Charlotte ran some sessions at the Dorset Virtual School Conference recently and the ‘goody bag’ included a list of some books to read with/share with children and young people to help with certain topics.
We thought it was super useful, so wanted to share a selection of the book titles. I’m sure that you have a lot of these books in your libraries and use them in your teaching. We also thought it might be a useful resource to share with families too. You might like to print the list out for family engagement events or direct parents and carers to particular books.
Let us know how you get on, or if you’ve got any others to add!
Pre-school
Age guidance | Topic | |
‘The Visitors Who Came to Stay’, Annalena McAfee & Anthony Browne | 2-6 | Amalgamating families |
‘Gringer the Whinger’, Wendy Smith | 2-6 | Angry feelings |
‘Two Monsters’, David McKee | 2-5 | Angry feelings |
‘Where the Wild Things Are’, Maurice Sendak | 2-6 | Angry feelings |
‘The Tear Thief’, Carol Ann Duffy | 3-7 | How we express emotions |
‘I’ll take you to Mrs Cole’, Nigel Gray | 0-5 | Friendship and trust |
‘Tyrone’s Cool Crown’, Lenny Henry | 3-5 | Inclusivity |
‘Strong and Tough’, Rico Hinson-Kind | 4-7 | Adoption |
‘Aren’t You Lucky’, Catherine Anholt | 3-5 | New baby/family relationships |
‘The Colour Monster’, Anna Llenas | 2-4 | Emotion awareness |
‘Mr Underbed’, Chris Riddle | 0-5 | Fear |
‘Alfie Gets in First’, Shirley Hughes | 3-5 | Fear |
‘I’m Sorry’, Sam McBratney | 2-4 | Friendship |
‘Elmer’, David McKee | 1-4 | Being yourself/ individuality |
Primary school
Book title and author | Age guidance | Topic |
‘Strong and Tough’, Rico Hinson-Kind | 4-7 | Adoption |
‘Amazing Grace’, Mary Holfman and Caroline Blinch | 5-8 | Being yourself- individuality |
‘The Lion Above the Door’, Onjali Q. Rauf | 9-11 | Belonging |
‘Always and Forever’, Alan Durant | 5-8 | Bereavement |
‘Muddy Puddles and Sunshine’, Diana Crossley | 5-10 | Bereavement |
‘Granpa’, John Burningham | 5-7 | Bereavement/ death |
‘Willy the Wimp’, Anthony Browne | 5-7 | Bullying |
‘Blubber’, Judy Blume | 9-11 | Bullying |
‘The Wrong Shoes’, Tom Percival | 7-11 | Child poverty |
‘Finding My Voice’, Aoife Dooley | 9-14 | Neurodiversity |
‘Changes’, Anthony Browne | 5-7 | New baby/ changes/ family relationships |
‘The Goldfish Boy’, Lisa Thompson | 9-12 | OCD |
‘Be Mindful of Monsters’, Lauren Stockly and Ellen Surrey | 5-8 | Emotion awareness |
‘The Happy Rag’, Tony Ross | 7-9 | Fear |
‘Murphy’s Three Homes’, Jan Levinson Gilman | Primary | Foster care |
‘Maybe Days’, Jennifer Wilgocki and Marcia Kahn Wright | 4-10 | Foster care |
‘Fable House’, E.L. Norry | 10-12 | Foster care |
‘Forever or For a Long Time’, Caela Carter | 8-12 | Fostering/ adoption |
‘The Bad Seed’, Jory John | 4-8 | Positive change is possible |
‘Aldo’, John Burningham | 5-7 | Friendship and trust |
‘The Lion Above The Door’, Onjali Q. Rauf | 9-11 | Belonging |
Secondary school
Book title and author | Age guidance | Topic |
‘The Unadoptables’, Hana Tooke | Early teen | Individuality |
‘A Kind of Spark’, Elle McNicholl | Early teen | Neurodiversity |
‘Finding My Voice’, Aoife Dooley | 9-14 | Neurodiversity |
‘The Goldfish Boy’, Lisa Thompson | 9-12 | OCD |
‘Fable House’, E.L. Norry | 10-12 | Foster care |
‘Forever or For a Long Time’, Caela Carter | 8-12 | Fostering/ adoption |
‘Far From the Tree’, Andrew Soloman | Teen | Parent/children accepting one another |
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