Reading for Pleasure Recommended Reads:

KS2

• The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
• Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
• Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
• The Adventures of the Dish and Spoon by Mini Grey
• Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
• Gorilla by Anthony Browne
• Wanda’s Words got Stuck by Lucy Rowland (DLD Focus)
• A Bear called Paddington by Michael Bond
• Daisy and the Trouble with Life by Kes Gray
• Everybody Counts by Kristen Roskifte

KS3

• Tuesday by David Wiesner (Picture book for older pupils)
• Michael Rosen – Poetry collections
• Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
• The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook
• How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
• Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World by Connie Huq
• Football Academy: Reading the Game by Tom Palmer (DLD Focus)
• Tom Gates Series by Liz Pichon (Graphic/Cartoon Novels)
• Little People, Big Dreams Collection (Non-Fiction texts about Significant Individuals)
• The Extraordinary Life of Katherine Johnson by Devika Jina (Biographical)

KS4

• The Arrival by Shaun Tan (Picture book for older pupils)
• Tom’s Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pearce
• Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo (War)
• Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
• Marcus Rashford You are A Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be
• The Explorer by Katherine Rundell
• His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman (Series)
• Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan (Series)
• Tales of Ancient Worlds: Adventures in Archaeology by Stefan Milosavljevich (Non-Fiction)