Age 6
Grow Your Own by Esther Hall
With the warmer weather our thoughts have turned to growing and planting fruit and vegetables. Grow Your Own ‘A yummy story about growing (and eating!) your own food’ is a great story for initiating discussion about how fruit and vegetables grow.
Rebecca Colby recommends Mostly Monsterly by Tammi Sauer & Scott Magoon
Mostly Monsterly is a fun, humorous story for boys and girls alike. Tammi Sauer has created a winning character in Bernadette.
Learning with Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is 50 years old! It’s such a great book to use to promote learning in the Early Year’s classroom. Eric Carle’s timeless story has been enjoyed by several generations of children and adults. As well as books, CDs and DVDs it has inspired a range of merchandise and been translated into many…
Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Big Adventure by Kristina Stephenson
We have just discovered Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and we’re excited that there are other stories that we can enjoy. He’s a fearless knight who is not afraid of what lurks in the deep, dark forest and comes up with ingenious solutions for the problems that he faces.
One Winter’s Day by M Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton
One Winter’s Day is the story of kind Little Hedgehog who helps his friends during a storm. It is the perfect book to curl up with while the wind is howling outside.
The Night Pirates by Peter Harris & Deborah Allwright
The Night Pirates has a crew of girl pirates who ingeniously outsmart a crew of grown up pirates and steal their treasure. This swashbuckling adventure is fun to read and overturns traditionally stereotypical pirate roles. It is a celebration of girl power (with help from a little lad, Tom).
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda and David Armitage
I loved The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch when I was younger and now my daughter is enjoying the lighthouse keeper stories too. We visited our first lighthouse last summer and we love the idea of living in a lighthouse.
There’s a Shark in the Bath by Sarah McIntyre
When my daughter got up this morning she told me that she had rescued a shark from the bath in the middle of the night and taken it back to sea. There’s a Shark in the Bath has made a huge impression on her. Like Dulcie in the story she is a small girl with…
Splash, Anna Hibiscus! by Atinuke & Lauren Tobia
Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa and her stories reflect the culture and traditions of the country but also show her engaging in activities that are enjoyed throughout the world. Splash, Anna Hibiscus! is the story of Anna Hibiscus’ day at the beach, an activity that we also enjoy.
Primrose by Alex T. Smith
Primrose is an independently minded princess who doesn’t want to be stifled by the seriousness of life at the pretty pink palace where she lives. We find her attempts to have fun very amusing and her Grandmama is one of our new favourite picture book grannies.
