100 books every child should read/experience before they leave primary school
Last summer a survey was carried out to find out which books, it was felt, all children should read (or have read to them) before the end of their time in primary school. A list was published and we decided to use this to offer our children a really good diet of reading throughout their time in our school. Children are exposed to many different authors and books in lessons but we wanted to look at what they read themselves as well. We divided the list into year groups/classes so that books were more accessible to the children (there is a box of the books in each classroom) but that does not mean that we have to keep strictly to this. Older children can enjoy books written for the younger reader just as much as younger children can enjoy stories being read to them that were written for an older reader. We thought it would be useful to share this list for you. If you are thinking about a book as a present or going to the library to select a book for your child then please consider this list for a good selection of books your child should experience before they are 11 years old.
| Reception | Year 1 | Year 2 |
| The Gruffalo
We’re going on a Bear Hunt Mr Men and Little Miss Series On the Way Home The Snowman I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
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The Gruffalo
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato Funnybones Owl Babies Peace at Last The Kipper Series The Tiger who came to Tea The Paddington Series The Jolly Postman Pumpkin Soup Where the Wild Things Are Beegu Angelo The Day the Crayons Quit My Mum The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
The Winnie the Pooh Series
The Tiger who came to Tea The Paddington Series The Alfie and Annie Rose Series The Jolly Postman Zoo Pumpkin Soup The Tunnel The Mrs Pepperpot Series The Milly-Molly-Mandy Series The Magic Faraway Tree Just So Stories Pinocchio
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| 3J | 34D | 4B |
| Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy
The Alfie and Annie Rose Series The Milly-Molly-Mandy Series Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Matilda The Twits Esio Trot Theseus and the Minotaur Amazing Grace Six Dinner Sid Cinderella The Just William Series The Asterix Series The Early Years at Malory Towers
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The Snowman
The Day the Crayons Quit Green Eggs and Ham The Mrs Pepperpot Series Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Twits The Magic Faraway Tree The Sheep Pig Pinocchio Theseus and the Minotaur Stig of the Dump Flat Stanley Amazing Grace The Happy Prince and the Other Tales The Iron Man
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Matilda
Stig of the Dump Flat Stanley The Worst Witch Series Gentle Giant The Just William Series The Giants’ Necklace The Early Years at Malory Towers The Happy Prince and the Other Tales The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler The Phantom Tollbooth
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| 5E | 56P | 56T |
| Esio Trot
Coraline The Giants’ Necklace War Horse The Artemis Fowl Series The Borrowers The Suitcase Kid The Iron Man Pig Heart Boy Cloud Busting Black Beauty Grimm’s Fairy Tales Five Children and It The Secret Garden The Silver Sword
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Theseus and the Minotaur
Stig of the Dump The Chronicles of Narnia War Horse Diary of a Wimpy Kid Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Goodnight Mister Tom The Highwayman Treasure Island Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland I am David Clockwork Swallows and Amazons Shakespeare Stories Journey to the River Sea The Railway Children Kidnapped Face The Weirdstone of Brisingamen The Skulduggery Pleasant |
Green Eggs and Ham
The Sheep Pig The Worst Witch Series The Asterix Series The Chronicles of Narnia The Artemis Fowl Series Diary of a Wimpy Kid Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Street Child The Suitcase Kid The Hobbit The Highwayman A Dark, Dark Tale Cloud Busting Eragon The Wind in the Willows The Eagle of the Ninth The Little Prince Birds, Beasts and Relatives Wolf Brother |
| Stories to use in
assemblies |
Farmer Duck
Voices in the Park The Velveteen Rabbit The Giving Tree Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type The Fib and Other Stories (Grinton) |
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