Age 6
Captain Sparklebeard by Timothy Knapman & Sam Lloyd
Captain Sparklebeard is a fun, action packed story that smashes gender stereotypes and celebrates girl power and the ability to read. Book lover Peg’s thirst for escape and adventure leads her to become a pirate, a successful pirate with a sparkly beard!
The Crayon Man author, Natascha Biebow, talks about ‘Why Reading Non-Fiction Books is the Bees’ Knees!’
The Crayon Man, by Natascha Biebow & Steven Salerno, is a colourful non fiction picture book which tells the story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of Crayola Crayons. It’s an absolutely fascinating read, crayons are such an integral part of our daily life but we had never considered how they were invented before!
Which fictional witch is your favourite?
Halloween is just over a week away and maybe you are looking to read a story about a witch to get you in the mood. We have several fictional witches lurking in chapter books on our bookcase but would love to add some more!
Sea Lights by Ruth Symons & Carolina Rabei
Sea Lights is a novelty bedtime story that uses paper engineering to ‘light up’ different elements on each spread. The book is sturdy and includes wheels, flaps and sliders to illuminate the pages. It’s a gentle, calming story about the different lights that guide a little girl and her dad through an evening’s fishing.
The Chicken Knitters by Cath Jones & Sean Longcroft
The Chicken Knitters is an Early Reader which tells the story of how knitting fan Lilly rescues Farmer Claw’s neglected chickens. With five short chapters and an amusing, original storyline that highlights the plight of battery hens, it’s a great book to help a more independent beginner reader gain reading skills and experience.
Turn and Learn: Weather by Isabel Otter and Hannah Tolson
Turn and Learn: Weather is a fabulous picture book which looks at five different kinds of weather. It’s a beautifully illustrated, novelty non fiction book which has a magic slider on each double spread. The different types of weather are explained through a ‘What is…?’ question before giving more details about the roles different kinds…
How to draw ‘The Dinosaur Who Lost Her Voice’ by Francesca Gambatesa
We are delighted to welcome illustrator Francesca Gambatesa to Story Snug. We’re big fans of Francesca’s newest picture book, The Dinosaur Who Lost her Voice, written by Julie Ballard, and it’s really interesting to read how she created the illustrations for the story.
Animal Homes by Libby Walden & Clover Robin
Animal Homes is a lift the flap, discovery board book which introduces children to a variety of different animal habitats. We’re huge fans of lift the flap books and this book inspires lots of learning and discussion as well as helping children to develop an awareness of the natural world.
The Last Human by Lee Bacon
In The Last Human, robots have taken over the world and humans are extinct. One day a young robot; XR_935, and his co-workers discover a human girl, Emma, and are thrown into quandary as they decide how to deal with the situation – they have always been told how evil humans are and how much…
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord & Janet Burroway
The Giant Jam Sandwich was one of my favourite childhood stories, there was a copy in my infant school classroom and a copy in my book corner when I started teaching. I lent my copy to a friend but I didn’t get it back so when I saw it in a bookshop I immediately bought…
