Recommended Reads
Ages 3-5
The QR codes and links in this document link to story readings on YouTube and all of the books chosen are read aloud by their fabulous authors and illustrators.
Recommended Reads
Ages 7-9
The QR codes and links in this document link to story readings on YouTube and all of the books chosen are read aloud by their fabulous authors and illustrators.
Recommended Reads
Ages 5-7
The QR codes and links in this document link to story readings on YouTube and all of the books chosen are read aloud by their fabulous authors and illustrators.
Recommended Reads
Ages 9-11
The QR codes and links in this document link to story readings on YouTube and all of the books chosen are read aloud by their fabulous authors and illustrators.
Star Reads
KS2 classrooms all have recommended reads from Mr Milner. The children enjoy reading and sharing these books with their friends.
Thank you to FOLSS for funding this valuable resource.
Favourite Storytime Books
| Man on the Moon | Simon Bartram |
| That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown | Cressida Cowell & Neal Layton |
| Gorilla | Anthony Browne |
| Look Up! | Nathan Bryon & Dapo Adeola |
| The Bear And The Piano | David Litchfield |
| Dolphin Boy | Michael Morpurgo & Michael Foreman |
| The Bumblebear | Nadia Shireen |
| The Highway Rat | Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler |
| Spyder | Matt Carr |
| Dogs in Disguise | Peter Bently & John Bond |
| When Ice Cream Had A Meltdown | Michelle Robinson & Tom Knight |
| I Can Only Draw Worms | Will Mabbitt |
| Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea! | Ben Clanton |
| Monster Hungry Phone | Sean Taylor & Fred Benaglia |
| Splash Day! | Nick Sharratt |
Animal Books
| Arlo the Lion Who Couldn’t Sleep | Catherine Rayner |
| Slime? It’s Not Mine | Clare Helen Welsh & Nicola O'Byrne |
| There’s a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom | James Sellick & Frann Preston-Gannon |
| Walter the Wonder Snail | Neil Clark |
| What If, Pig? | Linzie Hunter |
| Harry the Poisonous Centipede | Lynne Reid Banks & Tony Ross |
| Hotel Flamingo | Alex Milway |
Classic Children's Books
| The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch | Ronda Armitage & David Armitage |
| Paddington | Michael Bond & R. W. Alley |
| The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark | Jill Tomlinson & Paul Howard |
| Funnybones | Janet & Allan Ahlberg |
| Fantastic Mr Fox | Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake |
Stories about Family and Friends
| Dadaji’s Paintbrush | Rashmi Sirdeshpande & Ruchi Mhasane |
| The Friendship Bench | Wendy Meddour & Daniel Egneus |
| Our Tower | Joseph Coelho & Richard Johnson |
| The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship | Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K.Ali & Hatem Aly |
| My Dad is a Grizzly Bear | Swapna Haddow & Dapo Adeola |
| Meesha Makes Friends | Tom Percival |
Popular Short Chapter Books
| The Hat Full of Secrets | Karl Newson & Wazza Pink |
| Kitty and the Twilight Trouble | Paula Harrison & Jenny Løvlie |
| Molly Rogers to the Rescue | Cornelia Funke & Kasia Matyjaszek |
| Isadora Moon Goes to School | Harriet Muncaster |
| Adventuremice: Otter Chaos | Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre |
| Rabbit and Bear: Rabbit’s Bad Habits | Julian Gough & Jim Field |
| Sona Sharma, Looking After Planet Earth | Chitra Soundar & Jen Khatun |
Poems and Rhymes
| A First Book of the Sea | Nicola Davies & Emily Sutton |
| Smile Out Loud | Joseph Coelho & Daniel Gray-Barnett |
| People Need People | Benjamin Zephaniah & Nila Aye |
| Chocolate Cake | Michael Rosen & Kevin Waldron |
Non-Fiction Books
| Professor Astro Cat & Deep-Sea Voyage | Dr Dominic Walliman & Ben Newman |
| Horses (A Day in the Life) | Carly Anne York & Chaaya Prabhat |
| Fantastically Great Women Who Saved the Planet | Kate Pankhurst |
| Marvellous Body: A Magic Lens Book | Jane Wilsher & Andres Lozano |
| That & Mathematics | Tom Lehrer, Chris Smith & Elina Braslina |
| Iceberg | Claire Saxby & Jess Racklyeft |
For reviews of these books, and bookstore, please see:
booksforkeeps.co.uk
lovereading4kids.co.uk
Poems and Rhymes
| A First Book of the Sea | Nicola Davies & Emily Sutton |
| Smile Out Loud | Joseph Coelho & Daniel Gray-Barnett |
| People Need People | Benjamin Zephaniah & Nila Aye |
| Chocolate Cake | Michael Rosen & Kevin Waldron |