Reception

Some of my Choice or Children’s Favourites:- no special order of preference…. (one night story)
Lost & Found — Oliver Jeffers
Alfie – Shirley Hughes (any of those)
Funny Bones – Allan & Janet Ahlberg
Borka – John Birmingham
The Odd Egg – Emily Gravett
Pigeon Pi – Meg Mclaren
George & the Dragon – Chris Wormell (anything by Chris Wormell)
Mrs Armitage – Quentin Blake (any by Quentin Blake)
Have you Seen Elephant – David Barrow
The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson
Christopher Nibble – Charlotte Middleton
Book with No Pictures – B.J. Novak
The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt/Oliver Jeffers
Aunt Amelia – Rebecca Cobb
Blue Penquin – Petr Horacek

Picture Books for Discussion – (Never underestimate Picture Books – they are suitable for all ages!)
Some of these books have little or no words but lots to talk about…
I am Henry Finch – Alexis Deacon/Viviane Schwarz
Chicken Clicking – Jeanne Willis/Tony Ross
Footpath Flowers – JonArno Lawson
Bee-&-Me – Alison Jay
Journey – Aaron Becker (First of 3 books)
Black Dog – Levi Pinfold
The Matchbox Diary – Paul Fleischman
I want my Hat back – Jon Klassen

Longer books to read with the children (Chapter books)
Enchanted Wood/The Magic Faraway Tree – Enid Blyton
Pooh Bear Stories -A.A.Milne (not all Children like this)
Dr Seuss Books
Any Classic Fairy Tales
The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me – Roald Dahl
Rabbit & Bear – Rabbit’s Bad Habits – Julian Gough (6+)*
Cave of Doom – Jonny Duddle
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Ian Fleming (6+)*

(* Suggested age but I find younger children love these when read out loud.)