Schoolreaders Storytime Week 10

Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘Click Clack Moo - Cows that Type’ by Doreen Cronin

Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears Click, clack, moo. Click, clack, moo. Clickety, clack, moo. But the problems really begin when the cows start leaving Farmer Brown notes. First it was electric blankets... where will it end? And when the animals don't get what they want they go on strike, of course! Reading Age 8+ Optional activity

 Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘I’m not cute!’ by Jonathan Allen
With visions of himself as a "huge, scary, sleek, sharp-eyed hunting machine," Baby Owl goes out for a walk in the woods. But every animal he meets thinks he's so cute, fluffy, and huggable! Poor Baby Owl. "I am NOT cute!" he shouts. Then Mom comes along--and she comes up with the perfect solution to the adorable little creature's problem. It's a real hoot that every kid will relate to! Reading Age 5+

Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘Grandma’s House’ by Alice Melvin
Often, after school, a little girl goes to her grandmother’s house where everything is different, but always the same. She puts her coat on the hook in the hall, pours a glass of milk for herself in the kitchen and tries to reach the biscuit tin on the highest shelf in the pantry. But where is Grandma?

Reading Age 5+

Week 9

Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘The Way Back Home’ by Oliver Jeffers  
One day a boy finds an aeroplane in his cupboard. Up, up and away he flies, past clouds and stars until suddenly, phut, phut phut, the plane runs out of petrol and the boy crash lands on the moon.

Reading Age 6+ 

Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘The Squirrels who Squabbled’ by Rachel Bright
Greedy squirrels Cyril and Bruce both have their sights on a very special prize: THE VERY LAST NUT OF THE SEASON! As the nut bounces crazily though the forest, the squirrels race after it… Reading Age 5+

Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘Searching for Treasure’ by Annabel Pitcher.  From ‘The Book of Hopes’ edited by Katherine Rundell.

The Book of Hopes is an extraordinary collection of short stories. Reading Age 8+

Week 8

‘Little Rabbit Foo Foo’ by Michael Rosen Reading Age 5+

'The Magic Paintbrush’ by Julia Donaldson Reading Age 6+ Optional activity

‘The Hope-o-potamus’ by Greg James and Chris Smith   Reading Age 8+

Week 7

Cave Baby’ by Julia Donaldson Reading Age 6+   

The Misadventure of Frederick’ by Ben Manley Optional activity Reading Age 7+

Stories from ‘The Book of Hopes’ edited by Katherine Rundell Reading Age 8+

Week 6

Tiddler’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Optional activity Reading Age 6+

‘Hubert Horatio – A Very Fishy Tale’ by Lauren Child Part 1

'Hubert Horatio - A Very Fishy Tale' Part 2  Reading Age 7+

‘The Last Noo Noo’ by Jill Murphy Optional activity Reading Age 6+

Week 5

‘What the Ladybird Heard’ by Julia Donaldson Reading Age 6+

‘Spells’ by Emily Gravett Optional activity Reading Age 5+

‘Peace at Last’ by Jill Murphy Optional activity Reading Age 6+

Week 4

‘Aaaarrgghh Spider! by Lydia Monks Optional activity Reading Age 5+

‘Cyril and Pat’ by Emily Gravett Optional activity Reading Age 7+

‘The Highway Rat’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Optional activity Reading Age 6+

Week 3

‘Winston the Book Wolf’ by Marni McGee Optional activity  Reading Age 7+

‘The Legend of the Kea ’ by Philip Temple Reading Age 10+

‘We’re going on a bear hunt’ by Michael Rosen Reading Age 6+

Week 2

‘Baby Brains’ by Simon James Optional activity Reading Age 5+

'Into the Forest’ by Anthony Browne   Optional activity Reading age 8+

‘Bringing Down the Moon’ by Jonathan Emmett Optional activity Reading age 3+

Week 1

'The Ravenous Beast' by Niamh Sharkey Optional activity  Reading age: 5+

'One is a snail, ten is a crab' by April Pulley Sayre Optional activity Reading age: 3+

'This is Our House' by Michael Rosen Optional activity Reading age: 5+