Welcome to our Summer Reading List!
All the books recommended on these lists have been chosen to delight, challenge, inspire and entertain. They represent the very best writing and illustration for children and young people and we hope that you enjoy choosing ones to read over the summer. There is no obligation to read these books and it is not a competition they are intended to be suggestions, to encourage you to find other books by the same author or read the next in a series. Don’t feel you have to stick to the recommended ages either! Just enjoy finding new books and read as much as you can with your parents too! (Book Series are shown with an )
Many of these books will be available at the Bookworm Summer Book Fair; others can be bought from all good independent book sellers.
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CONTENTS
Foundation Stage p. 1 2
Key Stage 1 (Year 1 & 2)
p. 3 4
Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 & 6) p. 5 7
Key Stage 3 (Years 7 & 8) p. 8 9
Foundation stage
Foundation stage
1. Dadaji’sPaintbrushby Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Ruchi Mhasnae
2. MuchTooBusy by John Bond and Clare Corbett (Funny)
3. Hike by Pete Oswald (Wordless)
4. TheArtist by Ed Vere
5. SpeakUpby Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola
6. TheGoatandtheStoatandtheBoatby Em Lynas (Rhyming/Phonics)
7. IzzyGizmoby Pip Jones and Sara Ogilvie
8. HowtoMakeaStoryby Naomi Jones and Ana Gomez
These books are just a fraction of the brilliant books I could have chosen!
9. MakingFriendsby Amanda McCardie
10. WhenWeGrowUpby Melanie Walsh
11. TheGirlWhoNoticedEverything by Jane Porter and Maisie Shearring
12. Beeguby Alexis Deacon
13. JustBecause by Mac Barnett
14. TheSmileShop by Satoshi Kitamura
15. Atomsby John Devolle (Non Fiction)
16. Planetsby John Devolle (Non Fiction)
Foundation stage
Foundation stage
17. Beeby Charlotte Voake
18. Maybe...by Chris Haughton
19. MyRhinocerosby Jon Agee
20. PoemsAloud by Joseph Coelho
21. HereWeAre by Oliver Jeffers
22. MrToots by Emma Chichester Clark
23. That’sNice,Love by Owen Gent
24. ABestFriendforBearby Petr Horacek
25. Margaret’sUnicornby Briony May Smith
26. Clownby Quentin Blake (Wordless)
27. PipandEgg by Alex Latimer and David Litchfield
28. BunniesontheBusby Philip Ardagh and Ben Mantle
29. ErnesttheElephantby Anthony Browne
30. FiveBearsby Catherine Rayner
31. 10Dogsby Emily Gravett
32. MyBeautifulVoiceby Joseph Coelho and Allison Colpoys
Year 1 & 2
Year 1 & 2
1. WhatWe’llBuildby Oliver Jeffers
2. TheCometby Joe Todd Stanton
3. TheKindestRedby Ibtihaj Muhammed
4. Floodedby Maria Ilustrajo
5. TheBarnabusProjectby The Fan Brothers
6. TheNineLivesofFurryPurryBeancatby Philip Ardagh and Rob Biddulph
7. IsadoraMoonby Harriet Muncaster (Illustrated chapter book)
8. KevinVsTheUnicornsby Philip Ardagh and Sarah McIntyre
9. BeeBoy:ClashoftheKillerQueensby Tony De Saulles (Series/ Chapter book)
10. WigglesbottomPrimary by Pamela Butchart and Becka Moore (Funny/Chapter book/Series)
11. Kitty by Paula Harrison (Funny/Series/Chapter book)
12. GreyIsland,RedBoatby Ian Beck (Short Chapter)
13. TheThreeBillyGoatsGruffby Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
14. GretaandtheGiantsby Zoe Tucker and Zoe Persico
15. HowtoWriteaPoemby Kwame Alexander and Melissa Sweet
16. HowtoMakeaPicturebook by Elys Dolan
Year 1 & 2
Year 1 & 2
17. OneWorldby Nicola Davies and Jenni Desmond (non fiction)
18. CountingonKatherine by Melanie Becker (biography)
19. AnimalFactopiaby Julie Beer and Andy Smith (Series)
20. WhatFeelingsDoWhenNooneisLookingby Tina Oziewicz
21. WildistheWindby Grahame Baker Smith
22. SofiaValdez,FuturePrezby Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
23. ABedofStarsby Jessica Love
24. BlueFootedBooby by Rob Biddulph
25. IWillSurpriseMyFriend by Mo Willems (Elephant & Piggy series)
26. Elephant Islandby Leo Timmers
27. TheWolf,theDuckandtheMouseby Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen
28. StarswithFlamingTalesby Valerie Bloom (Poetry)
29. BadPandaby Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey (Funny, Series, Chapter)
30. Boot by Shane Hegarty (Series, Chapter)
31. PressStart! by Thomas Flintsham (Series, Graphic Novel)
32. Narwhalby Ben Clanton (Series, Graphic Novel)
Year 3 & 4
Year 3 & 4
1. TheBigBreakoutby Burhana Islam (Funny/Series)
2. Twitchby MG Leonard (Series)
3. Aziza’ sSecretFairyDoorby Lola Morayo
4. Rumaysa by Radiya Hafiz
5. TheSpyWhoLovedSchoolDinnersby Pamela Butchart (Series/ Chapter)
6. LostonGibbonIsland by Jess Butterworth (Chapter book)
7. KidSpyby Mac Barnett
8. ParsleytheLionby Michael Bond and Rob Biddulph
9. AgentsoftheWildby Jennifer Bell and Alice Lickens (Series)
10. IguanaBoyby James Bishop (Funny/Series)
11. MrGumby A F Harrold (Funny/Series)
12. Loki:TheBadGod’ sGuidetoBeingGood by Louie Stowell (Series)
13. DragonStormby Alastair Chisholm (Adventure/Series)
14. PlanetOmarby Zanib Mian (Funny/Series)
15. LewisCarmichaelby Sofie Laguna (Fantasy/Adventure)
16. GretaZargoby A F Harrold (Series)
1. AlbiTheGlitteringCowBoy by Georgia Byng
2. AStreetDogNamedPupby Gill Lewis
3. Tygerby S F Said
4. VoyageoftheSparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant
5. RosieRajaby Sufiya Ahmed (Series)
6. Jackoby Jeanne Willis
7. TheHousewithChickenLegsby Sophie Anderson
8. FrontDeskby Kelly Yang
9. Lostby Ele Fountain
10. Dreadwoodby Jennifer Killick
11. JuliaandtheSharkby Kiran Millwood Hargrave and Tom de Freston (Illustrated fiction)
12. OnyekaandtheAccidentoftheSunby Tola Okogwu
TheIncredibleRecordSmashersby Jenny Pearson
RumbleStarby Abi Elphinstone
TheSecretoftheTreasureKeepersby A M Howell
16. WhiletheStormRagesby Phil Earle
