Read+alouds

Please list your favourite read alouds here: Mo by Geraldine McCaughrean. Great with Years 4- 6 and seems to have equal appeal to both genders.

Smile by Geraldine McCaughrean. Works with Years 4-6. Very gripping opening pages and unusual in having an adult as the main protagonist in the story. Lots of opportunities for discussion.

Nag club by Anne Fine. Deceptively simple but I find the humour is best understood by Year 4/5. Great to read aloud as you can really "ham it up" but as with most Anne Fine novels, there is a serious message hidden amongst the laughter.

The terrible pterosaur twins by Paul Geraghty. A fabulously entertaining picture book, full of alliteration and a surprise twist in the tail which is loved by Years 4-6. Great for a bit of light relief and the shared class experience of being in on the joke.