Our Book Recommendations
We love reading at Kingshott. Here are just a few book suggestions, as recommended by our Head of English.
Our recommendations for Reception children:
Here are just a few of our favourites for reading with children aged 4-5
- Oi! Get off our Train!, John Burningham
- How to Catch a Star, Oliver Jeffers
- Handa’s Surprise, Eileen Brown
- Funny Bones, Allen & Janet Ahlberg
- Press Here, Herve Tullet
- Peace at Last, Jill Murphy
- Who is in the Loo? Jeanne Willis & Adrian Reynolds
- The Bumblebear, by Nadia Shreen
Our recommendations for pupils who are in Year 3:
Here are just a few of our favourites for reading with children aged 7-8
- You’re a Bad Man Mr Gum! Andy Stanton
- Mufaros Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, John Steptoe
- The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark, Jill Tomlinson & Paul Howard
- The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
- Mango & Bambang, The Not-a-Pig (Book 1), Polly Faber & Clara Vulliamy
- Mort the Meek and the Ravens’ Revenge, Rachel Delahaye & George Ermos
Our recommendations for pupils who are in Year 5:
Here are just a few of our favourites for reading with children aged 9-10
- Skander and the Unicorn Thief, A. F. Steadman
- Tyger, S F Said
- Wolfbane, Michelle Paver
- Who Let the Gods Out, Maz Evans
- The Demon Headmaster, Gillian Cross
- The Wizards of Once, Cressida Cowell
- The Highland Falcon Thief, M. G. Leonard & Sam Sedgman
Our recommendations for pupils who are in Year 7:
Here are just a few of our favourites for reading with children aged 11-12
- Holes, Louis Sachar
- His Dark Materials (Trilogy), Phillip Pullman
- Pig-Heart Boy, Malorie Blackman
- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aitkin
- Boy and Going Solo, Roald Dahl
- War Horse, Michael Morpurgo
