Top 10
The Barefoot Book of Princesses| Author: | Caitlin Mathews |
| Illustrator: | Olwyn Whelan |
| Publisher: | Barefoot Books |
| ISBN: | 1841480460 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Any |
| Categories: | Story |
King Kong| Author: | Wallace Cooper |
| Illustrator: | Anthony Browne |
| Publisher: | Picture Corgi |
| ISBN: | 0552553840 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Any |
| Categories: | Story |
Dale Corr and Ben Holding think the author's illustrations are one of the most attractive features of this story, and describe one of them:
… there are hidden parts of the gorilla, for an example on page 16 there is a burger that has little eyes of a gorilla with a nose. How many would you be able to see? Its great fun!
| Author: | Laurie Krebs |
| Illustrator: | Julia Cairns |
| Publisher: | Barefoot Books |
| ISBN: | 1841484571 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Any |
| Categories: | Rhyming story |
The Little Crooked House| Author: | Margaret Wild |
| Illustrator: | Jonahtan Bentley |
| Publisher: | Margaret Wild |
| ISBN: | 1905117000 |
| Format: | hardback, 24pp |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Any |
| Categories: | Story |
Kane Low and Adam Knights chose:
The Little Crooked House
Whose Teeth?| Author: | Jeannette Rowe |
| Illustrator: | |
| Publisher: | Happy Cat Books |
| ISBN: | 190511703 5 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Nursery up to the age of 6 years |
| Categories: | Story |
Jordan Bracewell, Gary Lapsley and Brady Coombs reported that they were, 'instantly attracted' to the book because of its 'bold colours' and they also liked, 'the flaps inside the book because we think this would encourage younger children to read and it will be like a game'.
A Sound like Someone Trying Not to Make a Sound| Author: | John Irving |
| Illustrator: | Tatjana Hauptmann |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury |
| ISBN: | 0747572933 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Post Beginner |
| School Level: | Primary up to the age of 10 years |
| Categories: | Story |
Joseph Kennedy-Pinnock and Kurt Wilbraham chose:
Joseph and Kurt thought this would be suitable for children up to about 6 years old, and they liked the mysterious title, which they thought asked a 'spooky question'.
Peekaboo friends! | Author: | Lucy Su |
| Illustrator: | |
| Publisher: | Frances Lincoln Publishers |
| ISBN: | 0711218064 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Nursery up to the age of 6 years |
| Categories: | Story |
It's very suitable for this age group, with illustrations of a little boy looking for his favourite toys and the children lift up flaps to see which one he finds first. It has a wonderful repetitive question 'Robbie is looking for his friends' As we read the story, Robbie and his toys look together, the cumulative element is perfect and the children are quickly reciting the story with me. I've been lucky to have several copies of this picture book, so children can take it home to share with their families. It's perfect - it needs no preparation all you have to do is tell it.
Scaredy Cats | Author: | Audrey Wood |
| Illustrator: | |
| Publisher: | Childs Play |
| ISBN: | 1904550487 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Post Beginner |
| School Level: | Primary up to the age of 10 years |
| Categories: | Story |
Jessica Murray and Laura Littlewood thought that:
parents would choose this book because it's interesting for their children under thirteen and it has some good describing words, also great pictures for the little ones to look at.
Once Upon an Ordinary School Day| Author: | Colin McNaughton |
| Illustrator: | Satoshi Kitamura |
| Publisher: | Andersen press |
| ISBN: | 1842704699 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Any |
| Categories: | Story |
Danielle Joyce and Chantelle Wright chose:
They thought that the book would be, 'interesting for little children because the pictures might tell you about what is going to happen in the writing'.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?| Author: | Bill Martin |
| Illustrator: | Eric Carle |
| Publisher: | Puffin Books |
| ISBN: | 0140502963 |
| Format: | |
| Reading Level: | Beginner |
| School Level: | Any |
| Categories: | Rhyme/Song |
The gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue-paper collage illustrations in this classic picture book make it a favourite with many children. In the book we meet a new animal on each page who nudges us onward to discover which creature will show up next. Eric Carle's good-humoured style and colourful, bold illustrations make this book all the more entertaining