At St Bridget’s we aim for our children to be enthusiastic and confident readers who enjoy reading.
In response to your requests, we now have compiled a list of recommended books for each age group.
Please find below a recommended reading list for Year 3 & 4 below with title and author. Books for more confident readers are highlighted towards the end of the list, as are Short Stories and Collections of Poems/Rhymes/Songs:
- A Cheese & Tomato Spider - Nick Sharratt
- ABC Discovery - Izhar Cohen
- Amazing Anthony Ant - Lorna Philpot
- Angry Arthur - Hiawyn Oram
- Bananas in Pyjamas (rhymes) - Helen Cook
- Bear Goes To Town - Anthony Browne
- Beware of Boys - Tony Blundell
- Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain - Verna Aardema
- Caribbean Counting Book - Faustin Charles
- Come for a Ride on the Ghost Train - Colin Hawkins
- Dinosaurs and All That Rubbish - Michael Foreman
- Don’t Put Mustard in the Custard - Michael Rosen
- Don’t Put Your Finger in the Jelly - Nick Sharratt
- Dreamboat Zing - Philip Ridley
- Fowl Play - Jonathan Allen
- Fox On Wheels - James Marshall
- Funnybones - Allan Ahlberg
- Giant Hiccups - Jacqui Farley
- Green Eggs & Ham - Dr Seuss
- I Hate My Teddybear - David MxKee
- I Spy:An Alphabet In Art - Lucky Micklethwait
- Knock Knock Who’s There - Sally Grindley
- Lily Takes a Walk - Satoshi Kitamura
- Mouse Soup - Arnold Lobel
- Mrs Lather’s Laundry - Allan Ahlberg
- Mrs Wobble the Waitress - Allan Ahlberg
- Oi! Get Off Our Train - John Burningham
- On The Way Home - Jill Murphy
- Pass the Jam - Kaye Umansky
- Prowlpuss - Gina Wilson
- Shhh! - Sally Grindley
- Six Dinner Sid - Inga Moore
- Slinky Malinki -Lynley Dodd
- Space Race - Malorie Blackman
- The Boy Who Cried Wolf - Tony Ross
- The Cat In The Hat - Dr Seuss
- The Do It Yourself House That Jack Built - John Yeoman
- The Fish Who Could Wish - John Burn
- The Lion & The Rat - Brian Wildsmith
- The Night I Was Chased by a Vampire - Kaye Umansky
- The Old Joke Book - Allan Ahlberg
- The World That Jack Built - Ruth Brown
- There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly - Simms Taback
- This is the Star - Joyce Dunbar
- Tortoise’s Dream - Joanna Troughton
- Well I Never - Heather Eyles
- What Made Tiddalik Laugh - Joanna Troughton
- What! - Kate Lum
- Who’s At The Door - Jonathan Allen
- Yo!Yes? - Chris Raschka
- More confident readers can try:
- A Fairy Tale - Tony Ross
- A Series of Unfortunate Events - Lemony Snicket
- Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman
- Babe - Dick King-Smith
- Bartlett & The Ice Voyage - Odo Hirsch
- Bill’s New Frock - Anne Fine
- Boy Overboard - Morris Gleitzman
- Captain Cranko & The Crybaby - Jean Ure
- Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
- Charlotte’s Web - E B White
- Danny, The Champion of the World - Roald Dahl
- Deltora Quest series - Emily Rodda
- Design a Pram - Anne Fine
- East ‘O The Sun & West O’ The Moon - Peter Asbjornsen
- Emerald Blue - Anne Marie Linden
- Emily Eyefinger - Duncan Ball
- Frindle - Andrew Clements
- Glory Gardens - Bob Cattell
- Grandma Cadbury series - Dianne Bates
- Grandpa Chatterji - Jamila Gavin
- Gregory Cool - Caroline Binch
- Hannah Plus One - Libby Gleeson
- Harry Potter series - J K Rowling
- Hatchet - Gary Paulson
- Hello, Is Anybody There? - Jostein Gaarder
- Hiawatha’s Childhood - Henry Longfellow
- Hitler’s Daughter - Jackie French
- I Am Jack - Suzanne Gervay
- I Hate Books - Kate Walker
- James & The Giant Peach - Roald Dahl
- John Brown,Rose & The Midnight Cat - Jenny Wagner
- Krindlekrax - Philip Ridley
- Letters From A Mouse - Herbie Brennan
- Little Stowaway - Theresa Tomlinson
- Madtail Miniwhale & Other Shape Poems - Wes Magee (editor)
- Matilda - Roald Dahl
- Maudie & The Green Children - Adrian Mitchell
- Meet Me By The Steelmen - Theresa Tomlinson
- Moon Man - Tomi Ungerer
- Ms Wiz Spells Trouble - Terence Blacker
- My Best Friend - Sheila Lavelle
- Nims Island - Wendy Orr
- Noah’s Ark - Heinz Janisch
- Rama & The Demon King.An Ancient Tale from India - Jessica Souhami
- Rapunzel - Paul Zelinsky
- Rowan of Rinn series - Emily Rodda
- Sarindi & the Lucky Bird - Janine Fraser
- Selby Series - Duncan Ball
- Seth & The Strangers - Jenny Nimmo
- Shorts series - Margaret Clark
- Singenpoo series - Paul Jennings
- Skating on Sand - Libby Gleeson
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume
- Tashi series - Anna Fienberg
- The Battle of Bubble & Squeak - Philippa Pearce
- The BFG - Roald Dahl
- The Big Bazoohley - Peter Carey
- The Changeling - Malachy Doyle
- The Dancing Bear - Michael Morpurgo
- The Day of Ahmed’s Secret - Florence Heide
- The Dearest Boy In All The World - Ted Van Lieshout
- The Enchanted Horse - Magdalen Nabb
- The Finger-Eater - Dick King Smith
- The Gardener - Sarah Stewart
- The Giggler Treatment - Roddy Doyle
- The Great Stinking Lie - Catherine Jinks
- The Green Children - Kevin Crossley-Holland
- The Hidden House - Martin Waddell
- The Ice Palace - Robert Swindells
- The Indian in the Cupboard - L R Banks
- The Iron Man - Ted Hughes
- The Iron Woman - Ted Hughes
- The Jolly Pocket Postman - Janet Ahlberg
- The Laundry News - Andrew Clements
- The Mousehole Cat - Antonia Barber
- The Patchwork Quilt - Valerie Flournoy
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin - Robert Browning
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Ted Dewan
- The Stone Mouse - Jenny Nimmo
- The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by A.Wolf - Jon Scieszka
- The Twits - Roald Dahl
- The Upside Down Girl - Justin D’Ath
- The Whales’ Song - Dyan Sheldon
- The Widow’s Broom - Chris Van Allsburg
- Toad Rage - Morris Gleitzman
- Unbelievable - Paul Jennings
- Uncanny - Paul Jennings
- Viking Magic series - Anne Ciddor
- William & The Wolves - Kathryn Cave
- Window - Jeannie Baker
- Wishbones:A Folktale from China - Barbara Wilson
- World of Adventure series - Gary Paulson
Short Stories:
- Cric Crac (West Indian stories) - Grace Hallworth
- Do You Know Me? - Nancy Farmer
- English Fairy Tales - Joseph Jacobs
- Fairy Tales - Terry Jones
- Favourite Fairy Tales - Sarah Hayes
- Greek Myths for Young Children - Marcia Williams
- Orchard Book of Greek Myths - Geraldine McCaughrean
- Smart Girls - Robert Leeson
- South & North, East & West - Michael Rosen
- Stacks of Stories - Mary Hoffman
- Tales of Wisdom & Wonder - Hugh Lupton
- The Barefoot Book Of Animal Tales From Around the World - Naomi Adler
- The Clothes Horse & Other Stories - Janet Ahlberg
- The Winter Sleepwalker - Joan Aiken
- Collections of Poems/Rhymes/Songs:
- A Caribbean Dozen - John Agard
- Give Yourself a Hug - Grace Nichols
- The Kingfisher Book of Children’s poetry - Michael Rosen (editor)
- The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry - Brian Patten
- The Sun is Laughing - Sue Ellis (editor)
- Walking the Bridge of Your Nose - Michael Rosen
- Why Is The Sky? - John Agard
