Stranton Reading Challenge
At Stranton School we just love reading! Be it works of fiction or non-fiction; biographies or auto-biographies; comics or magazines... we just cant get enough! The only difficulty is knowing just what books we should read.
Earlier this term, the staff at School, along with groups of children and having looked at lots of suggested reading lists, have created a 'Reading Challenge' - a series of books we think children in each year group should read before they move on to their next class. Find the lists for each Year Group here:
Year 1
The Tiger who came to Tea - Judith Kerr
Hairy Maclary - Lynley Dodd
The large family collection - Peace at Last - Jill Murphy
The smartest Giant in Town - Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson
The Gigantic Turnip - Aleksei Tolstoy
The Jolly Postman - Allan Ahlberg
The dinosaur that pooped a planet - Tom Fletcher
Dinsaurs love Underpants - Claire Freedman
The Owl who was afraid of the Dark - Jill Tomlinson
Year 2
How to Hide a Lion – Helen Stephens
A Squash and a Squeeze – Julia Donaldson
The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
Willy the Wizard – Anthony Browne
Rosie’s Babies – Martin Waddell
Princess Smartypants – Babette Cole
Come on Daisy – Jane Simmons
The Troll – Julia Donaldson
The Scarecrow’s Wedding – Julia Donaldson
Tyrannosaurus Drip – Julia Donaldson
Year 3
The tunnel - Anthony Browne
Funny Bones – Allan Ahlberg
Flat Stanley – Jeff Brown
Esio Trott – Roald Dahl
Horrid Henry gets rich quick – Francesca Simons
The Hodgeheg - Dick King Smith
The Swivel eyed ogre thing – Barry Hutchinson
Genius 8 ¼ - Jeremy Strong
Flying Fergus The best birthday bike - Chris Hoy
Tuesday – David Weisner
Year 4
Charlotte's Web - EB White
Switch Turtle Terror – Ali Sparkes
The Cave of Time – Edward Packard
The magic Faraway tree - Enid Blyton
Danger is Everywhere – David O’Doherty
Utterly Me Clarice Bean – Lauren Child
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
Beetle Boy – M.G Leonard
The Phantom Tollbooth – Norton Juster
Journey – Aaron Becker
Year 5
Demon Dentist - David Walliams
Danny the Champion of the World- Roald Dahl
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone – JK Rowling
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1 - Jeff Kinney
I Hero Alien Raid – Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore
Beast Quest Ferno the Fire Dragon - Adam Blade
The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson-Burnett
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - CS Lewis
The Owl that was afraid of the dark - Jill Tomlinson
Iron Man – Ted Hughes
Year 6
Stig of the Dump - Clive King
Matilda - Roald Dahl
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
Holes - Louis Sachar
The Boy in the Dress - David Walliams
Skellig - David Almond
Clockwork – Phillip Pullman
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
Wolf Brother - Michael Morpurgo
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – JK Rowling
Children will have the opportunity to read these books in School, as well as borrowing them to take home and read. Upon completion of the whole challenge, children will have the opportunity to keep one to take home and share with their family. We would really appreciate parents support with this challenge - we think it will really bring the enjoyment into children's reading as well as improving their ability no end.