Recommended Reading List for 3rd Class
The following books come highly recommended for 3rd Class students to read and enjoy during
the summer holidays and on into the academic year. Remember your local library is well
stocked with children's literature and it is possible to order a specific book if it is not on the
shelf. A word on series books, the good thing about books in a series is that they keep children
reading. Do not worry if your child is only reading one kind of book but rest assured, once she
catches the reading bug, she will move on to other books.
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The Sophie Stories by Dick King-Smith
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Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
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Mr. Gum and the Biscuit Billionaire
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The Secret Seven Series by Enid Blyton
The children will be timetabled to come to the library for Book Club each week. This involves
them listening , enjoying, absorbing and understanding a book.
I aim to help the students get the most out of their reading.
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If you like DANCING and ACTING, try these …
Book Title
Author
Skating School (Series)
Linda Chapman
Topaz (Series)
Helen Bailey
Ballerina Dreams (Series)
Ann Bryant
If you like books about FRIENDS or SCHOOL, try these …
Book Title
Author
Drusilla and Her Brothers
Dyan Sheldon
Keep the Noise Down, Kingsley
Best Friends Guide
Amelia Jane (Series)
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Jenny Oldfield
Karen McCombie/Lydia Monks
Enid Blyton
Malory Towers (Series)
Enid Blyton
St. Clare’s (Series)
Enid Blyton
The Naughtiest Girl in the School (Series)
Enid Blyton
American Girls Collection (Series)
American Girls
(Note: The American Girl books above are available on Amazon.co.uk)
Alice Next Door (Series)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Series)
Judi Curtin
Jeff Kinney
Indie Kidd (Series)
Karen McCombie
The Worst Witch (Series)
Jill Murphy
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat (Series)
Chris Riddell
The World According to Humphrey (Series)
Betty G. Birney
Lucy Willow
Sally Gardner
Best Friends
Jacqueline Wilson
The Cat Mummy
Jacqueline Wilson
(Note: Jacqueline Wilson writes for a wide age-range, including teenagers, and the
content of some of her books may not be suitable for younger children)
Amelia (Series)
Marissa Moss
If you like ANIMALS and HORSES, try these …
Book Title
Author
Lost in the Snow (and other titles)
Holly Webb
Magic Puppy / Magic Kitten (Series)
Sue Bentley
The World According to Humphrey (Series)
Betty G. Birney
Animal Rescue (Series)
Tina Nolan
Animal Ark (Series)
Lucy Daniels
The Underneath
Kathi Appelt
Dolphin Diaries (Series)
Lucy Daniels
Sheltie (Series)
Peter Clover
The Pony-Mad Princess (Series)
Diana Kimpton
Heartland (Series)
Lauren Brooke
The Tiger Who Was a Roaring Success
(and other titles)
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Don Conroy
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
(and other titles)
Jill Tomlinson
Babe the Sheep-Pig (and other titles)
Dick King-Smith
Charlotte’s Web
E. B. White
Stuart Little
E. B. White
Summer with Horses (White Cloud Station Series)
Trudy Nicholson
My Secret Unicorn (Series)
Linda Chapman
DK Eyewitness Guides (Level 2,3,4)
Dorling Kindersley
The Butterfly Lion (and other titles)
Michael Morpurgo
Kasper Prince of Cats
Michael Morpurgo
If you like A GOOD LAUGH, try these …
Book Title
Author
Harry the Poisonous Centipede
Lynn Reid Banks
Horrid Henry (Series)
Francesca Simon
Mrs. Wobble the Waitress
Allan Ahlberg
Stink (Series)
Megan MacDonald
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl
The Twits
Roald Dahl
The BFG
Roald Dahl
The Enormous Crocodile
Roald Dahl
Oh Mum! (Series)
My Naughty Little Sister (Series)
Little Darlings (Series)
Stephanie Dagg
Dorothy Edwards
Sam Llewellyn
Clarice Bean (Series)
Lauren Child
Wolfgran (Series)
Finbar O’Connor
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr Seuss
The Bogwater Witches
Kathy Still
Little Wolf’s Book of Badness
Ian Whybrow
The Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog
Jeremy Strong
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Junie B. Jones (Series)
Barbara Park
Captain Underpants (Series)
Dav Pilkey
Rotten School (Series)
R.L. Stine
The Evil Hairdo / The Poison Factory
Oisin McGann
Walter Speazlebud (Series)
David Donohue
Nelly the Monster Sitter (Series)
Kes Gray
The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth
Eoin Colfer
Larkspur and the Grand March
Mary Arrigan
Do Not Read This Book (Series)
Pat Moon
The Toilet of Doom (and other titles)
Michael Lawrence
Dear Dumb Diary (Series)
Jim Benton
Little Darlings (Series)
Sam Llewelyn
If you like MAGIC, try these …
Book Title
Author
Cauldron Spells
C.. J. Busby
Rainbow Fairies (Series)
Daisy Meadows
Fairy Dust (Series)
Gwyneth Rees
Witch-in-Training (Series)
Maeve Friel
The Witches
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Matilda
The Enchanted Wood (Series)
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Enid Blyton
The Wishing Chair (Series)
Enid Blyton
Magic Puppy / Magic Kitten (Series)
Sue Bentley
Molly’s Magic (Series)
Holly Webb
My Secret Unicorn (Series)
Linda Chapman
Rose (Series)
Holly Webb
The Tiara Club (Series)
Vivian French
Fairy Dust (Series)
Gwyneth Rees
Princess Ellie (Series)
Diana Kimpton
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Mermaid SOS (Series)
Gillian Shields
The Boy in the Biscuit Tin (and other titles)
Heather Dyer
Lucy Willow (and other titles)
Sally Gardner
W.I.T.C.H. (Series)
W.I.T.C.H.
The Girl with the Broken Wing
The Spook’s Apprentice (Series)
Heather Dyer
Joseph Delaney
If you like ADVENTURE, try these …
Book Title
Author
Molly Moon (Series)
Georgia Byng
Harry Potter (Series)
J.K. Rowling
Cliffhanger
Jacqueline Wilson
Buried Alive
Jacqueline Wilson
Candle in the Dark
Adele Geras
Toby Alone (Series)
Timothee de Fombelle
Tumtum and Nutmeg (Series)
Emily Bearn
What’s Their Story? (True Life Series)
Oxford (Publishers)
Usborne Young Readers (Series 1 and 2)
Usborne (Publishers)
If you like MYSTERY / DETECTIVE, try these …
Book Title
Author
The Secret Seven (Series)
Enid Blyton
The Famous Five (Series)
Enid Blyton
The Mystery of… (Series)
Enid Blyton
Jane Blonde (Series)
Jill Marshall
The Sisters Grimm (Series)
Michael Buckley
Wilma Tenderfoot & the Case of the Frozen Hearts Emma Kennedy
The Mummy Snatcher of Memphis (Series)
Natasha Narayan
The Pasta Detectives
Andreas Steinhöfel
If you like SCARY Stories, try these …
Book Title
Author
Goosebumps (Series)
R.L. Stine
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Goosebumps Horrorland (Series)
R.L. Stine
Scream Street (Series)
Tommy Donbavand
Please Note: The Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer, The Hunger Games by
Suzanne Collins and The Cherub Series by Robert Muchamore although heavily
advertised by the publishers are not stocked in the school library, we feel they are not
suitable for ages 7-11.
If you like HISTORY, try these …
Book Title
Author
My Story (Historical Children’s Diaries based on Famine,
World Wars, Titanic, etc.)
Various
Children of the Famine (Series)
Marita Conlon-McKenna
Candle in the Dark
Adele Geras
One Small Suitcase
Barry Turner
Wreck of the Zanzibar (and other titles)
Michael Morpurgo
Little House on the Prairie (Series)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
American Girl (Series – available on Amazon)
Various
If you like TV / MOVIE-related books, try these …
Book Title
Author
W.I.T.C.H. (Series)
W.I.T.C.H.
The Witches
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine
Roald Dahl
Matilda
Roald Dahl
Stuart Little
E.B. White
Babe the Sheep-Pig
Dick King-Smith
Coraline
Neil Gaiman
Hotel for Dogs
Lois Duncan
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Paddington Bear (Series)
Michael Bond
Winnie the Pooh (Series)
A.A. Milne
Nim’s Island (Series)
Wendy Orr
Little House on the Prairie (Series)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
If you like POETRY, try these …
Book Title
Author
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
Hate that Cat
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
CLASSICS
Book Title
Author
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll (illustrated by Helen
Oxenbury) A new edition of this
classic with fresh lively watercolour
illustrations.
The Wind in the Willows
Kenneth Grahame (Illustrated by
Inga Moore.)
Irish Legends for Children
Yvonne Carroll and Lucy Su.
Stories for Children
Oscar Wild, (Illustrated by P.J.
Lynch
The Sleeping Giant
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Marie Louise Fitzpatrick