Once again, ace wordsmith, pop fellah and dad Tom Fletcher has teamed up with WH Smith for another bumper selection of superb middle grade book recommendations, including some of our faves of the last few months.

Here's a sneaky look at the ten titles - which you can order from the WH Smith book club site separately or as a delicious bumper book bundle that will keep someone like C busy for...ooh a good couple of weeks at least.


Blog favourites such as "Dave Pigeon" by Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey make the list, as well as the utterly brilliant "The Nothing to See Here Hotel" from Steven Butler and Steven Lenton - a former Chapter Book of the Week on ReadItDaddy no less!

Tom's got some competition!

There's also "Iguana Boy Saves the World with a Triple Cheese Pizza" by James Bishop and Rikin Parekh (yep, another Chapter Book of the Week winner - that there Mr Fletcher obviously has VERY good taste indeed!) and "Zach King: My Magical Life" by none other than Zach King himself.

We'll be delving into the rest of the books and catching up with reviews of the titles we haven't seen before. In the meantime pop along to the WH Smith Book Tom Fletcher Book Club site for more info.

https://www.whsmith.co.uk/dept/tom-fletcher-book-club

Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan are extending their book recommendations to cover children's books, in a partnership with both WH Smith and The Book Trust. 

The initial selection of books carries recommendations from contemporary titles, such as 'Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder' (highbrow stuff) as well as classics like Elisabeth Beresford's 'Wombles' books. 

The aim is a good one - to make more and more parents aware of both the Book Trust, and a selection of new and established writers whose works are worthy of mention in the Richard and Judy 'list'. 

As with the adult book recommendations, a team of individuals work in conjunction with the popular daytime TV presenters to ensure that recommended books meet exacting standards. 

The adult scheme has seen many authors propelled into the best sellers list almost overnight. Anything that generates a huge amount of interest in reading and books can only be a good thing particularly when it's aimed at youngsters. 

More information is available from the Book Trust website: http://www.booktrust.org.uk/Home