Join Matilda, Jake, and their mum, Laura (a children's librarian), to discover their favourite kids' books.
In this episode, Matilda chats to author of the Peregrine Quinn series, Ash Bond. Ash shares some amazing book recommendations.
Books recommended in this episode:
Medusa Gorgon's Bad Hair Day by Bethany Walker, illustrated by Katie Abey
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan (audiobook)
Chaos at the Chocolate Factory: World Book Day 2026 by Sibéal Pounder, illustrated by Emily Jones
Boss of the Underworld: Shirley vs the Green Menace (book 1) by Tor Freeman
Boss of the Underworld: Shirley vs the Huge Beast (book 2) by Tor Freeman
Frank and Bert series by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
Crookhaven series by J.J Arcanjo
Ash recommended:
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
Juniper by Monica Furlong
The Mabinogion - Welsh mythology
Bringing Back Kay-Kay by Dev Kothari
Anya and the Light Above the Ocean by Amelia Giudici
Pets Tell Tales graphic novel series by Rik Worth, illustrated by Jordan Collver
The Thing About Giants by Christopher Galvin
The Girl Who Raced The World by Nat Harrison
To enter our Guess the Book Quote giveaway, email your answer to [email protected] before Sunday 31st May, or keep an eye out on Instagram for a post about it, and comment there.
Photos of Matilda's crocheted turtle will be shared on our Instagram page!
We have used the official snazzy Go All In trailer at the end of the episode, to promote the National Year of Reading.
Follow Laura on Instagram for book recommendations and bookish news: @alibrarianandherbookdragons
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