding the Holocaust.
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Holocaust Memorial Day for 8-12
We look at some of the best children's books inspired by the events of the Holocaust.
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Spooky teen reads for autumn and winter nights
If your teen likes to spook themselves silly, prepare to be scared with these enjoyably eerie books about ghosts, gods, nightmares and monsters.
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What to read when you've finished the Harry Potter series
What now? How do you fill that big Harry Potter-shaped hole in your life? Don't worry. Here are some excellent and magical adventures to get lost in, next...
