Best Books To Read To Primary School Children

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I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed (Charlie and Lola)
1.  I am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed (Charlie and Lola) by Lauren Child
The list author says:
  "Really off the wall illustrations and it talks to you the way children do. Is also available in Portugese!"
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I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Charlie and Lola)
2.  I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (Charlie and Lola) by Lauren Child
The list author says:
  "Another Lauren Child!"
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I Am Too Absolutely Small for School (Charlie & Lola Series)
3.  I Am Too Absolutely Small for School (Charlie & Lola Series) by Lauren Child
The list author says:
  "Perfect for older brothers and sisters in year 2 of little ones then joining the school!"
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?
4.  Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child
The list author says:
  "Great for years 3 and 4 - they never damage a book again!"
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Beware of the Storybook Wolves
5.  Beware of the Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child
The list author says:
  "This is the best of all the Lauren Child books. Children can really see themselves in it and they love picking out characters from other fairytails."
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The Gruffalo
6.  The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
The list author says:
  "Children love the pictures and will draw their own after reading it. Good use of repetative language and a great base for writing verses of your own!"
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Room on the Broom
7.  Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
The list author says:
  "I love this one! I have to read this to my class at least once a week!"
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Where The Wild Things Are
8.  Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
The list author says:
  "An old one but children will still respond to it - especially the little monsters with the best imaginations!"
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea (Collins picture lions)
9.  The Tiger Who Came to Tea (Collins picture lions) by Judith Kerr
The list author says:
  "Another old one. It's the tiger that does it!"
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Farmer Duck
10.  Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell
The list author says:
  "My class love this book! I always get cries of 'That's Not Fair!'"
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Nothing
11.  Nothing by Mick Inkpen
The list author says:
  "This is a personal favourite of mine. It's just beautiful."
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Billy Tibbles Moves Out
12.  Billy Tibbles Moves Out by Jan Fearnley
The list author says:
  "Great for any children with brothers and sisters."
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Peace at Last
13.  Peace at Last by Jill Murphy
The list author says:
  "The children always end up feeling sorry for dad."
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Whatever Next!
14.  Whatever Next! by Jill Murphy
The list author says:
  "Great for younger children with an imagination or old ones who need to remember what an imagination was like."
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Pants
15.  Pants by Giles Andreae
The list author says:
  "Rude and funny. My class had learnt it off by heart by the third read through!"
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Burglar Bill (Picture Puffin)
16.  Burglar Bill (Picture Puffin) by Allan Ahlberg
The list author says:
  "They will go out onto the playground saying 'I'll have that!'."
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Funnybones
17.  Funnybones by Janet Ahlberg
The list author says:
  "I think all young boys like skeletons . . . ."
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Each Peach Pear Plum (Viking Kestrel picture books)
18.  Each Peach Pear Plum (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Allan Ahlberg
The list author says:
  "Repetative structure and all using rhymes they have heard."
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Peepo!
19.  Peepo! by Janet Ahlberg
The list author says:
  "Another one my class had learnt off by heart within a week!"
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
20.  The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The list author says:
  "Another older book but children still love it."
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