Storytelling has always been fundamental to our very existence – sharing stories is what people do. Whether for fun, comfort, community, knowledge or escapism, or all of the above and more! Now, more than ever, it’s so very important that we continue to share stories with each other.
“We have been moved and heartened by the many requests we’ve received from booksellers, teachers, librarians and authors, who are doing their utmost to help children and parents during these difficult times through shared reading. We would like to do everything we can to support these efforts and so are now extending the period during which we grant full permission until the end of March 2021 to allow anyone to film themselves or others reading aloud from our children’s and YA publishing.
If you’d like to get involved, please ensure that you hold the book up at the start of the video and end, and note that you’re reading with permission from Faber Children’s. Please also mention the title, author and illustrator in both the video and the caption – as our authors and illustrators rely on the royalties from sales of our books. As do we, the publishers.
The videos will need to be taken down by 31 March 2021.
Lastly, but importantly: we will need you to notify us that you are posting this material – you ONLY have permission to post the material if you are making it available free of charge. Please notify us via the following email address: garights@faber.co.uk.
We would also love to see your readings! So please don’t forget to tag our social media handle – @FaberChildrens – when you share them so that we can too.
Meanwhile, every week we will be adding to the activity sheets, video, audio content and other parent/teacher resources we provide free on our website – please do have a forage – we hope you enjoy them!”
Leah Thaxton, Faber Children’s Publisher
Please see below for a selection of some of our most popular reads by age category:
Picture Books (0 – 5)
Macavity’s Not There by T.S. Eliot
The Hog in the Fog by Julia Copus (A Harry & Lil Story)
The Hog, The Shrew and the Hullabaloo by Julia Copus (A Harry & Lil Story)
The Shrew that Flew by Julia Copus (A Harry & Lil Story)
Daddy’s Sandwich by Pip Jones (A Ruby Roo Story)
Quick Barney, Run! by Pip Jones (A Ruby Roo Story)
Squishy McFluff: Tea with the Queen by Pip Jones
Bathroom Boogie by Clare Foges
Not Yet, Zebra by Lou Kuenzler
Calm Down, Zebra by Lou Kuenzler
Space Tortoise by Ross Montgomery
The Building Boy by Ross Montgomery
Planet Awesome by Stacy McAnulty
Dozy Bear and the Secret of Sleep by Katie Blackburn
I Like Bees, I Don’t Like Honey by Sam Bishop
The Goat Cafe by Francesca Simon
Young Readers (5 – 9)
Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot
The Humphrey Series by Betty G. Birney
Ballerina Dreams by Michaela DePrince
Dave Pigeon (Nuggets!) by Swapna Haddow
Dave Pigeon (Racer!) by Swapna Haddow
Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!) by Swapna Haddow
Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat! by Pip Jones
Squishy McFluff: Supermarket Sweep! by Pip Jones
Squishy McFluff: Big Country Fair by Pip Jones
Squishy McFluff: Seaside Rescue! by Pip Jones
Murray the Race Horse by Gavin Puckett (Fables from the Stables)
Hendrix the Rocking Horse by Gavin Puckett (Fables from the Stables)
Colin the Cart Horse by Gavin Puckett (Fables from the Stables)
Poppy the Police Horse by Gavin Puckett (Fables from the Stables)
Hayley the Hairy Horse by Gavin Puckett (Fables from the Stables)
Picklewitch and Jack by Claire Barker
Picklewitch & Jack and the Cuckoo Cousin by Claire Barker
Shiny Pippin and the Broken Forest by Harry Heape
Shiny Pippin and the Monkey Burglars by Harry Heape
Shiny Pippin and the Impossible Door by Harry Heape
The Midnight Fox by Betsy Byars
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler by Gene Kemp
Middle Grade (8 – 12)
Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders
The Land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders
Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll
The Somerset Tsunami by Emma Carroll
When we were Warriors by Emma Carroll
The Girl who Walked on Air by Emma Carroll
In Darkling Wood by Emma Carroll
Frost Hollow Hall by Emma Carroll
The Five Realms: The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
The Gift of Dark Hollow by Kieran Larwood
The Beasts of Grimheart by Kieran Larwood
Uki and the Outcasts by Kieran Larwood
The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club by Alex Bell
Explorers on Witch Mountain by Alex Bell
Explorers on Black Ice Bridge by Alex Bell
The Children of Castle Rock by Natasha Farrant
Matt Millz Stands Up! by Harry Hill
Matt Millz on Tour! by Harry Hill
The Secret Starling by Judith Eagle
The Pear Affair by Judith Eagle
Fire Girl, Forest Boy by Chloe Daykin
Chester Parsons is Not a Gorilla by Martyn Ford
Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery
Teens & YA (12+)
Hope in a Ballet Shoe by Michaela DePrince & Elaine DePrince
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton
The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
The Monstrous Child by Francesca Simon
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
The Chaos of Now by Erin Lange
In Paris with You by Clementine Beauvais
Highly Illogical Behaviour by John Corey Whaley
You can browse all our children’s titles here and our young adult titles here.