Recommended
Reading Lists
Reception – Year 6
Reception Reading List Title Author
Winnie the Pooh A A Milne The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jnr The Little Red Hen Byron Barton Not Now Bernard David McKee Handa’s Surprise Eileen Browne The Elephant and the Bad Baby Elfrida Vipont & Raymond Briggs The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle Where’s Spot? Eric Hill We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Helen Oxenbury The Tiger Who Came to Tea Jill Tomlinson
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark Jill Tomlinson The Gruffalo Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler I Will Never Eat a Tomato Lauren Child Stone Soup Marcia Brown The Rainbow Fish Marcus Pfister Farmer Duck Martin Waddell Owl Babies Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson Once Their Were Giants Martin Waddell and Penny Dale Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak One Snowy Night Nick Butterworth Clifford the Big Red Dog Norman Bridwell There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly Pam Adams Rosie’s Walk Pat and Laurence Hutchins Dear Zoo Rod Campbell Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney and Garth Williams Dogger Shirley Hughes Winnie the Witch Valerie Thomas & Korky Paul
Year 1 Reading List
Title Author The Gigantic Turnip Aleksei Tolstoy Croc and Bird Alexis Deacon The Mrs Pepperpot Stories Alf Proysen Funnybones Allan Ahlberg The Jolly Postman Allan Ahlberg The Giant Baby Allen Ahlberg Woof Allen Ahlberg The Astonishing Case of the Stolen Stories Anca Sandu Sea Cat and Dragon King Angela Carter The Diary of a Killer Cat Anne Fine Ask Me Antje Damm Frog and Toad are Friends Arnold Lobel The Obvious Elephant Bruce Robinson and Sophie Windham Ginger Charlotte Voake Wendel’s Workshop Chris Riddell Ottloline and the Yellow Cat Chris Riddell Emperor of Absurdia Chris Riddell Lost in the Toy Museum David Lucas Sophie Hits Six Dick King-Smith The Hodgeheg Dick King-Smith The Cat in the Hat Dr Seuss The Day the Crayons Quit Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers Penguin Emily Gravett Animalia Graeme Base The Lion and the Mouse Jerry Pinkney The Leopard’s Drum Jessica Souhami My Friend Bear Jez Alborough The Large Family Collection Jill Murphy Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster Joanna Nadin Zoo-ology Joelle Jolivet Tug of War John Burningham Avocado Baby John Burningham I Want my Hat Back Jon Klassen The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Jon Scieszka The Pirate Cruncher Jonny Duddle The Tiger Who Came to Tea Judith Kerr The Smartest Giant in Town Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo’s Child Julia Donaldson Charlie and Lola Lauren Child The Dark Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen Hairy Maclary Lynley Dodd Extra Yarn Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen Katie Morag Series Mairi Hedderwick Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman The Tales of Olga Da Polga Michael Bond A Bear Called Paddington Michael Bond War and Peas Michael Foreman Even Stevens FC Michael Rosen The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon Mini Grey The Princess and the Pea Minnie Grey Yeti and the Bird Nadia Shireen The Whisperer Nick Butterworth Just Imagine Nick Sharratt and Pippa Goodheart The House that Sailed Away Pat Hutchins Don’t Forget the Bacon Pat Hutchins Meet the Parents Peter Bentley and Sarah Ogilvie Squishy McFluff the Invisible Class Pip Jones Mrs Armitage on Wheels Quentin Blake Mister Magnolia Quentin Blake Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles Rupert Kingfisher The Trouble with Jack Shirley Hughes Crayon Simon Rickerty Go to Sleep or I Let Loose the Leopard Steve Cole
Year 2 Reading List Title Author The Mrs Pepperpot Stories Alf Proysen
Mrs Wobble the Waitress Allan Alhberg
The Giant Baby Allen Ahlberg
Woof Allen Ahlberg
Sea Cat and Dragon King Angela Carter
The Diary of a Killer Cat Anne Fine
The World According to Humphrey Betty J Birney
Ottloline and the Yellow Cat Chris Riddell
The Adventures of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey
The Guard Dog Dick King-Smith
Emily’s Legs Dick King-Smith
Sophie Hits Six Dick King-Smith
Horrid Henry Francesca Simon
Tom Trueheart Ian Beck
Little Wolf’s Book of Badness Ian Whybrow
Mr Wolf’s Pancakes Jan Fearnley
Flat Stanley Jeff Brown
Pirate School: Just a Bit of Wind Jeremy Strong
Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster Joanna Nadin
Mog Stories Judith Kerr
Friends Kim Lewis
Tales from Wayside High Louis Sachar
Grace and Family Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch
Frog is Frog Max Velthuijis
The Tales of Olga Da Polga Michael Bond
Cat and Mouse Story Michael Rosen Even Stevens FC Michael Rosen
The Cat Who Lost His Purr Michelle Coxon
The House that Sailed Away Pat Hutchins
Frightened Fred Peta Coplans
Oliver and the Seawigs Phillip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
The Magic Finger Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl
The Giraffe, Pelly and Me Roald Dahl
Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles Rupert Kingfisher
The Snow Lady Shirley Hughes
Year 3 Reading List Title Author The Mrs Pepperpot Stories Alf Proysen
The Sam Pig Story Book Alison Uttley
Please Mrs Butler Allan Ahlberg
The Giant Baby Allen Ahlberg
Woof Allen Ahlberg
Sea Cat and Dragon King Angela Carter
Bill’s New Frock Anne Fine
The Diary of a Killer Cat Anne Fine
Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren
The World According to Humphrey Betty J Birney
Ramona Quimby Age 8 Beverley Clearly
The Sewer Demon Caroline Lawrence
Ottloline and the Yellow Cat Chris Riddell
Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse Chris Riddell
Tangshan Tigers – The Stolen Jade Dan Lee
The Sheep Pig Dick King-Smith
Sophie Hits Six Dick King-Smith
Charlotte’s Web E B White
Charlotte’s Web E.B White
The Naughtiest Girl in the School Enid Blyton Secret Seven series Enid Blyton
Famous Five series Enid Blyton
Horrid Henry series Francesca Henry’s
Horrid Henry Francesca Simon
Mystery Winklesea Helen Cresswell
Lizzie Dripping Helen Creswell
Mr Majeika Humphrey Carpenter
Tom Trueheart Ian Beck
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone J K Rowling
Flat Stanley Jeff Brown
Flat Stanley Jeff Brown
The Hundred Mile an Hour Dog Jeremy Strong
Return of the Hundred Mile an Hour Dog Jeremy Strong
Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster Joanna Nadin
Super Fudge Judy Bloom
The Great Hamster Massacre Katie Davies
Storm Kevin Crossley-Holland
Tales from Wayside High Louis Sachar
Animal Ark series Lucy Daniels
The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks
The Tales of Olga Da Polga Michael Bond
Cool Michael Morpurgo The Butterfly Lion Michael Morpurgo
Kensuke’s Kingdom Michael Morpurgo
Billy the Kid Michael Morpurgo
The Butterfly Lion Michael Morpurgo
The Dancing Bear Michael Morpurgo
Even Stevens FC Michael Rosen
The House that Sailed Away Pat Hutchins
Fergus Crane Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
The Grunts Phillip Ardagh
Oliver and the Seawigs Phillip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
A Dog so Small Phillipa Pearce
Railway Cat Phyllis Arkle
Fungus the Bogeyman Raymond Briggs
The Twits Roald Dahl
Charlie and Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl
Matilda Roald Dahl
Danny The Champion of the World Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr Fox Roald Dahl
The BFG Roald Dahl
Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles Rupert Kingfisher
The Mouse and his Child Russell Hoban Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie
Undead Pets – Return of the Hungry Hamster Sam Hay
Year 4 Reading List Title Author The Clothes Horse Allan Ahlberg
It Was A Dark and Stormy Night Allan Ahlberg
Bill’s New Frock Anne Fine
The Ghost Blades Anthony Masters
The Falcon’s Malteser Antony Horowitz
Swallows and Amazons Arthur Ransome
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe C S Lewis
Gregory Cool Caroline Binch
Stig of the Dump Clive King
Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke
My brother is a Superhero David Solomons
The Invisible Dog Dick King Smith
The Sheep Pig Dick King Smith
The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth Eoin Colfer
Emil and the Detectives Erich Kastner
The Abominables Eva Ibbotson
Dial A Ghost Eva Ibbotson
Desirable Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Crazy Shoe Shuffle Gillian Cross
The Demon Headmaster Gillian Cross
The Great Elephant Chase Gillian Cross
The last Castaways Harry Horse
The Sea Piper Helen Cresswell
How to train a Dragon Helen Cresswell
Spacebaby Henrietta Branford
Cliffhanger Jacqueline Wilson The Dragon's Child Jenny Nimmo
A Pot of Gold Jill Bennett
Fog Hounds Wind Cat Sea Mice Joan Aiken
A Caribbean Dozen John Agard & Grace Nicholls
Dragon Poems John Foster & Korky Paul
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters John Steptoe
Frank and the Antimatter Motor Jon Scieska
The Reluctant Dragon Kenneth Grahame
Beowolf Kevin Crossley-Holland
Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
The Children of Green Know Lucy Boston
Robi Dobi Madhur Jaffrey
Operation Gadgetman Malorie Blackman
Greek Myths for Young Children Marcia Williams
The Orchard Book of Creation Stories Margaret Mayo & Louise Brierley
The Yearling Marjorie Rawlings
The Dancing Bear Michael Morpurgo
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips Michael Morpurgo
Toad Rage Morris Gleitzman
The Peppermint Pig Nina Bawden
There’s a Werewolf in my Tent Pamela Butchart
The House That Sailed Away Pat Hutchins
Sara, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan
The Chocolate Touch Patrick Skene Catling
The Firework-Maker's Daughter Philip Pullman
Scribbleboy Philip Ridley
The Way to Sattin Shore Philippa Pearce The Battle of Bubble and Squeak Philippa Pearce
Dog So Small Phillipa Pearce
Flow Pippa Goodhart
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C O’Brien
Smart Girls Robert Leeson
A Child's Garden of Verse Robert Louis Stevenson
Max and the Millions Ross Montgomery
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky Susan Jeffers & Chief Seattle
The Iron Man Ted Hughes
Fairy Tales Terry Jones
Year 5 Reading List
Title Author
The Owl Service Alan Garner
The weirdstone of Brisingamen Alan Garner
Harry and the Wrinklies Alan Temperley
Aquila Andrew Norris
Black Beauty Anna Sewell
Flour babies Anne Fine
Stormbreaker Anthony Horowitz
The Falcon’s Malteser Anthony Horowitz
The Other Side of Truth Beverley Naidoo
Journey To Jo’burg Beverly Naidoo
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens
Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke
The lives of Christopher Chant Diana Wynne Jones
Kiss the Dust Elizabeth Laird
Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer
Emil and the Detectives Erich Kastner
Journey to the River Sea Eva Ibbotson
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson-Burnett
Mister Monday Garth Nix
Tamburlaine’s Elephants Geraldine McGaughrean
Harry Potter series J K Rowling
The Story of Tracy Beaker Jacqueline Wilson
Double Act Jacqueline Wilson
Vicky Angel Jacqueline Wilson
The Wheel of Surya Jamila Gavin
Snow Spider Jenny Nimmo When the Mountains Roared Jess Butterworth
Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken
The Explorer Katherine Rundall
The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame
Anne of Green Gables L M Montgomery
Black Jack Leon Garfield
There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom Louis Sachar
Little Women Louisa May Alcott
Keeper Mal Peet
Thief Malorie Blackman
Walter and Me Michael Morpurgo
Friend or Foe Michael Morpurgo
The Wreck of the Zanzibar Michael Morpurgo
Goodnight Mister Tom Michelle Magorian
The outsiders Michelle Paver
Water Wings Morris Gleitzman
Blabbermouth Morris Gleitzman
Belly Flop Morris Gleitzman
The Graveyard Book NeilGaiman
Peppermint Pig Nina Bawden
Unreal Paul Jennings
The Deep Wood Chronicles Paul Stewart
Northern Lights Philip Pullman
Clockwork Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman
Mortal Engines Philip Reeves
Tom’s Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce
Watership Down Richard Adams The Diddakoi Rumer Godden
A hero on a bicycle Shirley Hughes
The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper
Truckers Terry Prachett
The Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K Le Guin
Where the Red Fern Grows Wilson Rawls
Year 6 Reading List Title Author A Candle in the Dark Adèle Geras
The Village By The Sea Anita Desai
I am David Anne Holm
Angels Unlimited Annie Dalton
Alex Rider series Anthony Horowitz
The Other Side of Truth Beverley Naidoo
The Goalkeeper’s Revenge Bill Naughton
Dragon Keeper Carole Wilkinson
Oliver Twist Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens
The Wool-Pack Cynthia Harnett
Homecoming Cynthia Voigt
Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe
Skellig David Almond
The Railway Children E Nesbit
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Ed. Otto H Frank
The Endless Steppe Esther Hautzig
Wizard of Oz F Baum
Framed Frank Cottrell Boyce
Sabriel Garth Nix
Wolf Gillian Cross
Moondial Helen Cresswell
Peter Pan J M Barrie
Badge on the Barge Janni Howker
The James III Sequence Joan Aiken
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Judith Kerr The Diamond of Drury Lane Julia Golding
Beowulf Kevin Crossley-Holland
Way Home Libby Hathorn
Blitz Boys Linda Newbery
Holes Louis Sachar
The Borrowers M Norton
Noughts and Crosses Malorie Blackman
Knife Edge Malorie Blackman
Pig Heart Boy Malorie Blackman
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain
Forgotten Voices of the Second World War Max Arthur
Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo
Boy Overboard Morris Gleitzman
Tangled Webs Nicola Davies
Carrie’s War Nina Bawden
Antonio S and the Mystery of Theodore Guzman Odo Hirsch
Clockwork Philip Pullman
Mortal Engines Philip Reeve
Everything on a Waffle Polly Horvath
Watership Down Richard Adams
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson
Hurricane Summer Robert Swindells
Room 13 Robert Swindells
Stone Cold Robert Swindells
The Friends Rosa Guy
Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ Sue Townsend My Story series Various authors