There is nothing that we love more than an excuse to talk about reading. World Book Day gives us the perfect opportunity to share some of our favourite books for each age group.
Whether your child is reading independently or you are reading to them, there are huge benefits of including books in your daily routine. Expression, creative thinking, vocabulary, sentence construction and imagination are just some of the key skills that can be developed by fostering a love of books.
In a departure from the more classic list of books that we share on our reading lists, here is a selection of books that will be sure to keep even reluctant readers engrossed!
AGE |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PRE-SCHOOL |
The Snail and the Whale Usborne Phonic Reader Collection Barry the Fish with Fingers The Tiger Who came to Tea Dear Zoo Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
|
Julia Donaldson Sue Hendra Lynsey Dodd |
5 |
The Worst Witch The Jolly postmen or Other Peoples letters Giraffes Cant Dance Huge Bag of Worries The Gruffalo
|
Jill Murphy Giles Andreae Julia Donaldson |
6 |
Fantastic Mr. Fox Flat Stanley The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour-Dog Aliens Love Underpants Winnie the Witch
|
Roald Dahl Jeff Brown Jeremey Strong Claire Freedman Laura Owen |
7 |
Charlottes Web Stig of the Dump BFG Dennis the Menace Collection The Bolds Atticus Claw Hears a Roar Horrid Henry |
E B White Steven Butler Julian Clary Jennifer Gray Francesca Simon |
8 |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Parent Agency Shadow Inkheart A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons Lady Friday |
Jeff Kinney David Baddiel Michael Morpurgo Cornelia Funke Cressida Cowell Garth Nix |
9 |
Alex Rider Complete Collection Harry Potter Collection Carries War The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Awful Auntie The Iron Man |
Anthony Horowitz David Walliams |
10 |
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Skellig Artemis Fowl Millions Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief The First News (Weekly Newspaper) Holes |
Joan Aitken
Frank Cottrell Boyce Rick Riordan Louis Sachar |
11 |
Girl Online: On Tour Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl Noughts and Crosses The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas The Disgrace of Kitty Grey |
Zoe Sugg Anne Frank Malorie Blackman John Boyne Mary Hooper |
12 |
The Recruit The Infinite Sea Twilight Gone The Book Thief Insurgent
|
Robert Muchamore Rick Yancey Stephanie Meyer Michael Grant Markus Zusak Veronica Roth |
13 |
The Knife of Never Letting Go Northern Lights How I live Now Before I Die Paper Towns |
Patrick Ness Philip Pullman Jenny Downham John Green Cassandra Clare |
14 |
To Kill a Mockingbird The Piper The Lie Tree The Princess Bride The Fault in our Stars The Chronicles of Narnia |
Harper Lee Danny Weston Frances Hardinge William Goldman John Green C S Lewis |