Welcome to the children’s page!
Here you will find information about the children’s section of the library, book recommendations and reviews, and links to other sites about children’s books. The Homework Help section provides links to resources on the Internet which are there to make homework a bit easier.
About the children’s section
The Lit & Phil has a rapidly growing collection of children’s books, with something for children of all ages. We have books by a variety of authors, including:
| Jacqueline Wilson Philip Pullman Meg Rosoff J.K. Rowling |
David Almond Anne Fine Lemony Snicket Hilary McKay |
There are loads of fun picture books and also information books too. What’s more, if you’re a member of the library, you can request a book for us to have in our collection and then be the first to read it! You can also get drinks, cakes and biscuits in the library, to enjoy while you get lost in a good book.
Book recommendations
Books of the month
Abbot Dagger's Academy and the Quest for the Holy Grail by Sam Llewellyn
Recommended for ages 8-12
Abbot Dagger's Academy is a boarding school for children so WEIRD, BAD or DANGEROUSLY BRILLIANT, they must be locked up far from civilisation... Onyx, Owen and Rosetti are the weirdest, baddest and brilliantest. They have to win the Greyte Cup for Achievement by Founders' Day. But first they have to find it. Easy, right? WRONG! The Greyte Cup is no ordinary Skool trophy. It's the HOLY GRAIL! And someone has hidden it - somewhere in the TRACKLESS WASTES OF TIME! So they'd better blast off. RIGHT NOW!
The invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Recommended for ages 8+
Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the train station, Hugo's undercover life and his most precious secret are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender and spellbinding mystery.
The story is told through the use of pictures and text, making this book a combination of graphic novel, picture book, novel and film.
Classic reads available at the Lit & Phil
0-3 Age group
Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak
The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carle
4-7 Age group
Dogger by Shirley Hughes
Owl babies by Martin Waddell
8-11 Age group
Tom’s midnight garden by Philippa Pearce
Skellig by David Almond
Teenagers
Over sea, under stone by Susan Cooper
Northern lights by Philip Pullman
The hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
You can search our catalogue for the books you would like to read – this can be accessed from the link on the home page.
Recommended websites
The list below provides links to useful websites about children’s books.
General
Seven Stories, The Centre for Children's Books
Newcastle City Library Children’s Library Service
The Northern Children’s Book Festival
Book reviews
Children’s Library at the Guardian
Books for Keeps: the Children’s Book Magazine
Homework help
We have lots of information books to help you with your homework, covering every kind of subject from the fire ants of South America to the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, library staff will always be happy to try and help you find what you need.
Websites to help with homework
Woodlands Homework Help for Primary Kids
Send us a review
Have you read a book from the library that you’d love to tell other people about? If so, send us a review and we’ll put it on the website for others to see. Send your review to library@litandphil.org.uk.
Get in touch
We would love to hear what you think about the children’s section at the Lit & Phil and this page on the website. Let us know your views by emailing library@litandphil.org.uk or by phoning (0191) 232 0192.
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