Books for children classified by topic

Like adults, children have a wide variety of interests so a book which fascinates one may bore the socks off another. As a result, we have divided these book reviews by topic and type rather than age group. We have also picked out some exceptional books as Word Pool Gems.

Due to pressure of work, we've decided not to add new reviews to the site for the time being, but we hope you'll find the existing ones useful.


Art	Famous Artists Looking at Art

Books for Babies	Books for babies and toddlers Nursery Rhymes

Christmas	Nativity Stories Stories with Father Christmas Stories without Father Christmas Christmas Film Tie-ins and Videos Christmas poetry Christmas Activity Books Nativity Plays

Disability	Disabled main character Information for disabled young people Signing

Feelings	Adoption and Fostering Behaviour - good and bad Changing school Dads Feeling Different Death of a Grandparent Death of a Pet Divorce, separation and step families Fear of the Dark Friendship Grief Illness in the family Loving and Caring New Baby in the Family Potties, Poo and Soggy Beds Self Esteem Separation Starting School

Festivals	(for books on Christmas, see separate section) Chinese New Year Diwali Easter Ramadan and Eid Other Festivals

Fiction	The Big Read Choosing Fiction Dinosaur Stories Favourite Five Archive Traditional Tales Spin-offs from Traditional Tales

Geography	Life in other countries

Health	Going into Hospital Nits Teeth - wobbly and otherwise Wearing Glasses Yoga and Relaxation

History and Politics	Ancient Civilizations British History Dinosaurs Famous People First World War Politics Second World War Timelines and the Sequence of History War and Peace (including refugees)

Languages	Bilingual Books Learning another language

Novelty Books	Book with letters Books with clever page turns Books with sounds Novelty books for toddlers Novelty non-fiction

Numeracy	(also see the numeracy section ) Counting Books

Poetry	Nonsense Verse Poetry books with a theme Poetry anthologies with mixed themes

Reference	Atlases Dictionaries Rhyming dictionaries Encyclopedias Choosing a thesaurus Punctuation

Science	Animals and Animal Behaviour Discoveries and Inventions The Environment Forces Habitats Heat and Cold Life Cycles Light and Shadow Materials Plants and Gardening Secrets of Life Space and Time

Seasons	Autumn Winter Spring Summer

Sports and Hobbies	Ballet Chess Horses and Riding
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