The Best Children’s Books of 2025
The 85 of the best books of 2025 hand-picked for your primary school library.
Get The National Year of Reading off to a flying start by bringing your classrooms and libraries up-to-date with inspiring brand new fiction. Featuring new and favourite authors, we’ve chosen the very best stories to share with your class and encourage independent reading. We’ve included picture books, illustrated early chapter books, graphic novels and longer stories. There is something for everyone! Fill your school with laughter, joy and inspirational characters.
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If you would like to be invoiced for this product, please send an order number or enquiry to julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk.
70 of the best books of 2025 hand-picked for your secondary school library.
Get The National Year of Reading off to a flying start by bringing your classrooms and libraries up-to-date with inspiring brand new fiction. Featuring new and favourite authors, we’ve chosen the very best stories to inspire a love for reading in KS3.
These stories will whisk your students away to magical worlds, take them on adventures across unknown lands and do battle with monstrous villains. We’ve chosen books that offer challenging narratives and vocabulary to stretch your students whilst immersing them in unforgettable stories. We ensure all our collections represent a range of diverse characters that reflect children’s modern lives and are inclusive of everyone.
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If you would like to be invoiced for this product, please send an order number or enquiry to julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk.
25 of the best non-fiction books of 2025 hand-picked for your Secondary School Library.
Get The National Year of Reading off to a flying start by bringing your school library up-to-date with inspiring and information non-fiction. Featuring new and favourite authors, we’ve chosen the very best factual books to inspire a love for reading in KS4 & KS5.
These books have been selected for their award-winning writing, engaging content and relevant, modern themes that inspire critical thinking, self advocacy and understanding of the world. With a combination of books written for both teenagers and adults, we’ve chosen books that present a positive and hopeful world view that will empower teenagers to engage with community and real-life problems.
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If you would like to be invoiced for this product, please send an order number or enquiry to julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk.
62 of the best non fiction books of 2025 hand-picked for your primary school library.
Get The National Year of Reading off to a flying start by bringing your classrooms and libraries up-to-date with inspiring brand new non-fiction. We’ve chosen the very best in factual books that link to the curriculum and inform children about current and popular issues such as climate change and AI.
These books are chosen for their fantastic illustrations, interactivity, ease of use and age-appropriate vocabulary. They will make fantastic additions to your library and are perfect for supporting research & teaching in the classroom.
Scroll through the galleries to see all the titles included in this collection.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product, please send an order number or enquiry to julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk.
62 of the best books of 2025 hand-picked for your secondary school library.
Get The National Year of Reading off to a flying start by bringing your school library up-to-date with inspiring brand new fiction. Featuring new and favourite authors, we’ve chosen the very best stories to inspire a love for reading in KS4.
These novels will whisk your students away on adventures in worlds of fantasy, travel back in time and navigate the trials and romances of teens becoming adults. We’ve chosen books that offer challenging narratives and vocabulary to stretch your students whilst immersing them in unforgettable stories. We ensure all our collections represent a range of diverse characters that reflect children’s modern lives and are inclusive of everyone.
Scroll through the galleries to see all the titles included in this collection.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product, please send an order number or enquiry to julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk.
