Page 50: 50 Key Pieces of Children's Literature

 Page 50: 50 Key Pieces of Children's Literature ...

Children's literature and books is something I am extremely passionate about! I love exploring texts with a class, and finding new books to share, inspire and enjoy to promote a life long love of reading for all pupils. Therefore, I personally thought there was no better way to celebrate getting to page 50 than in this snappy post sharing 50 of my top favourite children's booked that I have used in the classroom/would like to use in the future.

These are a mixture of books that can be used right from nursery, up to year 6, some having the potential for whole schemes of work/ a whole school theme exploring different aspects. From a story during carpet time, or a 15 minute whole class read in year 6, the enjoyment and learning opportunities from books are endless and as a teacher, I believe it is essential to teach through a range of literaute, linking topics and learning, allowing pupils to develop their imagination, story telling and vocabulary. 

1. We are going on a bear hunt... by Micheal Rosen

2. Owl Babies ... by Martin Waddell

3. The Jolly Postman or other peoples letters ... by Janet and Allen Alberg 

4. The Twits ... by Roald Dahl

5. Funny Bones ... by Janet and Allen Alberg 

6.  Willy the Wimp ... by Anthony Browne

7. Dogger ... by Shirley Hughes 

8. The Gruffalo ... by Julia Donaldson

9.  The Snail and the Whale ... by Julia Donaldson

10. The Very Hungry Caterpillar ... by Eric Carle

11. The day the crayons quit ... by Oliver Jeffers 

12. Winston was worries ... by Pamela Ducan Edwards

13. The boy who lost his bumble ... by Trudi Esberger

14. The street beneath my feet ... by Charlotte Guillian and Yuval Zommer

15. Handa's Surprise ... by Eileen Browne

16. Hairy Maclary ... by Linda Dodd

17. The colour monster ... by Anna Llenas

18. Commotion in the Ocean ... by Giles Andreae

19. Elmer ... by David Mckee

20. Stanley's Stick ... by John Helge

21. Goodnight Mr Tom ... by Michelle Magorian

22. Flat Stanley ... by Jeff Brown

23. Carries War ... by Nina Bawden

24. Pig Heart Boy ... by Malorie Blackman

25. The Butterfly Lion ... by Micheal Morpurgo 

26. The Rainbow Fish ... by Marcus Pfister

27. Not a box ... by Antionette Portis

28. George's Marvellous Medicine ... by Roald Dahl

29. The Lighthouse Keeper's lunch ... by Ronda and David Armitage

30. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ... by C.S Lewis

31. Wonder ... by R.J Palacio

32. A day at the Zoo ... by Lesley Barrington 

33. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? ... by Bill Martin and Eric Carle

34. Room on the Broom ... by Julia Donaldson

35. Oi Frog ... by Kes Gray

36. The tale of Peter Rabbit ... by Beatrix Potter

37. The tale of Jemima Puddle duck ... by Beatrix Potter

38. Wriggle and Roar ... by Julia Donaldson and Nick Sharrett

39. You Choose ... by Nick Sharrett and Pippa Goodheart

40. How to catch a star ... by Oliver Jeffers

41. The tiger who came to tea ... by Judith Kerr

42. Ruby's Worry ... by Tom Percival

43. How many spots has a cheater got? ... by Steve Martin and Amber Davenport

44. Stick Man ... by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

45. Where the wild things are ... by Maurice Sendak

46. The bear and the piano ... by David Litchfield

47. The tin forest ... by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson

48. Children who changed the world ... by Marica Williams

49. No ballet shoes in Syria ... by Catherine Bruton

50. The magic faraway tree ... by Enid Blyton 

If you use any of these books, I would love to find out what you got up to and the effect on the pupils learning. Even if you take one of these books from the list and share this with one pupil, it has been a success. Today's page will end with a quote sharing the importance of reading and being surrounded by high quality literaute for all pupils:

'Books train your imagination to think big' - Unknown

- Miss Yeoman