A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Robinowitz and Cátia Chien
FS/KS1/KS2Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in bare cages? More than anything, he wants to be their champion – their voice – but he...
View ArticleKites by Simon Mole and Oamul Lu
FS/KS1/KS2Kites is based on David’s story as he moves to his new home in a new location and settles in.To begin with, David does not seem happy with the fact he has moved house. He feelsleft out as all...
View ArticleI Talk Like a River
Y2, KS2Based on the author’s own experiences, a young boy with a stutter describes how it affects his everyday life. Although there are always sounds all around him, the sounds and words get stuck in...
View ArticleEyes that Kiss the Corners by Joanna Ho and Dung Ho
FS, KS1 & LKS2A young Taiwanese-American girl realises that her eyes are different from everyone else’s in her class, their eyes are all big, round, and have long lashes. Disheartened by this she...
View ArticleThe Night Gardener by the Fan Brothers
KS1/KS2The book The Night Gardener tells the story of a little boy and his town being transformed by the power of creativity and art. William and the people of Grimlock Lane are changed forever by the...
View ArticleTibble and Grandpa by Wendy Meddour & Daniel Egnéus
Tibble wants to talk and play with his Grandpa, but Grandpa is always gardening and doesn’t answer Tibble when he asks questions. Tibble has a plan to make Grandpa talk using his favourite game of ‘Top...
View ArticleWe are the Water Protectors by Carole Lindstorm and Michaela Goade
KS1/KS2We are Water Protectors begins with a girl who remembers what her grandmother told her about water, its sacred properties and its importance to life and the character’s people as Native...
View ArticleA Map into the World by Kao Kalia Yang & Seo Kim
KS2This story is about a young Hmong girl who moves into a new home with her growing family. As she lives and explores the world through the seasons, she experiences both birth and death. She wants to...
View ArticleThe House by the Lake by Thomas Harding and Britta Teckentrup
UKS2The House by the Lake is a wooden holiday cabin in Groβ Glienicke, a small town on the outskirts of Germany. The Alexanders, a Jewish family, are forced to abandon Germany and the holiday home...
View ArticleLittle Goose's Autumn by Elli Woollard & Briony May Smith
' This book is about a young adolescent goose who is unsure of her place in the world and what she must do as the season changes. The goose tries to adapt her life the same way the other animals are...
View ArticleThe House of Madame M by Clotilde Perrin
‘The House of Madame M’ is a gothic pop-up picture book which invites its’ readers on a tour of an intriguing, yet gruesome, house belonging to the mysterious ‘Madame M’. Invited in and ushered around...
View ArticleCarmela Full of Wishes by Matt De La Peña & Christian Robinson
Carmela Full of Wishes tells the story of a Latina girl living in America. It is her birthday and she is old enough to help her brother on his daily tasks around their town. Carmela has an...
View ArticleSaving Sorya by Trang Nguyen & Jeet Zdung
When Chang discovers a bear bile farm near her home in Vietnam, she makes it her life mission to protect and conserve the lives of wild animals within the rainforest who are being pushed towards...
View ArticleHello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
KS1/KS2‘Hello Lighthouse’ follows the story of a lighthouse and its last lighthouse keeper. Inside the lighthouse the keeper completes his daily jobs of tending to the light by: writing in his logbook,...
View ArticleThe Barnabus Project by Devin Fan, Eric Fan, and The Fan Brothers
KS1 & KS2Deep underground beneath an ordinary street there is a lab where ‘perfect pets’ are made. In a part of the lab called ‘Failed Projects’ lives the creatures that do not fit the description...
View ArticleGrandad's Camper by Harry Woodgate
Grandad's Camper is a colourful, inviting and deceivingly-simple picturebook, telling the story of a young girl who goes to visit her Grandad. Whilst there she explores the house, picks fruit in the...
View ArticleAuthor / Illustrator School Visits
Are you planning on having an author or illustrator come and visit your school. Based upon an excellent chapter in Aidan Chambers' 'The Reading Environment', I created this guide on how to make the...
View ArticlePlanet in a Pickle Jar by Martin Stanev
When two children go to visit their Grandma, they can’t help but think she is no fun and predictable - they soon find out this is not the case! Grandma teaches the children about how the planet is...
View ArticleThe Bear and her Book by Frances Tosdevin & Sophia O'Connor
This book is about a bear who sets off to explore the world. She decides to take one item with her; her Big Book of Being Wise. Along her journey, she comes across and meets lots of different creatures...
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