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Not sure which book to read next? Simply click on the year group to access the recommended reads.
- Where’s Spot? – by Eric Hill
- Dear Zoo – by Rod Campbell
- You Choose – by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – by Michael Rosen
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – by Bill Martin Jnr and Eric Carle
- Jasper’s Beanstalk – by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar – by Eric Carle
- What The Ladybird Heard – by Julia Donaldson
- Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy – by Lynley Dodd
- Each Peach Pear Plum – by Allan and Janet Ahlberg
- Hug – by Jez Alborough
- The Train Ride – by June Crebbin
- Come On, Daisy – by Jane Simmons
For a list of 100 picture books to read before you turn 5 years old, visit The School Reading List website.
- In The Woods – by Chris Wormell
- Owl Babies – by Martin Waddell
- The Gruffalo – by Julia Donaldson
- Handa’s Surprise – by Eileen Browne
- The Wonder – by Faye Hanson
- Mr Gumpy’s Outing – by John Burningham
- Rosie’s Walk – by Pat Hutchins
- Six Dinner Sid – by Inga Moore
- Mrs Armitage – by Quentin Blake
- Whatever Next – by Jill Murphy
- On the Way Home – by Jill Murphy
- Farmer Duck – by Martin Waddell
- Goodnight Moon – by Margaret Wise Brown
- Shhh! – by Sally Grindley
For a list of 100 picture books to read before you turn 5 years old, visit The School Reading List website.
- Peace at Last – by Jill Murphy
- Can’t You Sleep Little Bear? – by Martin Waddell
- Where the Wild Things Are – by Maurice Sendak
- A Book With No Pictures – by BJ Novak
- The Elephant and the Bad Baby – by Elfrida Vipont and Raymond Briggs
- Avocado Baby – by John Burningham
- Tiger Who Came to Tea – by Judith Kerr
- Lost and Found – by Oliver Jeffers
- Knuffle Bunny – by Mo Willems
- Beegu – by Alexis Deacon
- Dogger – by Shirley Hughes
- Cops and Robbers – by Alan and Janet Ahlberg
- Elmer – by David McKee
For more book recommendations for year 1 children, visit The School Reading List website.
- Traction Man is Here – by Mini Grey
- Meerkat Mail – by Emily Gravett
- Amazing Grace – by Mary Hoffman
- Pumpkin Soup – by Helen Cooper
- Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Book? – by Lauren Child
- Dr Xargle’s Book of Earthlets – by Tony Ross
- Not Now Bernard – by David McKee
- Tuesday – by David Wiesner
- The Flower – by John Light
- Gorilla – by Anthony Brown
- Emily Brown and The Thing – by Cressida Cowell
- Frog and Toad Together – by Arnold Lobel
- The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark – by Jill Tomlinson
- The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me – by Roald Dahl
- Fantastic Mr Fox – by Roald Dahl
- The Hodgeheg – by Dick King Smith
- Flat Stanley – by Jeff Brown
- Willa and old Miss Annie – by Berlie Doherty
For more book recommendations for year 2 children, visit The School Reading List website.
- The Iron Man – by Ted Hughes
- Cat Tales: Ice Cat – by Linda Newberry
- The Sheep-pig – by Dick King Smith
- The Abominables – by Eva Ibbotson
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – by CS Lewis
- The Battle of Bubble and Squeak – by Philippa Pearce
- Hansel and Gretel – by Anthony Brown
- The Giving Tree – by Shel Silverstien
- The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark – by Jill Tomlinson
- The Magic Finger – Roald Dhal
For more book recommendations for year 3 children, visit The School Reading List website.
- Who Let The Gods Out – by Maz Evans
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase – by Joan Aiken
- Varjak Paw – by SF Said
- Wolf Brother – by Michelle Paver
- Street Child – by Berlie Doherty
- The Midnight Fox – by Betsie Byars
- Tom’s Midnight Garden – by Philippa Pearce
- FArTHER – by Graeme Baker-Smith
- Moondial – by Helen Cresswell
- Demon Headmaster – by Gillian Cross
- Scribble Boy – by Philip Ridley
For more book recommendations for year 5 children, visit The School Reading List website.
- Rooftoppers – by Katherine Rundell
- Holes – by Louis Sachar
- Clockwork – by Phillip Pullman
- The Hobbit – by JRR Tolkein
- Skellig – by David Almond
- Fireweed – by Jill Paton Walsh
- River Boy – by Tim Bowler
- Wonder – by RJ Palacio
- The Arrival – by Shaun Tan
- Eren – by Simon P Clarke
- Tell Me No Lies – by Malorie Blackman
- Time Travelling With A Hamster – Ross Welford
For more book recommendations for year 6 children, visit The School Reading List website.
Hidden content
- Bill’s New Frock – Anne Fine
- Kaspar Prince of Cats – by Michael Morpurgo
- Charlotte’s Web – by EB White
- Why the Whales Came – by Michael Morpurgo
- The Firework-Maker’s Daughter – by Phillip Pullman
- The Snow Walker’s Son.- by Catherine Fisher
- Perry Angel’s Suitcase – by Glenda Millard
- Voices in the Park – Anthony Brown
- The Twits – by Roald Dhal
- The House That Sailed Away – Pat Hutchins
- The Suitcase Kid – Jacqueline Wilson
For more book recommendations for year 4 children, visit The School Reading List website.
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