Reader's Recommends is our weekly live session with reps from different publishing companys recommending the best and latest titles and WHY you should read them!

This week, Thomas was joined by Mary- Anne Viljoen from Penguin Random House, Frances Thorndike from Pan Macmillan South Africa, Verushka Louw from Jonathan Ball Publishers and Emma Kirkby from Scholastic and they discussed the best recommendations for kids this week!

Mary- Anne Viljoen from Penguin Random House South Africa recommends:

• Matilda - Film Tie-In by Roald Dahl 

• An Anthology of Aquatic Life

• The Amazing Maurice And His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett

Frances Thorndike from Pan Macmillan South Africa recommends:

• What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas by Julia Donaldson

• When You Get The Chance by Emma Lord

• Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell

Verushka Louw from Jonathan Ball Publishers recommends:

• Brrr! by Kes Gray

• Bunny vs Monkey by Jamie Smart

• Princess Of Souls by Alexandra Christo

Emma Kirkby from Scholastic recommends:

• Leon the Extraordinary by Jamar Nicholas

• Neon Stencil Art

• Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater

Top 5 for the week
1 - Diary Of A Wimpy Kid - Diper Overlode by Jeff Kinney

2 - 156-Storey Treehouse (With Treehouse Frisbee) by Andy Griffiths

3 - Spaceboy by David Walliams

4 - Guinness World Records 2023

5 - Pokémon - Super Extra Essential Handbook

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