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The best new inclusive children’s books: August 2025

Welcome to the IBC monthly round-up of the latest and greatest inclusive children’s books published in the UK! This August, 17 new titles were approved by our expert reviewers.

Highlights include:

  • follow-up picture books from some of our favourite creative pairings: A Taste of Home by Maryam Hassan and Anna Wilson, and My Sister Is a Treasure by Tracy Darnton and Yasmeen Ismail
  • a delightful book, How to Tame a Mummy Monster, which is sure to bring light relief to families experiencing sibling rivalry
  • several fantastic books with neurodivergent main characters
  • a fresh way to delve into the wonderful Anna Hibiscus and No.1 Car Spotter series, now offered as longer collections of short stories

You are viewing 17 of 17 books in this collection.

How are books selected for this booklist of the latest inclusive children’s book releases?

You are browsing the Inclusive Books for Children round-up of the very best diverse children’s books published each month in the UK. We run this feature every month to help parents, librarians, teachers and anyone else choosing a book for a child to make great up-to-date choices.

Working with every traditional publisher in the UK, we obtain all eligible inclusive children’s books, usually fiction for ages 1 to 9, to assess their suitability for our round-up. The books feature main characters who are neurodivergent or disabled or from diverse ethnic backgrounds or family structures.

Each book is reviewed and rated by two members of our diverse panel of experts in children’s literature. At least one reviewer will have lived experience of the marginalised identity represented in each book.

Only the highest-rated books are published on our website and then served up to you in our monthly round-up!