Reception Booklist

Sharing books with children in the Early Years provides a gateway into a world of imagination, empathy and delight, as well as being crucial for developing language and literacy skills.

Children in Reception will often explore books with their hands and eyes before being able to read the words accurately for themselves, and making available a range of high quality books with a strong visual interest level is key.

Storytime is a treasured time of day for children of this age. Positive experiences with books for 4 and 5 year olds can lay the foundations for an enjoyment of reading for years to follow.

Super Duper You
Sophy Henn

Supertato
Sue Hendra

Octopus Shocktopus
Peter Bently & Steven Lenton

Fair Shares
Pippa Goodhart & Anna Doherty

The Bumblebear
Nadia Shireen

Zim Zam Zoom!
James Carter& Nicola Colton

The Lion Inside
Rachel Bright & Jim Field

The Colour Monster
Anna Llenas

Astro Girl
Ken Wilson Max

Do You Love Bugs
Matt Robertson

Oi Frog!
Kes Grey & Jim Field

The Perfect Fit
Naomi Jones & James Jones

Amazing
Steve Anthony

Mrs Pepperpot
Alf Proysen & Hilda Offen

Luna Loves Art
Joseph Coelho & Fiona Lumbers

There’s a Monster in Your Book
Tom Fletcher & Greg Abbott

Marvellous Machines
Jane Wilsher & Andres Lozano

Rain Before Rainbows
Smriti Halls and David Litchfield

Grumpycorn
Sarah McIntyre

Wriggle and Roar!
Julia Donaldson & Nick Sharratt

Elmer
David McKee

The Boy Who Loved Everyone
Jane Porter & Maisie Paradise Shearring

The Great Explorer
Chris Judge

Ernest Shackleton
Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Olivia Holden

A Story About Afiya
James Berry & Anna Cunha

Augustus and His Smile
Catherine Rayner

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury

How Cities Work
Lonely Planet Kids

Blue Monster Wants it All!
Jeanne Willis & Jenni Desmond

You Choose
Pippa Goodhart & Nick Sharratt

The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Slow Down
Rachel Williams & Freya Hartas

Walking With My Iguana
Brian Moses & Ed Boxall

Waiting for Wolf
Sandra Dieckmann

Dogger
Shirley Hughes

Very Important Animals
DK

What About the Tooth Fairy
Elys Dolan

Tad
Benji Davies

Pattan’s Pumpkin
Chitra Soundar &Frane Lessac

The World Around Me
Charlotte Guillain & Oliver Averill

The Fish Who Could Wish
John Bush & Korky Paul

Pumpkin Soup
Helen Cooper

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Judith Kerr

The Body Book
Hannah Alice

How to Catch a Star
Oliver Jeffers

A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young
Michael Rosen & Chris Riddell

Puffin Peter
Peter Horacek

The Extraordinary Gardener
Sam Boughton

On the Way Home
Jill Murphy

Building a Home
Polly Faber & Klas Fahlen

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