Recommended book list Compiled by Alison Philipson and Bradford Literacy Co-ordinators Autumn – 2013 (N.B. many of these texts are easily transferrable to year groups other than those mentioned in the notes and can be used in other contexts) TITLE AUTHOR USEFUL INFORMATION Pigs Might Fly Jonathan Emmett EYFS/Y1 alternative version of – The Three Little Pigs Peace at Last Jill Murphy EYFS The Very Hungry Eric Carle EYFS Caterpillar Mixed Up Fairy Tales Hilary Robinson EYFS The Animal Boogie Debbie Harker EYFS Superworm Julia Donaldson EYFS great rhyming book/boys – love this book Amazing Caroline Binch Y2 Stories from Other Cultures – Gregory Cool Caroline Binch Y2 Stories from Other Cultures – Mama Pancakes Mary and Rich Y2 Stories from Other Cultures – Chamberlain The Owl who was Afraid Jill Tomlinson Y2 nocturnal animals – of the Dark Daft Bat Jeanne Willis Y2 nocturnal animals – The Magic Bed John Burningham Y2 fits in with SATs task the – magic pebble Meerkat Mail Emily Gravett Y1/Y2 good for – travelling/journeys/Africa Wolf Won’t Bite ! Emily Gravett Percy the Park Keeper Nick Butterworth KS1 good links with Science – stories
Recommended book list Compiled by Alison Philipson and Bradford Literacy Co-ordinators – Autumn 2013 (N.B. many of these texts are easily transferrable to year groups other than those mentioned in the notes and can be used in other contexts) TITLE AUTHOR USEFUL INFORMATION Pigs Might Fly Peace at Last The Very Hungry Caterpillar Mixed Up Fairy Tales The Animal Boogie Superworm Amazing Gregory Cool Mama Pancakes The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark Daft Bat The Magic Bed Meerkat Mail Wolf Won’t Bite ! Percy the Park Keeper stories Jonathan Emmett Jill Murphy Eric Carle Hilary Robinson Debbie Harker Julia Donaldson Caroline Binch Caroline Binch Mary and Rich Chamberlain Jill Tomlinson Jeanne Willis John Burningham Emily Gravett Emily Gravett Nick Butterworth EYFS/Y1 – alternative version of The Three Little Pigs EYFS EYFS EYFS EYFS EYFS – great rhyming book/boys love this book Y2 – Stories from Other Cultures Y2 – Stories from Other Cultures Y2 – Stories from Other Cultures Y2 – nocturnal animals Y2 – nocturnal animals Y2 – fits in with SATs task the magic pebble Y1/Y2 – good for travelling/journeys/Africa KS1 – good links with Science
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