We love all our books, but if you need recommendations, here they are: 10 books every library and school must have! Click on the titles to find out more.
| A classic! Former National Curriculum text celebrating over 15 years in print. Currently on Oxford Reading Tree. |
Themes: jobs, losing teeth, Down’s Syndrome, wheelchair use, fairies
| A hilarious rhyming romp through careers for boys. |
Themes: jobs, poetry, humour
| A tropical Thumbelina tale, highlighted in children’s book week 2009. |
Themes: climate change, giants, agriculture
| Stunningly illustrated tale about saving the environment highlighted in children’s book week 2010. |
Themes: environment, water, creation, animals, African jewellery and pottery
| An asylum seeker’s search for peace and quiet in the noisy city – a great book for discussion. |
Themes: immigration, making friends, noises and silence, urban life, ESL, SEN
| A clever class saves their beloved teacher in this rhyming story. |
Themes: humour, poetry, school, hospital, pets
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Ferris Fleet the Wheelchair Wizard
| Space, magic and wizards! Great junior fiction for boys. |
Themes: space, humour, wheelchair use, single-parent family, working mums, moving house
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Accessible biographies of well-loved icons
| Including Benjamin Zephaniah, Malorie Blackman and the Obamas. Click here to view all. |
Themes: Black History Month, non-fiction, biography, careers
| A tale of alien adoption. |
Themes: humour, aliens, sibling rivalry, adoption
| Pacey 11+ fiction where L.A. skater boy Jamie MacDoran faces up to an ancient Scottish legacy. |
Themes: dual heritage, bereavement, family history, responsibility
And a little something for bed time…
The Night the Lights Went Out
A soothing, lyrical story for anyone who’s afraid of the dark.
