Beanstalk – a literacy charity which recruits, trains and places volunteers in primary schools across England to provide one-to-one support to children who have fallen behind with reading – has revealed 40 children’s books that will be used by the charity’s volunteers to kick-start reading engagement for the children they support.
Lower Key Stage One Titles
Alborough, Jez – Some Dogs DoAxtell, David – We’re Going on a Lion HuntCampbell, Rod – Dear ZooCollins, Ross – There’s a Bear on My ChairDonaldson, Julia – Wriggle and Roar! (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt)Gannon, Frann Preston – Dave’s CaveGoodhart, Pippa – You Choose! (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt)Murphy, Jill – Peace At LastParr, Todd – It’s Okay to be DifferentScheffler, Axel – Axel Scheffler’s Flip Flap Jungle
Upper Key Stage One Titles
Bromley, Nick – Open Very Carefully (Illustrated by Nicola O’Byrne)Brown, Ruth – A Dark, Dark TaleGravett, Emily – TidyGray, Kes – Oi Frog! (Illustrated by Jim Field)Hoffman, Mary – The Great Big Book of Families (Illustrated by Ros Asquith)Jarman, Julia – Class Two at the ZooNovak, B.J. – The Book With No PicturesRobinson, Hilary – Mixed Up Fairy Tales (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt)Tullet, Hervé – Press HereWillems, Mo – That Is Not a Good Idea!
Lower Key Stage Two Titles
Ahlberg, Allan – The Children Who Smelled a Rat (Illustrated by Katharine McEwen)Ardagh, Philip – Norman the Norman from Normandy (Illustrated by Tom Morgan Jones)Baker, Jeannie – WindowBrowne, Anthony – Little BeautyChristopher Wormell – Eric… the hero?Lobel, Arnold – Frog and Toad are FriendsMcNaughton, Colin – Once Upon an Ordinary School Day (Illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura)Robinson, Hilary – The Big Book of Magical Mix-Ups (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt)Saunders, Matt – There’s No Such Thing as a Snappenpoop (Illustrated by Matt Saunders)Willis, Jeanne – Lottie Potter Wants an Otter
Upper Key Stage Two Titles
Ahlberg, Janet and Allan – It Was a Dark and Stormy NightBrowne, Anthony – The TunnelFrench, Vivian – The Covers of My Book Are Too Far Apart (Illustrated by Matt Saunders)Gaiman, Neil – The Wolves in the Walls (Illustrated by David McKean)Norriss, Andrew – Archie’s Unbelievably Freaky Week (Illustrated by Hannah Shaw)Pichon, Liz – The Brilliant World of Tom GatesRoger, Marie-Sabine – What Are You Playing At?Rosen, Michael – The Laugh Out Loud Joke BookStanton, Andy – You’re a Bad Man, Mr. Gum! (Illustrated by David Tazzyman)Willis, Jeanne – Tadpole’s Promise (Illustrated by Tony Ross)
40 children’s books have been selected for new starter packs which will benefit children supported by Beanstalk reading helpers in primary schools across England.
Beanstalk – a literacy charity which recruits, trains and places volunteers in primary schools across England to provide one-to-one support to children who have fallen behind with reading – has revealed 40 children’s books that will be used by the charity’s volunteers to kick-start reading engagement for the children they support.
Beanstalk’s ‘Top 40’ has been handpicked by children’s literacy experts including Beanstalk staff, trained reading helpers and literacy consultant Marilyn Brocklehurst – founder of The Norfolk Children’s Book Centre. The selection process involved careful consideration of the types of books Beanstalk-supported children would find fun and motivational. The books will be provided to Beanstalk schools as part of a starter pack resource which will be used by the charity’s trained volunteers placed in that setting.
Beanstalk has been working in schools for over 40 years supporting thousands of children each year across the country who have fallen behind in reading. By bringing together the expertise of its long-standing reading helpers and highly respected literacy experts, Beanstalk has developed a resource which will ensure its network of reading helpers are well equipped from the outset to help more children than ever before.
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