Core Stories
Prospect Hill Infant and Nursery School
Core Stories
Literature Collection
These are books which will form the basis of a literature curriculum and the collection has been designed to introduce children to a growing range of texts. Whilst some children in the class may not be able to read all the books independently, an important function of the collection is to give them access to a wider range of titles, authors and genres than they might otherwise meet.. Books in this collection are likely to be:
- texts that are multi-layered - capable of being read at different levels
- books that deal with important themes
- books in which language is used in lively, inventive ways
- books by skilful and experienced children's writers and illustrators
- traditional and contemporary 'classics' of children's literature
- stories with different cultural settings
- texts that promote disucssion and reflection
Each year group has a set of CORE STORIES that they will hear throughout the year.
Nursery (15 books)
Elmer- David McKee
Dear Zoo- Rod Campbell
Peace at Last- Jill Murphy
Three Little Pigs
Polar Bear, Polar Bear-Bill Martin
We're Going on a Bear Hunt-Michael Rosen
Cinderella
Little Red Hen
Jaspers Beanstalk- Nick Butterworth
Elmer- David McKee
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs- Ian Whybrow
Kipper's Birthday - Mick Inkpen
Peepo- Janet and Allan Ahlberg
The Little Red Hen- Byron Barton
The Very Hungry Caterpillar- Eric Carle
Reception ( 16 books)
Can’t you Sleep Little Bear- Martin Waddell
Avocado Baby- John Birmingham
Croc and Bird- Alexia Deacon
Dogger- Shirley Hughes
Here's a Little Poem – Various
Hooray for Fish!- Lucy Cousins
I Love You, Blue Kangaroo!- Emma Chichester Clark
Owl Babies – Martin Waddell
Stomp, Chomp, Big Roars! Here Come the Dinosaurs -Kaye Umansky
The Gigantic Turnip- Aleksei Tolstoy
The Tiger Who Came to Tea - Judith Kerr
What the Ladybird Heard- Julia Donaldson
The Way Back Home- Oliver Jeffers
The Scariest Thing of All- Debi Gliori
Down the Back of the Chair- Margaret Mahy
The Rainbow Fish- Marcus Pfister
Year 1 ( 20 books)
The Snail and the Whale- Julia Donaldson
Gruffalo’s Child - Julia Donaldson
Avocado Baby - John Burningham
Funnybones - Allan Ahlberg
The Jolly Postman - Allan Ahlberg
The Princess and the Pea - Minnie Grey
Amazing Grace - Mary Hoffman
Toys in Space- Minnie Grey
The Koala Who Could- Jim Field
Handa’s Surprise- Eileen Brown
The Cat in the Hat- Dr, Seuss
My Friend Bear- Jez Alborough
Don’t Forget the Bacon –Pat Hutchin
Beegu- Alexis Deecon
Peace at Last – Jill Murphy
The Lion Inside- Rachel Child
A Bear Called Paddington- Michael Bond
The Bear Who Stared- Duncan Beadle
On a Sudden Hill- Linda Sarah
The Bear and the Piano- David Litchfield
Year 2 ( 20 books)
Man on the Moon- Simon Bartram
Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot and other stories- Alf Proyson
Hermelin- Mini Grey
How to Hide a Lion- Helen Stephens
Biscuit Bear- Mini Grey
Meerkat Mail- Emily Gravett
Flat Stanley- Jeff Brown
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark-Jill Tomlinson
A Squash and a Squeeze- Julia Donaldson
Mr Wolf’s Pancakes- Jan Fearnley
Lila and the Secret of Rain -David Conway
The Day the Crayons Quit- Drew Daywal
The Diary of a Killer Cat- Anne Fine
Fantastic Mr. Fox- Roald Dahl
The Bear, The Piano and the Dog and The Fiddle- David Litchfield
Mr. Wolf’s Book of Badness- Ian Whybrow
The Tear Thief- Carol Ann Duffy
Mr. Majeka –Humphrey Carpenter
Don’t Look in this Book- Samuel Langley Swan
Rhythm of the Rain – G Baker Smith