Year 1
Each of these books will be read at least three times. In Year 2, this leads into our WCR scheme where children also have a copy of the book each (on the third read).
In EYFS, story time takes place five times a day and in KS1, at least once a day.
In EYFS, story time takes place five times a day and in KS1, at least once a day.
Autumn 1
| Age | Author | Category |
| Rabbit’s Bad Habits | Julian Gough | |
| On the Way Home | Jill Murphy | |
| The Four Fox Clubs | Punjabi Tale | Multicultural Tales/Religion |
| Grandad’s Camper | Harry Woodgate | Age |
| The Magic Porridge Pot | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| The First Book of the Planets | Bruce Betts | Non Fiction |
| Look Up | Nathan Bryon | BAME |
| Fabulous Frankie | Simon James Green | LGBTQ+/Gender Reassignment |
| Stanley’s Stick | John Hegley | |
| Can’t You Sleep Little Bear? | Martin Waddell |
Autumn 2
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| Where’s My Teddy? | Jez Alborough | |
| A Squash and a Squeeze | Julia Donaldson | Age |
| Little Robin Red Vest | Jan Fearnley | |
| Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky | Nigerian Tale | Multicultural Tales/Religion |
| The Hare and the Tortoise | Aesop’s Fable | |
| Sleeping Beauty | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| It’s Ok to be Different | Todd Parr | Difference |
| All Are Welcome | Alexandra Penfold | BAME |
| Whiffy Wilson | Caryl Hart and Leoni Lord | |
| I Will Not Ever Eat a Tomato | Lauren Child |
Spring 1
| Non-Fiction | Author | Category |
| We’re Going to Find the Monster | Malorie Blackman | BAME |
| Superworm | Julia Donaldson | |
| Somebody Swallowed Stanley | Sarah Roberts | |
| Grandad’s Secret Giant | David Litchfield | Age |
| Nature Trail | Benjamin Zephaniah | BAME |
| The King with Donkey Ears | Somali Tale | Multicultural Tales/Religion |
| The Ugly Duckling | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| Commotion in the Ocean | Giles Andreae | Non-Fiction |
| What Happened to You? | James Catchpole | Disability |
| Some Dogs Do | Jez Alborough |
Spring 2
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| Grandma Bird | Benji Davies | Age |
| The Snail and the Whale | Julia Donaldson | |
| The Invisible | Tom Percival | |
| Peace at Last | Jill Murphy | |
| A Great Big Cuddle | Michael Rosen | Poetry |
| The Gingerbread Man | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| The Lion and the Beetle | South African Tale | Multicultural Tales/Religion |
| Clean Up | Nathan Bryon | BAME |
| Pirate Mums | Jodie Lancet-Grant | LGBTQ+/Gender Reassignment |
| Hairy Maclary From Donaldson’s Dairy | Lynley Dodd |
Summer 1
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| The Mermaid of Zennor | Charles Causley | Cornish |
| Look Inside a Farm | Katie Daynes | Non-Fiction |
| The Storm Whale | Benji Davies | |
| Smartest Giant in Town | Julia Donaldson | |
| Oi Frog | Kes Gray | |
| There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly | Pam Adams | Age |
| Giraffes Can’t Dance | Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees | |
| Rumplestiltskin | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| Lakshmi and the Clever Washerwoman | Hindu Tale | Multicultural Tales/Religion |
| Hair Love | Matthew A Cherry | BAME |
Summer 2
| Book Title | Author | Category |
| Snore | Michael Rosen | |
| The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch | David Armitage and Ronda Armitage | Age |
| The True Story of the Three Little Pigs | Jon Scieszka | |
| Shine | Forelle Bohi | BAME |
| The Sea Saw | Tom Percival | |
| The First Book of the Sea | Nicola Davies | Poetry |
| The Enormous Turnip | Traditional Tale | Traditional Tales |
| The Rainbow Fish | Marcus Pfister | |
| The Littlest Yak | Su Fraser and Kate Hindley | Difference |
| Tiddalick the Frog | Aboriginal Tale | Multicultural Tales/Religion |