Every single day our members share books their children have been reading and have enjoyed. This is how our peer-to-peer recommendation model has succeeded over the last 7 years. Here are the ones we have curated for you!
PICTURE BOOKS
PENCIL DOG by Leigh Hodgkinson (32 pages) – we all love her illustrations!!
AWARD WINNING!!! Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob by Huw Aaron for 3-7 years (32 pages) [Winner of 2026 Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Also Best Illustrated Book]. This Mimi & Max Story series is available individually too.
Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sawyer for 3-7 years (32 pages). The author has written many other fun books like Wordy Birdy Meets Mr. Cougarpants
Whatever Next! by the legendary Jill Murphy for 2-5 years
My Behaviour and Emotions Library Books for Kids on Empathy Ages 3-8| Helps Children Recognise Different Emotions & Discover Their Reasons (20 Volume Box Set) published by Woodpecker Books (Wilco)
My Feelings And Manners Library for Kids on Empathy Ages 3-8 | Helps Children Recognise Different Manners & Discover Their Reasons (20 Volume Box Set) published by Woodpecker Books (Wilco)
Mimi & Max Explore Collection of 12 Books for Kids: France, Italy, India, Egypt, South Africa, Singapore & Malaysia, France, China, and More Books | … Kids – Travel and Discover Cities| For Age 3+
Don’t Trust Fish! by Neil Sharpson and illustrated by the award winning Dan Santat (of the After the Fall fame – a bestseller at kbc) for 4-7 years (40 pages). Payal high recommends this book as her son Rajveer loves this book. Quoting her: “If you have a child who is a fan of funny books which make for great dramatic readalouds, this picture book about fish and how we MUST not trust them, is a must have! Be prepared to laugh out loud!”
The Great Indian Travelogue – Magical journey across India | Kids travel book | Children’s early learning picture book | Yug Books for 4-9 years (82 pages). Amardeep has this and can’t recommend it enough to learn more about each state and union territory of India. It has many interesting facts that other books haven’t covered. There are lots of other storybooks by Yug Media.
EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS
Ballerina Dreams by Michaela DePrince (based on her true story) for 5-8 years (80 pages)
The Railway Cat by by Philip Ardagh (Author), Rob Biddulph (Illustrator) for 6 years+ (176 pages). This book is part of The Nine Lives of Furry Purry Beancat series. Other books that get ordered often include The Pirate Captain’S Cat.
CHAPTER BOOKS
Uncle Gobb and the Plot Plot by Michael Rossen for 7-9 years (272 pages). One of Neil’s current faves. There are other UNCLE GOBB books in this series.
Code Name Bananas by David Walliams and illustrated by Tony Ross for 9-11 years. Neil enjoys David Walliams books big time, so when i met him he showed me this one and said “everyone at kbc should read it!” Every child must have at least one DAVID WALLIAMS BOOK!
The Accidental President by Tom McLaughlin for 9 years+ (240 pages). This is part of the extremely engaging THE ACCIDENTAL series!
The Amazing Generation: Packed with facts, stories and secrets to help kids break free from phones.
Amardeep has shared a review and inside pages in the kbc fb group here. Excerpts:
“Sometimes, you come across a book that feels like a true gem – that holds the power to change an entire generation merely by explaining reality in simple, easy to understand words. The Amazing Generation is one such book, and it holds to power to make our children (and us) realise how technology and the tech giants have hypnotised us!
The authors explain through a fairytale of glowing stones, and gems how wizards cast a spell to make us believe that social media, video games and watching videos will give us friendship, fun and entertainment.
Then through real life stories of teens, and adults who spent their teens gaming, they explain what it actually gives – loneliness, anxiety and the inability to explore oneself!
The greatest problem? The apps and games are designed such that one spends maximum time and money on them- 5 day streak, rewards to lure you back, codes and hacks for double points, and if course spend money to advance more.
The most startling revelation for Neil was that the very tech giants who make these apps and games, know how bad and addictive they are and have banned them for their own kids, while profiting off of other kids in the world!
What I liked the most in the book is how it introduces the concept of being a rebel – not having a smartphone, not having a social media account, using technology for your benefit instead of letting it use you! Further it also explains how you can do that, by going out and making actual friends, developing actual hobbies, and pursuing actual interests.
If you buy just one book this month, it should be this one. Buy it, gift it. It’s life changing, and guaranteed to make your child think twice about screen time.”
Evie and Maryam’s Family Tree: Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2026 for 9-12 years (352 pages)
Wildlands: A gripping new novel about survival against the odds, for 8-12 years (416 pages)
MANGA BOOKS by NARUTO: Masashi Kishimoto
YOUNG ADULT (YA)
A Language of Dragons: The instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller – Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2026 for 14 years+
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