Flick through any ‘best books’ list for children and it’s likely the same names will come up again and again: Dr Seuss; CS Lewis; Roald Dahl; Beatrix Potter. Of course, these are classics for a reason, but in order to help you keep your school library looking fresh and relevant, we’ve compiled a list of 50 recent releases that more than own their place among some of these more well-known tales.

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