Recommended Reading List for 4th Class
If you like DANCING and ACTING, try these …
Skating School (Series) Linda Chapman
Dancing Shoes (Series) Antonia Barber
Bright Lights Linda Chapman
Centre Stage Linda Chapman
Ballerina Dreams (Series) Ann Bryant
Topaz (Series) Helen Bailey
Stevie Silver – Stage Struck (Series) Jean Ure
Fame School (Series) Cindy Jefferies
If you like books about FRIENDS or SCHOOL, try these …
Best Friends Guide Karen McCombie/Lydia Monks
Keep the Noise Down, Kingsley Jenny Oldfield
Drusilla and Her Brothers Dyan Sheldon
Amelia Jane Enid Blyton
The Naughtiest Girl in the School (Series) Enid Blyton
Malory Towers (Series) Enid Blyton
St Clare’s (Series) Enid Blyton
Alice Next Door (Series) Judi Curtin
Best Friends Jacqueline Wilson
The Cat Mummy Jacqueline Wilson
The Bed and Breakfast Star Jacqueline Wilson
Double Act Jacqueline Wilson
The Worst Witch (Series) Jill Murphy
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate Di Camillo
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series) Jeff Kinney
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower (Series) Rumer Godden
Katie Milk (Series) Annie Caulfield
Eva’s Journey Judy Curtin
If you like ANIMALS and HORSES, try these …
Lost in the Snow (Series) Holly Webb
Animal Rescue (Series) Tina Nolan
Animal Ark (Series) Lucy Daniels
Dolphin Diaries (Series) Lucy Daniels
Puppy Patrol (Series) Jenny Dale
Sheltie (Series) Peter Clover
The Tiger Who Was a Roaring Success (and other titles) Don Conroy
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (and other titles) Jill Tomlinson
Pony Club Secrets (Series) Stacy Gregg
Heartland (Series) Lauren Brooke
Babe the Sheep-Pig (and other tites) Dick King-Smith
Charlotte’s Web E. B. White
Stuart Little E. B. White
My Secret Unicorn (Series) Linda Chapman
Because of Winn Dixie (and other titles) Kate Di Camillo
The Underneath Kathi Appelt
The Pony-Mad Princess (Series) Diana Kimpton
Half-Moon Ranch (Series) Jenny Oldfield
Summer with Horses (White Cloud Station Series) Trudy Nicholson
Tumtum and Nutmeg (Series) Emily Bearn
If you like A GOOD LAUGH, try these …
Horrid Henry (Series) Francesca Simon
Judy Moody (Series) Megan MacDonald
Stink (Series) Megan MacDonald
George’s Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl
The Twits Roald Dahl
The Enormous Crocodile Roald Dahl
Oh Mum! (Series) Stephanie Dagg
My Naughty Little Sister (Series) Dorothy Edwards
Bill’s New Frock Anne Fine
Little Darlings (Series) Sam Llewellyn
Clover Twig and the Incredible Flying Cottage Kaye Umansky
Toonhead Fiona Dunbar
Switched (My Sister the Vampire Series) Sienna Mercer
The Giggler Treatment (Series) Roddy Doyle
Clarice Bean (Series) Lauren Child
Captain Underpants (Series) Dav Pilkey
Nelly the Monster Sitter (Series) Kes Gray
Walter Speazlebud (Series) David Donohue
You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! (Series) Andy Stanton
Do Not Read This Book (Series) Pat Moon
Howl’s Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones
The Toilet of Doom (and other titles) Michael Lawrence
The French Confection (Diamond Brothers Series) Anthony Horowitz
The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (and other titles) Eva Ibbotson
Dear Dumb Diary (Series) Jim Benton
If you like MAGIC, try these …
Cauldron Spells C. J. Busby
Witch-in-Training (Series) Maeve Friel
Witch Baby and Me (Series) Debi Gliori
Harry Potter (Series) J.K.Rowling
The Witches Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl
The BFG Roald Dahl
Matilda Roald Dahl
The Enchanted Wood (Magic Faraway Tree Series) Enid Blyton
The Wishing Chair (Series) Enid Blyton
Rose (Series) Holly Webb
The Worst Witch (Series) Jill Murphy
Whispering to Witches Anna Dale
The Frog Princess (Series) E.D. Baker
Molly Moon (Series) Georgia Byng
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine
The Two Princesses of Bamarre Gail Carson Levine
Tom’s Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce
Lucy Willow Sally Gardner
Howl’s Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones
Molly Moon (Series) Georgia Byng
The Fire Thief (Series) Terry Deary
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series) Joseph Delaney
If you like A GOOD SCARE, try these …
Goosebumps (Series) R.L.Stine
Scream Street (Series) Tommy Donbavand
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series) Lemony Snicket
The Evil Hairdo / The Poison Factory Oisin McGann
The Children of Green Knowe (Series) Lucy M. Boston
The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
Coraline Neil Gaiman
If you like ADVENTURE, try these …
The Island of Adventure (Adventure Series) Enid Blyton
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series) Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter (Series) J.K.Rowling
Molly Moon (Series) Georgia Byng
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate Di Camillo
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Series) Rick Riordan
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series) Joseph Delaney
Toby Alone (Series) Timothee de Fombelle
The Underneath Kathi Appelt
The Children of Green Knowe (Series) Lucy M. Boston
Pink Chameleon (Silk Sisters Series) Fiona Dunbar
If you like MYSTERY / DETECTIVE stories, try these …
Secret Seven (Series) Enid Blyton
Famous Five (Series) Enid Blyton
The Mystery of… (Series) Enid Blyton
Edgar & Ellen (Series) Charles Ogden
Jane Blonde (Series) Jill Marshall
The Pasta Detectives Andreas Steinhöfel
The Sisters Grimm (Series) Michael Buckley
The One That Got Away (Misfitz Mysteries Series) Josh Lacey
The Great Hamster Massacre Katie Davies
The London Eye Mystery Siobhan Dowd
The 39 Clues (Series) Rick Riordan (and others)
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Series) Julia Golding
If you like HISTORY, try these …
Children of the Famine (Series) Marita Conlon-McKenna
Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (and other selected titles) Michael Morpurgo
Rosie’s Quest (Series) Ann Carroll
Once (Series) Morris Gleitzman
One Small Suitcase Barry Turner
Hitler’s Canary Sandi Toksvig
Little House on the Prairie (Series) Laura Ingalls-Wilder
If you like POETRY, try these …
Something Beginning with P O’Brien Press (Publisher)
Runny Babbit (and other titles) Shel Silverstein
The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry Brian Patten (editor)
Revolting Rhymes Roald Dahl
Love that Dog Sharon Creech
Read Me and Laugh Gaby Morgan (Editor)
A Child’s Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson
The Truth about Parents MacMillan Children’s Books
The Truth about Teachers MacMillan Children’s Books
If you like the CLASSICS, try these …
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Railway Children E. Nesbit
Black Beauty Anna Sewell
What Katy Did (Series) Susan Coolidge
Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
Lassie Come Home Eric Knight
Heidi Johanna Spyri
Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson
Mary Poppins P.L.Travers
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
Little Women (Series) Louisa M. Alcott
Skating School (Series) Linda Chapman
Dancing Shoes (Series) Antonia Barber
Bright Lights Linda Chapman
Centre Stage Linda Chapman
Ballerina Dreams (Series) Ann Bryant
Topaz (Series) Helen Bailey
Stevie Silver – Stage Struck (Series) Jean Ure
Fame School (Series) Cindy Jefferies
If you like books about FRIENDS or SCHOOL, try these …
Best Friends Guide Karen McCombie/Lydia Monks
Keep the Noise Down, Kingsley Jenny Oldfield
Drusilla and Her Brothers Dyan Sheldon
Amelia Jane Enid Blyton
The Naughtiest Girl in the School (Series) Enid Blyton
Malory Towers (Series) Enid Blyton
St Clare’s (Series) Enid Blyton
Alice Next Door (Series) Judi Curtin
Best Friends Jacqueline Wilson
The Cat Mummy Jacqueline Wilson
The Bed and Breakfast Star Jacqueline Wilson
Double Act Jacqueline Wilson
The Worst Witch (Series) Jill Murphy
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate Di Camillo
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series) Jeff Kinney
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower (Series) Rumer Godden
Katie Milk (Series) Annie Caulfield
Eva’s Journey Judy Curtin
If you like ANIMALS and HORSES, try these …
Lost in the Snow (Series) Holly Webb
Animal Rescue (Series) Tina Nolan
Animal Ark (Series) Lucy Daniels
Dolphin Diaries (Series) Lucy Daniels
Puppy Patrol (Series) Jenny Dale
Sheltie (Series) Peter Clover
The Tiger Who Was a Roaring Success (and other titles) Don Conroy
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (and other titles) Jill Tomlinson
Pony Club Secrets (Series) Stacy Gregg
Heartland (Series) Lauren Brooke
Babe the Sheep-Pig (and other tites) Dick King-Smith
Charlotte’s Web E. B. White
Stuart Little E. B. White
My Secret Unicorn (Series) Linda Chapman
Because of Winn Dixie (and other titles) Kate Di Camillo
The Underneath Kathi Appelt
The Pony-Mad Princess (Series) Diana Kimpton
Half-Moon Ranch (Series) Jenny Oldfield
Summer with Horses (White Cloud Station Series) Trudy Nicholson
Tumtum and Nutmeg (Series) Emily Bearn
If you like A GOOD LAUGH, try these …
Horrid Henry (Series) Francesca Simon
Judy Moody (Series) Megan MacDonald
Stink (Series) Megan MacDonald
George’s Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl
The Twits Roald Dahl
The Enormous Crocodile Roald Dahl
Oh Mum! (Series) Stephanie Dagg
My Naughty Little Sister (Series) Dorothy Edwards
Bill’s New Frock Anne Fine
Little Darlings (Series) Sam Llewellyn
Clover Twig and the Incredible Flying Cottage Kaye Umansky
Toonhead Fiona Dunbar
Switched (My Sister the Vampire Series) Sienna Mercer
The Giggler Treatment (Series) Roddy Doyle
Clarice Bean (Series) Lauren Child
Captain Underpants (Series) Dav Pilkey
Nelly the Monster Sitter (Series) Kes Gray
Walter Speazlebud (Series) David Donohue
You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum! (Series) Andy Stanton
Do Not Read This Book (Series) Pat Moon
Howl’s Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones
The Toilet of Doom (and other titles) Michael Lawrence
The French Confection (Diamond Brothers Series) Anthony Horowitz
The Beasts of Clawstone Castle (and other titles) Eva Ibbotson
Dear Dumb Diary (Series) Jim Benton
If you like MAGIC, try these …
Cauldron Spells C. J. Busby
Witch-in-Training (Series) Maeve Friel
Witch Baby and Me (Series) Debi Gliori
Harry Potter (Series) J.K.Rowling
The Witches Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine Roald Dahl
The BFG Roald Dahl
Matilda Roald Dahl
The Enchanted Wood (Magic Faraway Tree Series) Enid Blyton
The Wishing Chair (Series) Enid Blyton
Rose (Series) Holly Webb
The Worst Witch (Series) Jill Murphy
Whispering to Witches Anna Dale
The Frog Princess (Series) E.D. Baker
Molly Moon (Series) Georgia Byng
Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine
The Two Princesses of Bamarre Gail Carson Levine
Tom’s Midnight Garden Philippa Pearce
Lucy Willow Sally Gardner
Howl’s Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones
Molly Moon (Series) Georgia Byng
The Fire Thief (Series) Terry Deary
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series) Joseph Delaney
If you like A GOOD SCARE, try these …
Goosebumps (Series) R.L.Stine
Scream Street (Series) Tommy Donbavand
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series) Lemony Snicket
The Evil Hairdo / The Poison Factory Oisin McGann
The Children of Green Knowe (Series) Lucy M. Boston
The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
Coraline Neil Gaiman
If you like ADVENTURE, try these …
The Island of Adventure (Adventure Series) Enid Blyton
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Series) Lemony Snicket
Harry Potter (Series) J.K.Rowling
Molly Moon (Series) Georgia Byng
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate Di Camillo
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Series) Rick Riordan
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series) Joseph Delaney
Toby Alone (Series) Timothee de Fombelle
The Underneath Kathi Appelt
The Children of Green Knowe (Series) Lucy M. Boston
Pink Chameleon (Silk Sisters Series) Fiona Dunbar
If you like MYSTERY / DETECTIVE stories, try these …
Secret Seven (Series) Enid Blyton
Famous Five (Series) Enid Blyton
The Mystery of… (Series) Enid Blyton
Edgar & Ellen (Series) Charles Ogden
Jane Blonde (Series) Jill Marshall
The Pasta Detectives Andreas Steinhöfel
The Sisters Grimm (Series) Michael Buckley
The One That Got Away (Misfitz Mysteries Series) Josh Lacey
The Great Hamster Massacre Katie Davies
The London Eye Mystery Siobhan Dowd
The 39 Clues (Series) Rick Riordan (and others)
The Diamond of Drury Lane (Series) Julia Golding
If you like HISTORY, try these …
Children of the Famine (Series) Marita Conlon-McKenna
Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah
Chinese Cinderella and the Secret
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips (and other selected titles) Michael Morpurgo
Rosie’s Quest (Series) Ann Carroll
Once (Series) Morris Gleitzman
One Small Suitcase Barry Turner
Hitler’s Canary Sandi Toksvig
Little House on the Prairie (Series) Laura Ingalls-Wilder
If you like POETRY, try these …
Something Beginning with P O’Brien Press (Publisher)
Runny Babbit (and other titles) Shel Silverstein
The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry Brian Patten (editor)
Revolting Rhymes Roald Dahl
Love that Dog Sharon Creech
Read Me and Laugh Gaby Morgan (Editor)
A Child’s Garden of Verses Robert Louis Stevenson
The Truth about Parents MacMillan Children’s Books
The Truth about Teachers MacMillan Children’s Books
If you like the CLASSICS, try these …
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Railway Children E. Nesbit
Black Beauty Anna Sewell
What Katy Did (Series) Susan Coolidge
Sherlock Holmes Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
Lassie Come Home Eric Knight
Heidi Johanna Spyri
Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson
Mary Poppins P.L.Travers
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain
Little Women (Series) Louisa M. Alcott