Recommended Books and Authors

Below are a list of quality authors that you may like to read. Some will be good to read on your own. Others you might like to share with an adult or have an adult read to you. We hope you enjoy them. The teacher's think these are great authors!

Foundation Stage

Year 1

Try reading books written by. . .
Julia Donaldson
John Burningham
Inga Moore
Quentin Blake
Jill Murphy
Margaret Wise Brown

Year 2

Try reading books written by. . .
Emily Garett
Mary Hoffman
Jeff Brown
​​Lauren Child

Tony Ross
Cressida Cowell
Roald Dahl
​John Light

Year 4

Try reading books written by. . .
Michael Morpurgo
Catherine Fisher
Glenda Millard
Lauren Child (Older childrens books)

Try reading books written by. . .
Martin Waddell
Oliver Jeffers
Mo Willems
Alexis Deacon
Shirley Hughes
​David Mckee

Year 3

Try reading books written by. . .

Linda Newberry
Dick King-Smith
C. S. Lewis
Philippa Pearce

Year 5

Try reading books written by. . .
S F Said
Betsy Byars
Philippa Pearce
Grahame Baker-Smith

Year 6

Try reading books written by. . .
David Almond
Jill Paton Walsh
Tim Bowler
​Shaun Tan