Episode 38 - How Book Censorship Creeps into UK Schools and How to Respond
Fri Jan 30 2026
School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien
Season 1: Episode 38
For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-38/
Part 1
Book post
Small Poems for Big Imaginations by Neal Zetter, illustrated by Will HughesHow to Survive an Apocalypse by Coby Coonradt and Cameron Hardy, illustrated by Victoria SteblevaTree Thing by Piers Torday, illustrated by Matthew Taylor Tyrannosaurus Veg by Smriti Halls and Katherina ManolessouThe Map of Me by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Olga ShtondaGoldilocs by Ella McLeod and Rochelle FalconerThe Spectacular Space Loop by Javi De CastroFrom AI to WI-FI by Craig Steele, illustrated by Terri PoMagpie Girl by Rowan FoxwoodEscape from the Child Snatchers by Sufiya AhmedThe Monsters at the End of the World by Rebecca OrwinThe Not-So Great Escape by Emma GreenQuill and the Last Generation by C. M. LewisNew You Forever by Steve Cole, illustrated by Chris KingSweet and Sour by Monique TurnerBeth Is Dead by Katie BernetCatch by Sarah BrillArcana - The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-JonesRundown - top 30 children's and YA books in February 2026
Tiny Hercules by Jon LockBridge of Storms by Philip ReeveThe Impossible Gladiator by M. G. LeonardHari Kumar, Ultimate Superstar by Rashmi SirdeshpandeThe Day My Brother Got Famous by Jen CarneyWhen the World Ends by Joanna NadinAt the End of Everything by Marieke NijkampTomorrow I'm in Charge! by Jörg MϋhleAdvice from a 12-Year-Old Nobody by Helen RutterRed Star Rebels by Amie KaufmanThere Is Not Usually a Hole by Daisy HirstKill Me Now by Helen PriceEscape! by Sophie McKenzieDay of Now by Miranda ReasonThey Call Her Regret by Channelle DesamoursWrite Your Own Family History by Jane BinghamThe Fabric of Us by Aditi AnandYOU VS The Poison Plot by Josh HicksRaindrops by Robin BoydenAlan, King of the Universe by Tom McLaughlinMurder at the Ivy Hotel by Emily HouricanChicken Hill by Beccy BlakeThe Moonhaven Chronicles: The Last Wolf by Rob BiddulphThe Blitz Sisters by Judith EagleKid Potato by Neil CoslettCheesy Bob Strikes! by Sophy HennThe Beasts We Raise by D. L. TaylorAlways Angel by Kimberly WhittamFebruary 2025 books of the month
Fiction: Carnival Fantástico by Angela MontoyaNonfiction: Insectarium Junior Edition by Emily Carter and Dave GoulsonPicture book: When Tad Kicked Vlad by Julian Gough and Ross CollinsPart 2
Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy
New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson
Part 3
How Book Censorship Creeps into UK Schools and How to Respond
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School Reading List podcast hosted by Tom Tolkien Season 1: Episode 38 For transcripts, resources & show notes: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-38/ Part 1 Book post Small Poems for Big Imaginations by Neal Zetter, illustrated by Will HughesHow to Survive an Apocalypse by Coby Coonradt and Cameron Hardy, illustrated by Victoria SteblevaTree Thing by Piers Torday, illustrated by Matthew Taylor Tyrannosaurus Veg by Smriti Halls and Katherina ManolessouThe Map of Me by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Olga ShtondaGoldilocs by Ella McLeod and Rochelle FalconerThe Spectacular Space Loop by Javi De CastroFrom AI to WI-FI by Craig Steele, illustrated by Terri PoMagpie Girl by Rowan FoxwoodEscape from the Child Snatchers by Sufiya AhmedThe Monsters at the End of the World by Rebecca OrwinThe Not-So Great Escape by Emma GreenQuill and the Last Generation by C. M. LewisNew You Forever by Steve Cole, illustrated by Chris KingSweet and Sour by Monique TurnerBeth Is Dead by Katie BernetCatch by Sarah BrillArcana - The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-JonesRundown - top 30 children's and YA books in February 2026 Tiny Hercules by Jon LockBridge of Storms by Philip ReeveThe Impossible Gladiator by M. G. LeonardHari Kumar, Ultimate Superstar by Rashmi SirdeshpandeThe Day My Brother Got Famous by Jen CarneyWhen the World Ends by Joanna NadinAt the End of Everything by Marieke NijkampTomorrow I'm in Charge! by Jörg MϋhleAdvice from a 12-Year-Old Nobody by Helen RutterRed Star Rebels by Amie KaufmanThere Is Not Usually a Hole by Daisy HirstKill Me Now by Helen PriceEscape! by Sophie McKenzieDay of Now by Miranda ReasonThey Call Her Regret by Channelle DesamoursWrite Your Own Family History by Jane BinghamThe Fabric of Us by Aditi AnandYOU VS The Poison Plot by Josh HicksRaindrops by Robin BoydenAlan, King of the Universe by Tom McLaughlinMurder at the Ivy Hotel by Emily HouricanChicken Hill by Beccy BlakeThe Moonhaven Chronicles: The Last Wolf by Rob BiddulphThe Blitz Sisters by Judith EagleKid Potato by Neil CoslettCheesy Bob Strikes! by Sophy HennThe Beasts We Raise by D. L. TaylorAlways Angel by Kimberly WhittamFebruary 2025 books of the month Fiction: Carnival Fantástico by Angela MontoyaNonfiction: Insectarium Junior Edition by Emily Carter and Dave GoulsonPicture book: When Tad Kicked Vlad by Julian Gough and Ross CollinsPart 2 Dead Straight Line by Malcolm Duffy New book pitches: The Collaborator by TG Trouper, Sally the Spider’s new shoes by Clodagh Ryan, Anna Denton & The Water of Life by Vaughan Hawthorne-Nelson Part 3 How Book Censorship Creeps into UK Schools and How to Respond Credits & licensing Sounds are licensed. Audit: https://bit.ly/3TFkwsl Support the show