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 rebelreaderspodcast@gmail.com 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.

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