Ponsbourne St Mary's Church Of England Primary School
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church Of England Primary School
Book Corner
World Book Day 2022
Here are some of our favourite books, suitable for each class. Listen to or read your class book and see if you can answer the questions related to the story.
A book for all in these uncertain times...
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse are four friends who share a deep, unshakable bond. Through a series of brief but profound conversations, Mackesy teases universal truths and rich wisdom from the mouths of his characters, celebrating warmth and empathy in all its myriad forms.
Listen to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Coronavirus: A Book for Children by Elizabeth Jenner, Nia Roberts and Kate Wilson
What is the coronavirus, and why is everyone talking about it?
Narrated by Hugh Bonneville, this approachable and timely audiobook helps answer these questions and many more, providing children aged five to 10 and their parents with clear and accessible explanations about the coronavirus and its effects - both from a health perspective and the impact it has on a family’s day-to-day life.
With input from expert consultant Professor Graham Medley of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, as well as advice from Teachers and Child Psychologists, this is a practical and informative resource to help explain the changes we are currently all experiencing.
Listen to Hugh Bonneville read Coronavirus: A Book for Children
The Book of Hopes: Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire, and Entertain Children in Lockdown.
Completely free for all children and families, the extraordinary collection of short stories, poems, essays and pictures has contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators, including Lauren Child, Anthony Horowitz, Greg James and Chris Smith, Michael Morpurgo, Liz Pichon, Axel Scheffler, Francesca Simon and Jacqueline Wilson.
Adventurers
Suggested Reads
How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
Handa's Surprise by Eileen Brown
Elmer by David McKee
Mr Big by Ed Vere
Supertato by Sue Hendra
Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman
Grumpy Frog by Ed Vere
Oi Frog! by Kes Gray and Jim Field
Tiddler by Julia Donaldson
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks
The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Eric Carle
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
Explorers
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy by Lynley Dodd
Click here to listen to/read Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Suggested Reads
That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
Cops and Robbers by Allan Ahlberg
Mister Magnolia by Quentin Blake
Not Now, Bernard by David McKee
Dogger by Shirley Hughes
Gorilla by Anthony Browne
Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter
Fungus the Bogeyman by Raymond Briggs
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
Mr Wolf's Pancakes by Jan Fearnley
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton
Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
Pioneers
Suggested Reads
The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin
The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
Varjak Paw by SF Said
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
King Kong by Anthony Browne
Beast Quest by Adam Blade
Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister and Grahame Baker-Smith
Kid Normal by Greg James
Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid
Operation Gadgetman by Malorie Blackman
The Great Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross
The House That Sailed Away by Pat Hutchins
The Firework Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman
The Accidental Prime Minister by Tom McLaughlin
Discoverers
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Click here to listen to Scarlett Johansson read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Suggested Reads
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
Beetle Boy by MG Leonard
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
Clockwork by Philip Pullman
Woof! by Allan Ahlberg
Bill's New Frock by Anne Fine
A Boy Called Hope by Lara Williamson
Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford
The Railway Children by E Nesbit
Carrie's War by Nina Bawden
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Skellig by David Almond