4+ Reading List
Below is a comprehensive list of books and collections we recommend for our 4+ and younger primary school students to read, as well as some workbooks which we recommend. The links are clickable and direct you to Amazon to purchase through our shop.
Workbooks and Non-Fiction
Toe by Toe: A Highly Structured Multi-sensory Reading Manual for Teachers and Parents
Britannica - First Big Book of Why
Jane Wilsher - Marvellous Machines
Fiction
Joyce Dunbar - Mouse and Mole Series
Julia Donaldson Books (The Gruffalo, The Highway Rat and
Tiddler in particular)
Roald Dahl Collection (Ladybird Readers)
Michael Rosen - We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
Lucy Cousins - Maisy Mouse Series
Axel Scheffler - Pip and Posy Series
Kes Gray - Oi Frog and Friends Collection
Kirstie Watson - The Witch’s Cat stories
Allen Ahlberg - Happy Families Series
Roald Dahl (Here is a collection for younger children but his style of writing and storytelling is excellent for this age group)
Rashmi Sirdeshpande and Diane Ewen - Never Teach a Stegosaurus to Do Sums (A really good book for getting children interested in maths and numbers!)
Judith Kerr - The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Beatrix Potter - Tales of Peter Rabbit
Enid Blyton - Five Minute Tails
Joseph Coelho and Fiona Lumbers - Luna Loves Art
Dr Seuss - Collection (In particular Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat In The Hat)
Simon James Green - Fabulous Frankie
Rachel Bright and Jim Field - The Lion Inside
Pippa Goodheart and Anna Doherty - Fair Shares
Peter Bently and Steven Lenton - Octopus Shocktopus!
Michelle Robinson and Jez Tuya - Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Chris Judge - The Great Explorer
Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeloa - My Mum is a Lioness
Lindsay Camp and Momoko Abe - Papa Penguin
Tegan Evans and Paula Bowes - Rabbit’s Pancake Picnic
Em Lynas and Matt Hunt - The Cat and The Rat and The Hat
Smriti Halls and David Litchford - Rain Before Rainbows
Various - Little People, Big Dreams
Nick Butterworth - One Springy Day
Maudie Smith - My Must Have Mum
Jeanne Willie and Jenni Desmond - Blue Monster Wants It All!
Anna Llenas - The Colour Monster
Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt - You Choose
Chitra Soundar - Pattans Pumpkins
Michael Rosen - A Great Big Cuddle (Poetry)
Oliver Jeffers - How To Catch a Star
Lucy Farfoot and Isabel Otter - Afraid Of The Dark
Sam Boughton - The Extraordinary Gardener