These texts are studied as part of our Talk for Reading curriculum.
NURSERY
Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
You Choose by Pippa Goodhart
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? by Eric Carle and Bill Martin Jr
Jaspers Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Hug by Jez Alborough
The Train Ride by June Crebbin
Come on, Daisy by Jane Simmons
What Colour is Love? by Linda Strachan and David Wojtowycz
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson
Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam McBratney
Goldilocks and The Three Bears by various authors
Three Little Pigs by various authors
Mad About Minibeasts by Giles Andreaw
Dinosaurs Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
My Friend Bear by Jez Alborough
Gingerbread Man by various authors
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
There is a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collins
I Want My Potty by Tony Ross
Alfie Gives A Hand by Shirley Hughes
My Little Gifts by Jo Witek
RECEPTION
Starting at School by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
There’s a Monster in your Book by Tom Fletcher
Albert Le Blanc by Nick Butterworth
Little Rabbit Foo Foo by Michael Rosen
Little Red Riding Hood by various authors
Who’s in a Family? by Robbie Harris
Whatever Next by Jill Murphy
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Aliens love Underpants by Claire Freedman
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
Stickman by Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson
Lights on Cotton Rock by David Litchfield
Percy the Park Keeper- One Snowy Night by Nick Butterworth
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright and Jim Field
Planet Awesome: My First 4.54 Billion Year by Stacey McAnulty and David Lichfield
Funny Bones by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Supertato! Supertato - Evil Pea Rules by Sue Hendra
Six Dinner Sid by Inga Moore
Harry and the Bucket Full of Dinosaurs by ian Whybrow
Duck in a Truck by Jez Alborough
Dear Dinosaur by Chae Strathie and Nicholas O’Byrne
Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
Caveman Dave by Nick Sharrett
Not Now Bernard by David McKee
The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Wolfe
Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake
Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
Little Red Hen by Jonathan Allen
Oi Frog! by Kes Gray
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson
Meerkat Mail by Emily Gravett
Princess and the Pea by various authors
Barry the Fish with Fingers by Sue Hendra
The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Mr Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham
The Elephant and the Bad Baby by Elfrida Vipont
Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell by Sue Hendra
Elmer by David McKee
There was an Old Lady that Swallowed a Fly by Child’s Play
Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy by Zoe Tucker
Greta and the Giants by Zoe Tucker
The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
The Three Little Pigs by various authors
Shhh! by Sally Grindley
On the Way Home by Jill Murphy
The Queen’s Knickers by Nicholas Allan
Katie in London by James Mayhew
Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
Superworm by Julia Donaldson
Tuesday by David Wiesner
Dogger by Shirley Hughes
The Memory Tree by Britta Teckentrup
What if by Anthony Browne
YEAR 1
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Hairy McClairy from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Something Else by Kathryn Cave
Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson
Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda Armitage
Now I am 6 by AA Milne
Bob Bartram Man on the Moon by Simon Bartram
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
Good Little Wolf by Nadia Shireen
Mr Wolf’s Pancakes by Jan Fearnley
Jack and the FlumFlum Tree by Julia Donaldson
Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear
Beegu by Alexis Deacon
Hermelin the Detective Mouse by Mini Grey
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis
Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg
By the Light of the Moon by Tom Percival
Perfectly Norman by Tom Percival
Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems
There’s Room for Everyone by Anahita Teymorian
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
Burglar Bill by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Imagine the World by Moira Andrew
Oscar and Hoo by Theo
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
After the Fall by Dan Santat
Avocado Baby by John Burningham
On Sudden Hill by Linda Sarah
The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum by Julia Donaldson
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
No Dragon in this Story by Lou Carter
Silly Billy by Anthony Browne
Bear and the Piano by David Litchfield
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
The Day the Crayons Came Back by Drew Daywalt
Starts with a Seed by Laura Knowles
YEAR 2
Stuck by Oliver Jeffers
The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha
The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith
At the End of the School Day by Wes Magee
Stories for Boys who Dare to be Different by Ben Brooks - Roald Amundsen
Little People, Big Dreams: Amelia Earhart by Isabel Sanchez Vegara
George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
The Three Little Pigs by various authors
Gorilla by Anthony Browne
I’ll Take You to Mrs Cole by Nigel Gray and Michael Foreman
Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett
Miss Flotsam by Joseph Coelho
YEAR 3
The Only Way is Badger by Stella J Jones and Carmen Saldana
Rosa Parks by Lisbeth Kaiser
One Love by Cedella Marley
Iron Man by Ted Hughes
Tin Forest by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson
The Promise by Nicola Davies
Greta’s Story by Valentina Camerini
Bug in a Vacuum by Melanie Watt
The Book of Bees by Piotr Socha
The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt
Leon and the Place Between by Angela Mcallister and Grahame Baker-Smith
The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie
Why the Whales Came by Michael Morpurgo
Sea Fever by John Masefield
YEAR 4
Firework-Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman
The King of Cloud Forests by Michael Morpurgo
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Fantastic Beasts by J.K. Rowling
Varjak Paw by SF Said
Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T.S Eliot and Arthur Robins
Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon by Torben Kuhlman
Neil Armstrong by Martin Howard
Bright Star by John Keats
Beetle Boy by M G Leonard
The Beetle Collector’s Handbook by M G Leonard
Explorer by Katherine Rundell
Wonder Garden by Jenny Broom
Storm in the Rainforest
YEAR 5
Hansel and Gretel by various authors
Grimm Tales For Old and Young by Philip Pullman
House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
The Day War Came by Nicola Davies
The Boy in the Back of the Class by Onjali Rauf
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill
Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
The Listeners by Walter De La Mare
Wildspark by Vashti Hardy
When Whales Walked by Dougal Dixon
Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species by Sabina Radeva
Beowulf and the Sea Hag by Michael Morpurgo
Invictus by William Ernest Henley
YEAR 6
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
The Island by Nicky Singer
No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton
Lament to Syria by Amineh Abou Kerech
Oranges in No Man’s Land by Elizabeth Laird
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
Anne Frank by Anne Frank
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Clockwork by Philip Pullman
Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
Skellig by David Almond
Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Holes by Louis Sachar
How to Survive Camp Green Lake by Louis Sachar
Caged Bird by Maya Angelou
Martin Luther King’s speeches by Martin Luther King
Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Wonder by R J Palacio
Do you know Me? by Rebecca Westcott and Libby Scott
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS LINKED TO THE CORE SPINE, USEFUL FOR T4R OR READING FOR PLEASURE
Please note that some books throughout this literature spine reoccur within different year groups. This is because they are either suggestions for supplementary texts, linked to other areas of the curriculum or, are recommended for a particular age group.
TEXTS LINKED TO THE WRITING CURRICULUM
Please note that some books throughout this literature spine reoccur within different year groups. This is because they are either suggestions for supplementary texts, linked to other areas of the curriculum or, are recommended for a particular age group.
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