We set out below a number of books we recommend for learners and parents.
Music Books
Friendship
- Woolly by Sam Childs
- Little Penguin by Patrick Benson
- Mr Bill and Clarence by Kay Gallway
- Do You Want to be my Friend by Eric Carle
- Ping by Chae Strathey and Marion Lindsay
- Well Done, Little Bear by Martin Waddell
- Little Beauty by Anthony Browne
- The Sleepy Owl by Marcus Pfister
- Gorilla by Anthony Browne
- The Tunnel by Anthony Browne
- Let Me Tell You About Friendship by Bridget Knight
- Cloudbusting by Malorie Blackman (KS2)
- Goodnight, Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian (KS2)
- Skellig by David Almon (KS2)
Peace
- Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy
- Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
- A Little Moment of Peace by Jenny Meldrum
- Tusk Tusk by David Mckee
- Two Monsters by David Mckee
- Long Neck and Thunderfoot by Helen Piers
- The Best Christmas Present in the World by Michael Morpurgo
- War and Peas by Michael Foreman
- Bible Story: Jesus Calms the Storm
- Bible Story: Noah’s Ark
- Diary of a Killer Kat by Anne Fine (KS2)
Freedom
- This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
- Elmer by David McKee
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Love
- Love Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBrat
- The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers
- Love is my Favourite Thing by Emma Chichester Clark
- Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis
- Hey I Love You by Ian Whybrow
- The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Unity
- All Kinds of People by Damon
- The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
- A Balloon for Grandad by Nigel Gray and Jane Ray
- Who is the World For? By Tom Pow
- The Jolly Postman by Alan and Janet Ahlberg
- Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
- Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
- If the World Were a Village by David J Smith
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
- Frightened Fred by Peta Coplans
- Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
- Silly Billy by Anthony Browne
- The King That Missed by David Melling
- Duck Death Tulip by Wolf Erlburgh
- Hiccup, the Viking Who Was Seasick by Cressida Cowell
- Billywise by Judith Nicholls
- Alfie and the Dark by Sally Miles
- Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (KS2)
- Once by Morris Gleitzman (KS2)
- Danger is Everywhere by David O’Doherty (KS2)
- Storm by Kevin Crossley-Hollard (KS2)
- The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Judith Nicholls
- Percy Jackson, the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (KS2)
- How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (KS2
Humility
- Willy the Wimp by Anthony Browne
- Look What I’ve Got by Anthony Browne
- Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson
- The Wind and the Sun – traditional
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Hope
- The Nativity Story – traditional
- The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
- The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Justice/Equality
- For Every Child – UNICEF
- Bill’s New Frock by Anne Fine (KS2)
- When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (KS2)
- The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers
- The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
- The Railway Children by E. Nesbit (KS2)
- Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner (KS2)
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan
- The Story of Tracey Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (KS2)
- Gentle Giant by Michael Morpurgo
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Kindness, Compassion and Generosity
- Little Beauty by Anthony Browne
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- Bible Story – Jesus Heals the Leper
- Penguin by Dolly Dunbar
- Let Me Tell You About Compassion by Sue Webb
- The Selfish Crocodile by Faustin Charles and Michael Terry
- The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
- The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Respect
- Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
- Cinderella, Traditional
- The Three Bears, Traditional
- I Don’t Care! By Brian Moses and Mike Gordon
- Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Determination
- The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside
- Avocado Baby by John Burningham
- The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson
- The One Hundred Mile an Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong (KS2)
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Co-operation
- Bible Story – The Good Samaritan
- Bible Story – Daniel and the Lion
- Bible Story: Story of the Creation
- Handa’s Surprising Day by Eileen Brown
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Gratitude, Thankfulness
- A Place to Call Home by Alexis Deacon
- Noah’s Ark by Lindy Norton
- The Fish Who Could Wish by Korky Paul
- A Kitten Called Moonlight by Martin Waddell
- Grandmother and I by Hellen Buckley and Jan Omerod
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Responsibility, Care
- Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker
- Dear Greenpeace by Simon James
- Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
- The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith (KS2)
- Charlotte’s Web by E. Nesbit (KS2)
- My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons (KS2)
- Moonbear by Gill Lewis (KS2)
Joy, Happiness
- Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear by Cressida Cowell
- Funnybones by Alan and Janet Ahlberg
- Mr Percy’s Magic Greenhouse by Anthea Kemp
- How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers
- The Incredible book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers
- The Cat in the Hat by Dr Zuess
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey
Self-Belief
- Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andrae
- Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
- The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
- The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Elmer by David McKee
- The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith (KS2)
- I Was a Rat… or The Scarlet Slippers by Philip Pullman (KS2)
- Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (KS2)
- Mr Stink by David Walliams (KS2)
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey