Who let the words out? by 
What you need to be warm by 
The big amazing poetry book : 52 weeks of poetry from 52 brilliant poets by 
When I see blue by 
Paper boat, paper bird by 
Here be monsters by 
Like a curse by 
What do you see when you look at a tree? by 
The Boy Who Lied by 
An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures by 
The zebra's great escape by 
Valentine's Guest House by 
Fight back by 
Happy Here by 
Can you feel the noise? by 
The Girl from the Sea by 
Children of the Benin kingdom by 
Cloud Soup by 
The Comet by 
That's nice, love by 
When our worlds collided by 
When shadows fall by 
The book that no one wanted to read by 
Bad Panda by 
The light in everything by 
How I became a dog called Midnight by 
Julia and the shark by 
Ajay and the Mumbai sun. by 
Mohinder's war by 
Danny Chung does not do maths by 
The girl who stole an elephant by 
A Cat Called Waverley by Children's books at Strathclyde An overview of our collections and advice on choosing books. Children's books are located on Level 5 of the Andersonian Library. The collection contains a wide range of up-to-date titles on almost all subjects - picture books, fiction, poetry, and information books.
Library staff maintain a selection of lists of recommended books for different topics.
Books about refugees and journeys (updated 2023)
Books about feelings and emotions (updated 2024)
Books about families (updated 2023)
Books about bullying (updated 2024)
Prize winning children's books (updated 2023)
Books about loss and bereavement (updated 2024)
Books to boost empathy (updated 2024)
If you have a suggestion for a books list please let us know.
The Library has a collection of books written in languages other than English.
List of children's books written in Gaelic.
List of children's books written in other languages. To find books written in a specific language, use the language filter on the left hand side of the page.
Hello handbook! : Ukrainian-English = Перաий словничок! : Yкраїнсько-англійський by Read the first issue online.
The Awakening Storm: a Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) by The Scottish Book Trust curate lists of books for children either by topic or age range.
For illustrated children's ebooks we would recommend downloading the PDF.
All to play for by Cuckoo Summer by Our Sister Again by This Is How the Change Begins by Beetle Boy by The Explorer by Goodnight World by Mystery of the clockwork sparrow by The boy and the moonimal by Traction man is here! by The Bookworm by What's the Time, Mr Wolf? by What if...? by Voices in the park by 
Little bits of sky by The unbelievable top secret diary of Pig by 
Four children and It by Goblins by All the Way Home by The Scariest Thing of All by Fierce, fearless and free : girls in myths and legends from around the world by Fuzzy Mud by 
Amazing Facts Every 6 Year Old Needs to Know (Amazing Facts Every Kid Needs to Know) by 
Brilliant Black British history by 
You can do it : how to find your team and make a difference by 
You don't know what war is : the diary of a young girl from Ukraine by 
Kay's anatomy : a complete (and completely disgusting) guide to the human body by 
Unleash your creative monster: a children's guide to writing by 
Good news: why the world is not as bad as you think by 
What a wonderful phrase by 
Nelson Mandela by 
Malala Yousafzai by 
Helen Keller by 
Mae Jemison by 
Wired Differently - 30 Neurodivergent People You Should Know by 
Black and British by 
Shake It Up! by 
You don't have to be loud : a quiet kid's guide to being heard by 
Something Bad Happened by 
Old enough to save the planet by 
Break the mould: how to take your place in the world by 
