Hortense 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 ArticleWhatever Happened to my Sister? by Simona Ciraolo
FS/KS1/KS2A young girl wonders why she and her older sister are growing apart. Her parents don't seem to acknowledge the situation and she remains upset and confused until her older sister sees it. A...
View ArticleThe Glassmaker's Daughter by Dianne Hofmeyr & illustrated by Jane Ray
KS1/KS2Set in 16th century Venice, when glassmaking, as an art, was revered across the city and beyond, there lived a young woman whose father was a renowned glassblower. Although he tried his best to...
View ArticleFox's Garden by Princesse Camcam
KS1/LKS2A wordless picture book following the night's prowling of a fox. Eventually the fox ends up taking respite in a greenhouse, a boy notices the fox and brings it food. The fox repays the kindness...
View ArticleThe Wild Girl by Chris Wormell
KS1/LKS2A young, Stone Age girl and her small dog, who live on their own in the wilderness. When the little girl finds some paw-prints in a cave, she must make a choice which could cost her 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 ArticleA Stone for Sascha by Aaron Becker
KS2 A seamless connection between past, present and future. A little girl’s dog has passed away and whilst on the girl’s journey through grief, she takes the reader on a journey through time through...
View ArticleUp the Mountain by Marianne Dubuc
KS1/LKS2Mrs. Badger enjoys her weekly excursion to the top of a mountain. Then one day she discovers a sprightly cat companion who joins her on her journey and in her reflections. An inter-generational...
View ArticleSpace Tortoise by Ross Montgomery and David Litchfield
FS/KS1/LKS2Tells the story of an isolated tortoise that inhabits a local park bin. One night, when tortoise was gazing up at the night sky, he concluded that the ‘blinking candles’ in the sky must be...
View ArticleMe and My Fear by Francesca Sanna
FS/KS1/KS2Following on from The Journey and in answer to many questions from children she met, Sanna tells the story of one of the siblings after they had moved to a new country. Tying in her own...
View ArticleGrandma Bird by Benji Davies
FS/KS1/LKS2The young boy, Noi, leaves his house by the sea, dad and six cats to spend the summer with his Grandma on her small island. Upon arrival, Noi discovers that he finds his Grandma quite odd...
View ArticleThe Secret Sky Garden by Linda Sarah and Fiona Lumbers
FS/KS1/LKS2The story follows the journey of a young, determined girl named Funni who works hard to build a place of refuge and beauty in a desolate and abandoned airport car park. Although she enjoys...
View ArticleCuriosity by Markus Motum
KS1/KS2A non-fiction picture book that tells the story of how the Mars Rover was created, named, and sent on its mission to Mars. It is written in a story-like manner, but is very factual and...
View ArticleMr. Leon's Paris by Stephane Barroux and translated by Sarah Ardizzone
FS/KS1/KS2Mr. Leon drives his taxi everyday. He picks up people and takes them to their destinations (linked in some way to the character). After over 30 years of driving he decides to sell his taxi....
View ArticleFour Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed and Doug Chayka
KS2A refugee, Lina, has fled her home in Afghanistan to the neighbouring country of Pakistan. She finds herself in a refugee camp with people that share the same story as her, as they have also left...
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 ArticleHigh Quality Novels for Cross-Curricular Planning
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View ArticleImaginary Fred by Eoin Colfer and Oliver Jeffers
KS1/LKS2This story follows Fred, an imaginary friend who stays with lonely children until they no longer need him; when this happens, he starts to fade before being whisked back into the sky to wait...
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 Ladani)
View ArticleThe Marvelous Moon Map by Teresa Heapy and David Litchfield
Mouse and Bear live together in their forest home. Mouse researches how to get to the moon and works really hard to create ‘a magnificent, mighty, most marvellous Moon Map’. Mouse sets off following...
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