Year R
Each of these books will be read at least three times. In Year 2, this leads into our WCR scheme where children also have a copy of the book each (on the third read).
In EYFS, story time takes place five times a day and in KS1, at least once a day.
In EYFS, story time takes place five times a day and in KS1, at least once a day.
Autumn 1
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| My Princess Boy | Suzanne DeSimone | LGBTQ+/Gender |
| Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly | Nick Sharratt | Poetry |
| Shark in the Park/Shark in the Dark/Shark in the Park on a Windy Day | Nick Sharratt | Poetry |
| Dear Zoo | Rod Campbell | |
| Little and Big | Judy Hindley | |
| Pirates Love Underpants | Claire Freedman | |
| The Cat In the Hat | Dr Suess | Poetry |
| What Happened To You? | James Catchpole | Disability |
| So Much | Trish Cooke | BAME |
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? | Bill Martin | Poetry |
| Perfectly Norman | Tom Percival | LGBTQ+/Gender Reassignment |
Autumn 2
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| Wow! Said the Owl! | Tim Hopgood | |
| Okapi Loves His Zebra Pants | Terri Tatchell | Difference |
| Supertato | Sue Hendra | |
| George and the Dragon | Chris Wormell | |
| Three Billy Goats Gruff | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| Stickman | Julia Donaldson | |
| Owl Babies | Martin Waddell | |
| The Night Pirates | Peter Harris | |
| The Story of Rama and Sita | Malachy Doyle | Multicultural Tales/Religion |
| Uncle Bobby’s Wedding | Sarah S Brannen | LGBTQ+/Gender Reassignment |
| Each Peach Pear Plum | Allan and Jane Ahlberg | Poetry |
Spring 1
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| Rosie’s Walk | Pat Hutchins | |
| The Little Red Hen | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| Julian is a Mermaid | Jessica Love | LGBTQ+/Gender Reassignment |
| The Too Tall Giraffe | Christine Maier | Difference |
| The Tiny Seed | Eric Carle | |
| Oliver’s Vegetables | Alison Bartlett, Vivian French | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| Jabari Jumps | Gaia Cornwall | BAME |
| Would You Rather | John Burningham | |
| The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eric Carle | |
| The Sand Horse | Ann Turnbull | Cornish |
Spring 2
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| Little Rabbit Foo Foo | Michael Rosen | Poetry |
| Sharing a Shell | Julia Donaldson | |
| The Pig in the Pond | Martin Waddell | Age |
| No Longer Alone | Joseph Coelho | BAME |
| What the Ladybird Heard | Julia Donaldson | Poetry |
| How to Look After Your Dinosaur | Jason Cockcroft | |
| Poo in the Zoo | Steve Smallman | |
| Elmer | David McKee | Difference |
| The Smeds and the Smoos | Julia Donaldson | |
| Handa’s Noisy Night | Eileen Browne | BAME |
| Farmer Duck | Martin Waddell |
Summer 1
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| The Gruffalo | Julia Donaldson | |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| The Three Little Pigs | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| The Three Horrid Pigs and the Big Friendly Wolf | Liz Pichon | |
| Handa’s Surprise | Eileen Browne | BAME |
| The Tiger Who Came to Tea | Judith Kerr | |
| Dear Greenpeace | Simon James | |
| The Kiss That Missed | David Melling | |
| We Completely Must Go to London | Lauren Childs | |
| The Ghanaian Goldilocks | Dr Tamara Pizzoli | BAME |
| Funnybones | Janet and Allen Ahlberg |
Summer 2
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| Lost and Found | Oliver Jeffers | |
| We’re Going on a Bear Hunt | Michael Rosen | |
| Whatever Next! | Jill Murphy | |
| The Journey Home | Fran Preston-Gannon | |
| Man On the Moon | Simon Bartram | |
| Little Red Riding Hood | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish | George Foreman | |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak | |
| Through the Magic Mirror | Anthony Browne | |
| Little Red and the Very Hungry Lions | Alex T Smith | |
| Zoom! | Trish Cooke | BAME |