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Children’s books: top titles for ages 6-9
February 23, 2022 | Blog > News > Children’s books: top titles for ages 6-9
Each year our schools team select from the books published in the previous year to compile a list of some of the best books for children aged 4-12. Book choices are often outside the usual promotions and our criteria are ‘a good read’ along with ensuring diversity of characters, authors, settings and story line.
This set of books is selected to provide a robust range for all ages and abilities of primary school pupils and has become a highly valued resource for the schools we work with as core library stock, as a guide for introducing readers to new titles in the bookshop, and forms the basis of our World Book Day offer. This year we introduced a collection of ‘super readable books’ to encourage struggling or reluctant readers. They have engaging plots, strong characters, interesting themes as well as dyslexia friendly features.
Top titles for Years 2 & 3 (ages 6-9)
Together: animal partnerships in the wild
Isabel Otter
This is our favourite non-fiction book this year and will appeal to children across the age range with its powerful message of togetherness. Cranes migrate , taking it in turns to lead their flock and linking with other animals on the way . It is written in the form of a haiku poem supplemented by fascinating facts. The beautiful and clever illustrations with cut-outs on each page have the effect of showing the birds in continual flight across land and sea.
Granny’s Little Monsters
Karen McCombie
Zoe and Essie have been helping their Granny Mo in her search for the perfect pet. She tries everything: from Cookie the cat to Rocky the rabbit and Samson the snake, but none is quite right. Then one day when they go mud-larking they find a very strange creature in the river bank. Could this be the perfect pet?
Ellie and the Cat
Mallorie Blackman
Ellie’s bad behaviour exasperates her grandma, and Ellie finds herself swapped with Jelly the cat, unable to turn back into a girl until she solves a tricky problem! As a cat, Ellie makes friends and fights enemies, but does she turn back into a girl? And is she still as badly behaved?
Kevin and the Biscuit Bandit
Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
The return of Kevin: our favourite roly poly flying pony! The town of Bumbleford has been hit by numerous biscuit thefts and all the clues point straight to Kevin…. Oh no! Kevin and his best friend Max are forced to go on the run. Can they find the real thief before it’s too late?
Armadillo and Hare and the Very Noisy Bear
Jeremy Strong
Armadillo and Hare are some of the creatures we meet in the Big Forest. Lobster, Tortoise, Jaguar, Giraffe, Elephant and Stick Insect are also residents, although Stick Insect is a little more difficult to detect. Each chapter tells a different story. What can be done when polar bear arrives in the forest with his very noisy drums? And what will people say when Armadillo holds an exhibition of his paintings which only show cheese? Warm hearted woodland stories which are funny and yet wise.
Exploding Beetles and Inflatable Fish: a world of animal weirdness
Sam Quigley
Go on a wonderful journey with Sam and his stick insects Twiggy and Wiggy to learn lots of funny, weird and very surprising facts about all sorts of creatures. Great illustrations.
