School Librarians are often asked for suggestions for read alouds as we read the books to recommend to our students. I read a wide range of children’s fiction, from books for Year 1 right through to Year 8 so I often read books that would make great read alouds.
Here is my list of books that I’ve read that would make great read alouds, from Year 1-8. If I have reviewed the book here on the blog you can click through to this.
Year 1/2
Indigo Wilde and the Creatures at Jellybean Crescent by Pippa Curnick
Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat – On with the Show by Pip Jones and Ella Okstad
Armadillo and Hare series by Jeremy Strong and Rebecca Bagley
Marshmallow Pie the Cat Superstar by Clara Vulliamy
Hotel Flamingo: Fabulous Feast by Alex Milway
Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue by Paula Harrison
Unipiggle the Unicorn Pig – Unicorn Muddle by Hannah Shaw
Jasper and Scruff – The Cool Cat Club by Nicola Colton
Evie and Pog: Take Off! (and others in the series) by Tania McCartney
Year 3/4
Indigo Wilde and the Creatures at Jellybean Crescent by Pippa Curnick
Marshmallow Pie the Cat Superstar by Clara Vulliamy
Midge and Mo by Lara Williamson
Hotel Flamingo: Fabulous Feast by Alex Milway
Year 5/6
The Memory Thief by Leonie Agnew
Partners in Slime by Belinda O’Keefe
The Smidgens by David O’Connell
The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes
The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips
Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble
Lizard’s Tale by Weng Wai Chan
The Theory of Hummingbirds by Michelle Kadarusman
Prince of Ponies by Stacy Gregg
The January Stars by Kate Constable
Crater Lake by Jennifer Killick
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate
The Boy Who Fooled the World by Lisa Thompson
The Girl With Space in Her Heart by Lara Williamson
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
The International Yeti Collective by Paul Mason
Year 7/8
The Memory Thief by Leonie Agnew
Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
The Beast and the Bethany by Jack Meggitt-Phillips
The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman
Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble
The Book of Chance by Sue Whiting
Troofriend by Kirsty Applebaum
The January Stars by Kate Constable
The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling
Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm
Nothing Ever Happens Here by Sarah Hagger-Holt
Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
The Dog Who Saved the World by Ross Welford
The Kid Who Came from Space by Ross Welford
The Star Outside My Window Onjali Q. Rauf
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