The Tunnel by Anthony Browne
Could be used from Y2 all the way up to Y6. Plenty of intertextual links and references to other fairy tales. Looks at sibling conflicts. Plenty of images to discuss.
View ArticleJourney by Aaron Becker
A wordless picture book that can be used in any year-group. A tale of a young girl who find a magic crayon that takes her to a new world full of adventure and danger. @storybreathing
View ArticleAzzi in Between by Sarah Garland
Could be used from Y2 all the way up to Y6.A story about a young girl and her family escaping a war-torn country. An emotional yet wholly accessible account of refugee.
View ArticleThe Sea Tiger by Victoria Turnbull
Could be used from FS to KS1A story of a young merboy, Oscar who loves spending time with his best friend the sea tiger but is too shy to befriend others. A story about being brave when making new...
View ArticleShh! We Have a Plan by Chris Haughton
Could be used from FS to KS1.An extremely clever book with minimal words which celebrates the need to listen to and embrace nature. Subtly touches on man's destruction of wildlife with a nod to Rosie's...
View ArticleFarther by Grahame Baker-Smith
KS2 with a focus on UK2.On a lonely island, a young boy lives with his father and mother. The boy watches his father become obsessed with wanting to fly and, when his father goes to war and fails to...
View ArticleRose Blanche by Ian McEwan & Roberto Innocenti
UKS2 (Year 6)Set in Germany during World War 2, Rose and her mother watch as people from her town are taken away on trucks. Following the truck one day, Rose is horrified by what she discovers and...
View ArticleA Bit Lost by Chris Haughton
Could be used throughout Foundation and Year 1.A story of a little owl who loses his mummy but with the help of other forest animals is happily reunited....
View ArticleBlack Dog by Levi Pinfold
Could be used throughout KS2Everyone fears the Black Dog... so when it visits the Hope family home fear grabs them all. But will someone be brave enough to face their fears? @LeviPinfold
View ArticleThe Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlber
FS & KS1A wonderful rhyming picturebook about a postman delivering letters to the fairy tale and nursery rhyme community. Children will love opening the different letters and there is plenty of...
View ArticleWay Home by Gregory Rogers
UKS2Follow Jake as he dashes in and out of busy traffic, darts in among alleyways through the night and is chased by menacing as he makes his way home. A powerful and thought-provoking story about a...
View ArticleMirror by Jeannie Baker
KS2 & Y2An original, wordless picturebook that looks at the day in the life of two boys from different parts of the world. Both stories are told simultaneously on opposite pages: an Australian...
View ArticleThe Storm Whale by Benji Davies
FS & KS1This is a beautiful picture book about Noi, a young boy, and his father who is a fisherman. Noi and his father live very separate lives until a whale is washed in by a storm. Caring for...
View ArticleHow to Live Forever by Colin Thompson
UKS2A deep and thoughtful story, all of Thompson's books are so elaborate and full of detail that children will want to return all the time. Peter goes on a quest to find a copy of the mysterious book:...
View ArticleThe Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water by Gemma Merino
KS1 & FSAn ugly-duckling story for the modern age. Everybody knows that crocodiles love water, but this little crocodile is different. He doesn’t like water at all.… Could it be that this little...
View ArticleThe Arrival by Shaun Tan
Year 6A deeply thought-provoking wordless picturebook that looks at one person's journey into a new country to make a living. It asks questions about immigration . Another story relating to Belonging.
View ArticleFlotsam by David Wiesner
All Years but more chance of getting more from it in KS2A wordless picture book about a camera that spends its time floating through the world's oceans and seeing the most wondrous things. The camera...
View ArticleThe Whisperer by Nick Butterworth
LKS2With a nod to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, two gangs of cat are constantly fighting each other and have been doing so for as long as they can remember.But are things about to change as two young...
View ArticleOi! Get off our Train by John Burningham
FS & KS1A young boy and his teddy go on a dream-like journey on a train picking up animals from all over the world whose habitats and way of life have been removed by man. It is a repetitive tale...
View ArticleDinosaurs and all that Rubbish by Michael Foreman
KS1This is an environmental tale that looks at the importance of recycling and caring for the planet before we meet the same fate as the dinosaurs. An oldie but a goodie!
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