Howler by Michael Rosen

Illustrated by Neal Layton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
ISBN 0-7475-7137-6

A story in a familiar setting written from a different viewpoint!  ‘Me’ is a dog and Rover, a small human, is his pet.  When a new baby arrives in the family, ‘Me’ is sidelined and has to formulate a great plan to get noticed.

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Eddy has lost his teddy in the dark horrible wood. The giant teddy he finds is not his –it belongs to a gigantic bear. The story, written in rhyme, ends happily with both boy and bear in their own beds cuddling their own little teds.

Author & Illustrator: Jez Alborough
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
ISBN 0-7445-3058-X

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In this delightful book, Bill and Grandma look at pictures of past and present family members. Available as a big book.

Author: Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Jane Johnson
ISBN: 0-7500-0307-3
Macdonald young Books

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Once, to the baby in the house, the grown ups were giants. As the baby grew she gradually became a giant herself. This delightful book has a rhythmic text describing events that children can identify with.

Author: Martin Waddell
Illustrator: Penny Dale
Walker Books
ISBN 0-7445-7836-1
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Handa’s Surprise
By Eileen Browne,
Walker Books.
ISBN: 978-0-7445-5473-1

This delightful big book has patterned language and a simple story from a different culture. You can use this book creatively to meet literacy and science objectives. It also links to Poetry Unit 1 on ‘Using our Senses’.

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Following on from Eileen Browne's success with Handa's Surprise, this book features Handa and her friend Akeyo. Based on children from the Luo tribe in south-west Kenya the story also features a variety of wild creatures found as Handa searches for her missing hen. The plan accompanying this text has been written for both Year 1 and 2 (6 and 7 year old) children. Ideal for teachers with a mixed age class.

Written and illustrated by Eileen Browne,
Published by Walker Books.
ISBN: 074459815x

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The patterned text and colourful illustrations makes this an ideal model for children to write their own simple picture books. Available as a big book.

Author: Bill Martin, Jr.
Illustrator: Eric Carle
ISBN: 0-14-050296-3
Puffin Books

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Author: Aliki
Harper Collins
ISBN: 00-602-0050-2
This book by Aliki starts with a simple patterned text. It can be used to link to the Science unit ‘Ourselves’ and makes a good lead into the Poetry unit 1 ‘Using our Senses’. It is available in big book format.

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This example of a traditional story provides a good starting point for a discussion of reasons, or causes of incidents in stories. The patterned text provides an opportunity for everyone to join in an oral retelling of a traditional tale. Careful explanation of some of the vocabulary may be necessary as the process of growing wheat and grinding into flour may not be familiar to children!

Heritage Readers
The Wright Group - ISBN: 0-7802-7028-2

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A play of the Traditional Tale of the Three Billy Goats Gruff
Written and illustrated by Sue McCaldon, Arthur Burns

Three Billy Goats Gruff Books

Jack and the Beanstalk eBook for reading and writing. You can change the existing text, save, reload and print.
Author: Literacy Matters
Illustrator: Arthur Burns

Jack and the Beanstalk eBooks and Units

The Magic Bed
John Burningham
Published by RED Fox
ISBN: 0-09-943969-7

Georgie has got a new bed, but it's not like other beds. For each night, Georgie says the magic word and it whisks him away on a fantastic adventure. Useful book for exploring fantasy worlds.

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The Great Dragon Rescue
Author & Illustrator: M.P.Robertson
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
ISBN 1845073797

George is bored. When it comes to fighting, chickens aren't nearly as much fun as dragons. Then a dragon appears and whisks him off to a fairytale land on a rescue mission.

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The Emperor of Absurdia
Chris Riddell
MacMillan
ISBN 1405090286
Skyfish nibble umbrella trees, pointy birds steal scarves to line their pointy nests, and dinner is served before lunch. It's an absurd world! Young children will be enchanted by this entertaining story of dragon hunts and hairy wardrobe monsters.

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The Sandcastle
Author & Illustrator: M.P.Robertson
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
ISBN 0-7122-1807-2

In this story M.P. Robertson weaves a wonderful tale of fantasy and excitement, with magical illustrations, capturing the wonder of a little boy's imaginary adventure.

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