Band 17/Diamond (Collins Big Cat) Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and… Continue reading Max and Monty: The Raven Thief by Sally Doherty
An extract from Raz Beri: When I was six, it felt good when my mum told me I was ‘special’. Those days are long gone. Now I know that ‘special’ means social outcast. It means living in fear of being side-lined, left on the bench. Do you fancy my kind of ‘special’? Thought not. ‘…nineteen,… Continue reading Raz Beri by Matt Stephens ~ Blog Tour
"The problem with growing up listening to bedtime stories about monsters, magic and myth is that you don't really question it when a lake summons you." Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend is a captivating story of family, friendship and destiny. Inclusive with an autistic protagonist and two mams who love Vivi very much,… Continue reading Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones ~ Blog Tour
Thunder Boots is a delightful picture book celebrating everyone's unique talents and abilities. Encouraging acceptance, teamwork and an understanding that there is more than one way to learn, this is a wonderful book for EYFS classrooms. Told from a very young point of view, it will help teachers understand the children coming into their classrooms… Continue reading Thunderboots by Naomi Jones & Rebecca Ashdown ~ Blog Tour
Wolfstongue is a story of connection – connection to the earth, to animals, to yourself. Silas likes being by himself. A stammer and the bullies who torment him force him to keep to himself, to keep quiet and face the world alone. But when he finds an injured wolf on the cycle path, he becomes… Continue reading Wolfstongue by Sam Thompson & illustrated by Anna Tromop
LOUD! is another wonderfully inclusive story from author/illustrator Rose Robbins. Abigail finds school difficult. Her ADHD means she can be disruptive in class, struggles to concentrate and becomes frustrated with herself and others. She doesn’t want to do writing. She’d rather scribble, fiddle and stare out the window. When things get too much, she finds… Continue reading Loud! by Rose Robbins
Can Bears Ski? is a charming and powerful picture book that follows Boy Bear on a journey of discovery. Growing up always bring challenges and changes. For Boy Bear, this means learning about being hard of hearing and how to cope with all of the things that will help him to better understand the world… Continue reading Can Bears Ski? by Raymond Antrobus & illustrated by Polly Dunbar
I Talk Like a River by Canadians Jordan Scott and Sydney Smith is a powerful picture book told through the thoughts of a young boy who stutters. He is surrounded by sounds. When he wakes up in the morning, the sounds of the words that are all around him become stuck in his mouth stopping… Continue reading I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott & Sydney Smith
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh is inspirational, touching and downright funny! Billy Plimpton has a stammer. As he leaves Year 6 and begins secondary school, he is terrified of others finding out. He does all he can to hide his voice and think of ways to cure his stammer so he can follow his… Continue reading The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh by Helen Rutter
El Deafo is a great book about a small girl, called Cece, who was really poorly with meningitis when she was little and she lost her hearing. Cece had to wear a hearing aid that was a box that had straps that she had to put her arms through. Coming out of the sides of… Continue reading El Deafo by Cece Bell ~ Review by Lucy, age 10
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