Recommended reads for children
Reading is so much more than words on a page- it’s exploring new lands, meeting new people and seeing the world from a different perspective. Through reading, children develop a wider vocabulary which fuels their confidence as writers. One of the most common questions I am asked is ‘How can I help my child prepare for the 11+/ SATs?’ and my response is always ‘Pick up a book.’ So here are a few recommendations, as well as reading lists, to help your child’s reading journey get underway. If you have any books that you’d like to recommend, please e-mail me using the contact form.
Neil Gaiman, ‘The Wolves in the Wall...
Helen Ward, ‘The Tin Forest.’
Colin Thompson, ‘How to Live Forever...
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
First News
Lemony Snicket. A Series of Unfortun...
Lewis Caroll. Alice's Adventures in...
Northern Lights, Philip Pullman
The Three Little Wolves and the Big...
Seriously Silly Stories Collection....
Revolting Rhymes. Roald Dahl.
Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbots...
The Viewer. Shaun Tan and Gary Crew
Waiting for Anya. Michael Morpurgo
The Kingfisher Book of Myths and Leg...
Alex Rider.
The Wind in the Willows. Kenneth Gra...
A Poem for Every Day of the Year. Al...
Journey to the Centre of the Earth,...
The Fib and Other Stories, George La...
Around the World in Eighty Days, Jul...
Wide Eyed books. Various authors.
Room 13, Robert Swindells.
Horrible Histories