Age 6
A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman
I often borrowed the Corduroy stories from the library when I was younger so I was so excited when we were given a copy of A Pocket for Corduroy. Now my daughter loves him too. Corduroy is a very cute bear who belongs to a little girl called Lisa and he’s very inquisitive!
Don’t Panic Annika by Juliet Clare Bell & Jennifer Morris
‘Don’t Panic Annika’ is a catchphrase in our house. Counting to ten and keeping calm Annika style has saved us on several occasions!
Cactus Annie by Melanie Williamson
The Story: Cactus Annie doesn’t want to go to cowgirl school. On her first day she gets everything wrong and Miss Tumbleweed, the teacher, tells her that she must try harder. On the second day of school Cactus Annie arrives to find that the pesky rats have stolen all the cows so Miss Tumbleweed sends…
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell & Patrick Benson
Owl Babies is the best picture book I know for dealing with separation anxiety. A parent of a five year old in my first class introduced me to the story, her daughter cried every morning when she started school. The mother wanted to reassure her daughter that she would be back later like the owls’…
Cuddly Dudley by Jez Alborough
The Story: Cuddly Dudley is a penguin who likes to do things by himself. However, his brothers and sisters find him so adorable that they just want to hug him. One day he finds a little hut that is a perfect sanctuary for a penguin. When his brothers and sisters follow him he sends them…
A New Home for Little Fox by Janet Bingham & Rosalind Beardshaw
The Story: It is spring. Little Fox and Daddy Fox are going for a walk and along the way they come across a variety of animals, insects and birds who are nest building, spring cleaning and tidying. Daddy Fox answers Little Fox’s questions about the animals’ homes and explains why they aren’t suitable for foxes.…
The Little Raindrop by Joanna Gray & Dubravka Kolanovic
The Little Raindrop is a great book to introduce young children to the water cycle. It is primarily a story although non fiction concepts (precipitation and evaporation) are introduced which makes it great to use as part of a water or weather topic in the Early Years classroom.
The Jolly Postman (or Other People’s Letters) – Janet & Allan Ahlberg
Last week in an interview that I did for Readitdaddy’s blog one of the questions was “If you had to name one booky person as your complete and utter book idol (Writer, Illustrator, Publisher etc.) who would it be and why?”. I chose Janet and Allan Ahlberg as they have written several of my favourite picture…
The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing & Kathy Couri
‘The Night Before Easter’ is a rhyming storybook which follows a similar format to ‘The Night Before Christmas’. We always read ‘The Night Before Easter’ at bedtime on Easter Saturday.
Ruby, Blue and Blanket by Jane Hissey
I love Old Bear and his friends so I was very excited to hear that Jane Hissey had written and illustrated Ruby, Blue and Blanket, a new story with new characters.
