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Family and Friends and Growing up

Friends and family are very important to you. While others are getting into mischief you are happy curled up with a good book or chatting to a good friend.

List for under 4’s

  • Peepo by Janet & Allan Ahlberg
  • Kisses For Daddy by Frances Watts
  • Daddy Book / Family Book / Grandpa Book / Grandma Book / Mummy Book by Todd Parr
  • My Dad by Jeannette Rowe
  • Grandpa & Thomas by Pamela Allen

List for 5 - 7 year olds

  • Little Pear and His Friends by Eleanor Lattimore
  • Berenstain Bears series by Stan & Jan Berenstain
  • Arthur series (picture books) by Marc Brown
  • Frances Stories by Russell Hoban
  • Katie Morag Stories by Mairi Hedderwick

List for 8 - 12 year olds

  • Milly-Molly-Mandy series by Joyce Lankester Brisley
  • Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
  • Best Friends by Jacqueline Wilson
  • Arthur series (chapter books) by Marc Brown

List for over 12’s

  • Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
  • Monica Bloom / After January / 48 Shades of Brown by Nick Earls
  • Girl Most Likely / Year Nick McGowan Came to Stay by Rebecca Sparrow
  • King Dork by Frank Portman
  • Chasing Boys by Karen Tayleur
  • Notes From the Teenage Underground by Simmone Howell

 

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