#7 — February 2025 bestsellers + World Book Day

Philip and Belle count down the UK's top 20 bestselling books in the month of February (04.03), reveal their "Beyond the Bestsellers" picks (13.18), and discuss World Book Day in "Under the Spotlight" (23.34). Along the way they discuss the huge popularity of Bluey, World Book Day costumes, the enduring success of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and get all nostalgic reminiscing about Choose Your Own Adventure books, the life of Steve Irwin, and a Chinese restaurant in Chesterfield.

Link to Bluey: Rug Island episode page
Link to World Book Day website
Link to BBC article: World Book Day: How to make a last-minute costume

Books featured in this episode that can be purchased from all good booksellers include:
— Julia Donaldson's Tales from Acorn Wood: Who's in Acord Wood?
— Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back
— Tom Fletcher's There's a Bunny in Your Book
— Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
— Stephenie Meyer's Twilight

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Episode hosted by Philip Stone and Belle Edelman, and produced and edited by Chris White. Theme music by Nela Ruiz.

Thanks for listening!

Chapters

• 4:03 February 2025 Top 20
• 13:18 Beyond the Bestsellers
• 23:34 Under the Spotlight