Recs if you like The Railway Children...

From bedtime stories to GCSE flashbacks, this is the source of all that is wrong with me and my countrymen.

Side note: is there no teapot emoji?????

Side note addendum: I found the teapot emoji. Observe. it’s there.

Side side note: open to suggestions especially from those older than Gen Z (unlike me) and my non-English UK inhabitants

Classic novels for your (inner) child, with some modern staples in the mix. For reading yourself, reading aloud to little ones, and for those learning to read. Suggestions welcome, as always!

"No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty" - C.S.Lewis

The BBC’s 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time as published in May 2023.

pov: you’re nine years old and unboxing your mother’s old, dusty books and vintage toys, which will soon become a core memory of your girlhood. ༺❀♡❀༻ coming-of-age feminine stories that are old-fashioned, wondrous and romantic.

Books that were featured on an episode of Backlisted.

A curated assortment of clean, age-appropriate books for girls ages 11-14, featuring picks from across genres, all with younger protagonists, light or no romance, and minimal heavy content; perfect for readers transitioning between middle grade and young adult who want engaging stories that feel safe, fun, and comfortable.

with a slight UK slant

All the books that were listed on my female writers mug