Books for primary schools

Books and furniture for primary schools

Whether you're updating your curriculum topic support, refreshing your classroom reading collection or embedding a reading for pleasure culture throughout your whole school, we can help. Our children's book specialists can support with everything from reading schemes for primary schools, to phonics reading books and book banding, to diverse and inclusive fiction and non-fiction.

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Books to help younger readers understand their bodies, including growing up and beginning puberty, as well as dealing with big feelings.

An introduction to the functions of the human body, aimed at young children.

A modern and inclusive guide to help every child understand their journey from childhood to being a grown-up.

Explores how how bodies grow as we get older.

A guide to what happens when breasts develop in puberty and what you will feel and experience.

An introduction to what periods are, why girls and women get them, and how to deal with them.

An introductory look at how children's bodies grow and change from babyhood to adulthood.

A guide to puberty for boys, covering physical changes, managing emotions, friends and family, and how to have healthy relationships.

An introduction to how children can look after their mental health and their physical.

A first look at growing up and the changes that happen, physically and emotionally.

A cheeky celebration of boobies.

Explains what the endocrine system is and how it helps our bodies to grow and develop.

A gloriously empowering tale of how choosing fun can turn a grumpy, humpy start into a happy ending.

Join Elephant as he experiences feelings of loneliness and learns to make sense of and deal with these difficult emotions.

Go on a gentle journey with cuddly Kitten as she experiences feelings of worry and learns to navigate these difficult feelings.

Andrew struggles to control his anxiety, and the various events in his school day plus the news of his grandmother, who suffers from Alzheimer's, being missing overwhelms him.

Go on a journey with Panda as she experiences feeling sulky, grumpy, and angry, and learns to navigate these emotions.

Go on an uplifting journey with Puppy as he shares his joy with others and learns to recognise these emotions.

An introduction to expressing emotions, especially for young children.

Gently explores how students make their very different ways through life at school and at home.

Archie confides in his friends when he gets upset his dad no longer has time to spend with him with their busy family life

Read for Empathy Primary Collection 2025

EmpathyLab's expert panel has selected these forty brilliant books for children aged 3–11. They have been specifically chosen for their power to boost empathy skills and an understanding of other people’s feelings and life experiences. We would love you to use them to inspire children to turn their feelings of empathy into action – making a difference in their homes, schools and communities.

A heartfelt and touching celebration of the names we're given.

My name is a gift

Zeshan Akhter

It's dance class day and Gran will teach Kwesi and the neighbours her trophy-winning dance, the Shooby-Doo Mambo. But Gran hurts her knee before Kwesi can learn all the steps. How will he learn the special dance now?

Dance just like so!

Annemarie Anang

The story follows two siblings who are always at odds. To find solace and clear his mind from their endless quarrels, the boy frequently retreats to the tranquillity of his bedroom to write his stories.

Terrible horses

Raymond Antrobus

A young girl who loves making her own funny online content has to cope with suddenly being 'internet famous' when a video featuring her cat goes viral

Nina Peanut is amazing

Sarah Bowie

Bumble and Snug compete in the annual Bugbop Ball Championships

Bumble and Snug and the jealous giants

Mark Bradley

A young character with long, flowing white hair invites us on a tour of their hotel where a range of alien-looking characters come and stay.

The Grand Hotel of feelings

Lidia Brankovic

After the tragic death of his mother, eleven year old Will is sent to temporarily stay with his uncle in the mountains.

Bird boy

Catherine Bruton

When Jeremiah plants a packet of sunflower seeds, the very last thing he expects is for the vines and leaves to grow overnight and burst through the ceiling of his apartment.

Flower block

Lanisha Butterfield