' classic' children's books

notanewuser

In addition to those already suggested:


"No Matter What" by Debi Gilori
Anything by Oliver Jeffers.

bylromarha

dizziblonde wrote: »

Trying to think of other stuff that are the "must read" things in primary schools.

Rainbow Fish hasn't been mentioned -not my fave but around a LOT

Don't know about you, but I have real issues with Rainbow Fish.

I was Key Stage 1 leader years ago and I changed the curriculum in order that we didn't use that story. So many teachers use it as it's a "pretty" book that you can do lots with display wise.

It's awful inside. Rainbow Fish has no friends, one fish asks for one of his pretty scales, Rainbow Fish says no (stroppily I grant you, but still...he'd just been asked to self mutilate). So no one wants to be his mate as he's selfish! The "wise" octopus tells him to give away his scales to make friends. He gives away all his scales and the fish are all now his friends.

Moral of the story: Supposed to be "sharing is good". The actual moral is "When no one is your friend because you're prettier than them, buy friendship instead with stuff which you consider precious"

Make-it-3

Don't rule out fairy tales. My nearly 3 yr old has worked her way through most of the Ladybird First Tales. She loves the rhyming phrases eg; "Cook, cook little pot, make me porridge piping hot" and the different voices I do for the Three Bears in Goldilocks.

Becky_Boo

My mum read anything and everything to me when I was a child. The stories that have stuck with me through time and that I still remember well now are:

1. The Faraway Tree series - Enid Blyton - I must have been read these HUNDREDS of times!
2. Roald Dahl - Everything - such a fantastic storyteller.
3. Charlotte's web - Never been afraid of spiders since!

Person_one

bylromarha wrote: »

Don't know about you, but I have real issues with Rainbow Fish.

I was Key Stage 1 leader years ago and I changed the curriculum in order that we didn't use that story. So many teachers use it as it's a "pretty" book that you can do lots with display wise.

It's awful inside. Rainbow Fish has no friends, one fish asks for one of his pretty scales, Rainbow Fish says no (stroppily I grant you, but still...he'd just been asked to self mutilate). So no one wants to be his mate as he's selfish! The "wise" octopus tells him to give away his scales to make friends. He gives away all his scales and the fish are all now his friends.

Moral of the story: Supposed to be "sharing is good". The actual moral is "When no one is your friend because you're prettier than them, buy friendship instead with stuff which you consider precious"

I see your point, but you really can't start delving too deeply into most children's stories or they'd never be able to read anything!

pukkamum

Not Now Bernard is my daughters current favourite, she has my original 70's one its brill!

Robisere

My granddaughters (cousins, 9 years apart) both loved the gruffalo books: -

http://www.gruffalo.com/world-of/books/gruffalo-books/

If she ever has internet access, visit the website too, there are games and all kinds of fun.

bylromarha

Person_one wrote: »

I see your point, but you really can't start delving too deeply into most children's stories or they'd never be able to read anything!

When a 6 year old says to you "my mum said I dont need to give my friends things to make them like me" it puts a whole new perspective on a story you've just read to your class.

Running_Horse

Once they are 6 or 7 "The Little Grey Men" is a great book to read to in chunks at bedtime, with wonderful descriptions of English countryside and animals. My daughter guessed the ending, but still screamed with delight as it unfolded.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Grey-Men-B-B/dp/0192793500/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386190812&sr=1-1&keywords=little+grey+men

We are about to begin "The Little Prince" which is apparently the third best selling book in France (behind the Bible and Koran).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Prince-French-English-Bilingual/dp/0956721591/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1386190900&sr=1-5&keywords=The+little+prince

double_mummy

this one this one this one this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosies-Babies-Martin-Waddell/dp/0744523354

this is the book i made my mum read every night even when i was a teeenager when i was poorly its the book that i always wanted

read it to my daughter as well and she loves it

to be fair any of the martin waddell books are amazing!!! he wrote all the little bear books and they are absolutely fantastic esp cant you sleep little bear and owl babies actually they are all excellent.


oooooooo and looking on that amazin page there is also emmas lamb by kim lewis

ahhhh the mousehole cat by antonia barber with the stargazey pie i remember that story like my own name lol

thanks for reminding me of all the amazing books i used to read with my mum and daughter and hope to read to my grandkids one day

any of the large family books by jill murphy