Mr Wuffles by David Weisner
LKS2Another wordless picturebook form Weisner. The story follows a group of tiny aliens who enlist the help of some odd earthlings in order to leave the planet and escape the dreaded clutches of the...
View ArticleThere's a Tiger in the Garden Lizzy Stewart
FS-KS1When Grandma says she's seen a tiger in the garden, Nora doesn't believe her. She's too old to play Grandma's silly games! Everyone knows that tigers live in jungles, not gardens. A lovely book...
View ArticleOver and Under the Pond by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
FS/KS1/KS2A boy takes a canoe trip over the pond with his mother and becomes curious about what lies below. The book follows their journey as the boy observes what is happening “over the pond” and his...
View ArticleYou're Snug With Me by Chitra Soundar and Poonam Mistry
FS/KS1/Y3You’re snug with me follows the birth of two polar bear cubs in a den beneath the snow drifts not far from the sea. The story watches them grow, exploring their frozen den, asking their Mama...
View ArticleCicada by Shaun Tan
UKS2Cicada tells the story of a little bug who spends 17 years working thanklessly and largely ignored in a high-rise office. The world he inhabits flits between shades of grey and his green skill and...
View ArticleHortense and the Shadow by Lauren and Natalia O'Hara
KS2A fairy tale-like story of a girl who tries to outrun her shadow. Yet when bandits surprise her one night, she finds that it is her own shadow that could rescue her....
View ArticleTidy by Emily Gravett
KS1/Y3Pete the badger is an obsessed with cleaning and with autumn coming, he makes it his mission to tidy the whole forest. Yet this obsession begins to destroy the things he holds most dear and he...
View ArticleThe Tin Forest
KS1/2When one man defies the culture and society around him to believe in a better world and place, the effects are astonishing. With exquisite illustrations with offer so much discussion and a story...
View ArticleIslandborn by Junot Díaz. and Leo Espinosa
Y2/LKS2When Lola’s teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can’t remember The Island—she left when she was just a...
View ArticleLeaf by Sandra Dieckmann
KS1/KS2A polar bear, who the forest animals name Leaf, drifts away from his Arctic home and finds himself in a forest...an engaging and immersive story about home and family. (Words by Ruth...
View ArticleWindows by Julia Denos and E. B. Goodale
FS/KS1/KS2Dusk is slowly drawing in so it's time for a young boy to walk the streets of his neighbourhood with his dog. As he passes by shops and flats and parks we are invited to see and peer into a...
View ArticleThe King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth
Y2/KS2When the king who develop his fear of the dark as a child, he vows to have it banned upon ascendency. Yet when the law is passed and the people subject to having no darkness at all, a rebellion...
View ArticleLights on Cotton Rock by David Litchfield
KS1/KS2Heather is fascinated with outer space. She dreams of exploring them one day so imagine her surprise when she is greeted by a special visitor from the stars. A special friendship is made and...
View ArticleHere Comes Mr. Postmouse by Marianne Dubuc
FS/KS1Follow Mr. Postmouse on his journey through his neighbourhood. As he does the rounds he invites us to see all the different creatures who lives in his locality. From crocodiles to tortoises and...
View ArticleThe Immortal Jellyfish by Sang Miao
KS2'A boy and his grandpa sat drawing together one afternoon.' begins Miao's first picturebook as both writer and illustrator in which the central theme is one of death and rebirth. When the young boy...
View ArticleWisp: A Story of Hope by Zana Fraillon and Grahame Baker-Smith
KS2'Idris is a child refugee, born into a world of tents and fences. He has known no other life than this. He has no memories of the world outside. Then the Wisp arrives, floating in on the evening...
View ArticleMrs. Noah's Pockets by Jackie Morris and James Mayhew
KS1/KS2"At last all were gathered inside the ark. It heaved with animals, large and small. Mrs Noah wore a brand-new coat, with a hood and a cape - and very deep pockets. Lots of pockets."When Mr Noah...
View ArticleMy Two Blankets by Irena Kobald and Freya Blackwood
KS2Cartwheel is forced to leave her country because of war and moves to a ‘strange’ country. An old blanket of words and sounds gives Cartwheel comfort when she is sad. With help, she begins learning...
View ArticleCherry Blossom and Paper Planes by Jef Aerts & Sanne te Loo (trans. Polly...
KS1/KS2The story follows the two friends as Adin moves out of their cherry tree covered village and into the neighbouring city. Aerts perfectly depicts the challenges of moving away from the peaceful...
View ArticleBrave Molly by Brooke Boynton-Hughes
KS2Molly wishes she had the courage to make friends and defeat her shyness but this personified monster follows her everywhere. As she tries to break free from this dark shadow so it grows and chases...
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