The Night Box by Louise Greig and Ashling Lindsay
FS-Y4Beautiful, evocative language in which a young boy's relationship with the darkness and the light coincides with the natural world a deep sense of being at peace with the landscape that he inhabits.
View ArticleMy Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
KS1-Y6An honest and moving account of what it can mean to be forced from your home. Told from the perspective of a young child, it is to be interpreted at the level of whatever the reader brings to the...
View ArticleGrandad's Secret Giant by David Litchfield
FS-Y4Billy doesn't believe his grandfather when he says he's friends with a giant that no one can see. Yet when Billy finally discovers the truth he must question his own prejudices in order to make...
View ArticleThere's a Tiger in the Garden
FS-Y1When 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 ArticleSonya's Chickens by Phoebe Wahl
FS/KS1/LKS2Sonya raises her three chickens and loves them. When she discovers something has happened to them one night, she begins to learn about the interconnectedness of life. Beautifully illustrated...
View ArticleA Place Called Home by Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz.
FS/KS1/KS2A lovely, clever book out a family of hamsters who must brave the outside world in order to find a new home. Deacon's minimal writing and Schwarz's hilarious yet warm illustrations make for a...
View ArticleNightlights by Lorena Alvarez
UKS2A graphic novel more than a picturebook. This is a touching a deeply imaginative story about a young girl's struggle to maintain her creativity in a constrictive world of an education choked by fact.
View ArticleThe Little Gardener by Emily Hughes
FS/KS1I really do love all that Emily Hughes does. In this delightful story, we explore the world outside our door, the hard work it can take to tend to it and ourselves and how, together, we can...
View ArticleRain by Sam Usher
FS/KS1/LKS2What does a young child do on a rainy day? Ask to go outside of course! A wonderfully imaginative book with an interesting grandfather. Lots to discuss here at very different levels whilst...
View ArticleThe Red Prince by Charlie Roscoe and Tom Clohosy Cole
KS2The young prince of Avala is kidnapped but manages to escape. With enemies at his heels throughout, the pacy story is gloriously illustrated. Its themes of courage, friendship and unity against...
View ArticleDu Iz Tak by Carson Ellis
FS/KS1/KS2What is that? A world seen from the height and perspective of an insect. Du Iz Tak is a gorgeous piece of work from Ellis in which the read must piece together the picture narrative in order...
View ArticleTown is by the Sea
KS2A rather beautiful and touching story of one family's life within a small, seaside mining tide in Nova Scotia. Set in the 50s, it allows us an insight into the life of a young boy who must follow...
View ArticleThis is Sadie by Sara O'Leary and Julie Morstad
FS/Y1'Sadie is a small girl with a big imagination. She likes to make and do and be lots of different things.' A rather beautiful book where the imaginary is celebrated and richly portrayed through...
View ArticleFairytales for Mr Barker by Jessica Ahlberg
FS/Y1For me, this is an homage to Jessica's parents. Part Peepo, part Each Peach Pear Plum, we follow Lucy and her dog, Mr Barker, through a world of fairytales as she helps various victims escape...
View ArticleThe Sound of Silence by Katrina Goldsaito and Julia Kuo
KS2Every day Yokisho walks to school, he listens carefully to the sounds that surround him. But within the noisy city of Tokyo how can he find the most beautiful sound of all?
View ArticleGreenling by Levi Pinfold
UKS2Mr & Mrs Barleycorn live a quiet life in a world which seems set within a distant future in which resources are scarce. When an alien creature is discovered bearing an incredible gift, they...
View ArticleThe Darkest Dark by Chris Hadfield and the Fan Brothers
KS1/LKS2Chris has a passion for space but as a boy, there are things in the dark that scare him. It takes an event that inspired a world of people to change that fear into a desire and dream that would...
View ArticleFranklin's Flying Bookshop by Jen Campbell and Katie Harnett
FS/KS1/LKS2Franklin is not like other readers, he's a dragon and the people of the local town are not to comfortable with that except for one young girl, Luna. Who has aspirations and dreams just like...
View ArticleOn a Magical Do-Nothing Day by Beatrice Alemagna
FS/KS1/KS2When a child is taken away from their usual home by their mum for a while they immediately fall into an electronic world, playing on a console. Yet when ushered out by their mother, the child...
View ArticleThe Something by Rebecca Cobb
FS/KS1The Something tells the story of an inquisitive young boy, his dog and a hole. In early Spring, the boy is playing with his dog, he throws a shiny red ball which promptly bounces down a...
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