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‘The Night Before Christmas’ by Clement Clarke Moore

Little Bear’s Trousers by Jane Hissey

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Hissey, J (1996) Little Bear’s Trousers
Published by Putnam Publishing Group, Reissue edition (1996) Re-Illustrated and republished by Scribblers UK (2012)
Copyright: Hissey, J (1996) Little Bear’s Trousers
Published by Putnam Publishing Group, Reissue edition (1996) Re-Illustrated and republished by Scribblers UK (2012)
Bright Stanley by Matt Buckingham

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Buckingham, M (2017) Bright Stanley
Published by Little Tiger Press
Copyright: Buckingham, M (2017) Bright Stanley
Published by Little Tiger Press
Little Bear Lost by Jane Hissey

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Hissey, J (2014) Little Bear Lost
Published by Scribblers UK Ed.
Copyright: Hissey, J (2014) Little Bear Lost
Published by Scribblers UK Ed.
Marvin Wanted MORE! by Joseph Theobald

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Theobald, J (2005) Marvin Wanted MORE!
Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Copyright: Theobald, J (2005) Marvin Wanted MORE!
Published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Story read by Mrs Lawrence
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2017) Zog and the Flying Doctors
Published by Alison Green Books
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2017) Zog and the Flying Doctors
Published by Alison Green Books
The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith and Katz Cowley

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Smith, C and Cowley, K (2018) The Wonky Donkey
Published by Scholastic
Copyright: Smith, C and Cowley, K (2018) The Wonky Donkey
Published by Scholastic
Old Bear by Jane Hissey

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Hissey, J (1991) Old Bear
Published by Random House Children’s Publishers UK (Originally)
Republished by Scribblers in September 2013
Copyright: Hissey, J (1991) Old Bear
Published by Random House Children’s Publishers UK (Originally)
Republished by Scribblers in September 2013
Song by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2016) Zog
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2016) Zog
Published by Scholastic Press
Someone Bigger by Jonathan Emmet and Adrian Reynolds

Story read by Mrs McDowell
Copyright: Emmett, J and Reynolds, A (2003) Someone Bigger
Published by OUP Oxford
Copyright: Emmett, J and Reynolds, A (2003) Someone Bigger
Published by OUP Oxford
A Squash and a Squeeze by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Story read by Mrs McDowell
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2017) A Squash and a Squeeze
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2017) A Squash and a Squeeze
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Murphy, J (1986) Five Minutes Peace
Published by Walker Books
Copyright: Murphy, J (1986) Five Minutes Peace
Published by Walker Books
Christopher Nibble by Charlotte Middleton

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Middleton, C (2014) Christopher Nibble
Published by Oxford University Press
Copyright: Middleton, C (2014) Christopher Nibble
Published by Oxford University Press
The Fish who could Wish by John Bush and Korky Paul

Story read by Miss Henderson
Copyright: Bush, J and Paul, K (2008) The Fish who could Wish
Published by OUP Oxford
Copyright: Bush, J and Paul, K (2008) The Fish who could Wish
Published by OUP Oxford
Burglar Bill by Janet & Allan Ahlberg

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Ahlberg, A and Ahlberg, J (1979) Burglar Bill
Published by Puffin
Copyright: Ahlberg, A and Ahlberg, J (1979) Burglar Bill
Published by Puffin
Sugarlump and the Unicorn by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks

Story read by Mrs Lawrence
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Monks, L (2018) Sugarlump and the Unicorn
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Monks, L (2018) Sugarlump and the Unicorn
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Story read by Mrs Lawrence
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2019) The Smeds and the Smoos
Published by Alison Green Books
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2019) The Smeds and the Smoos
Published by Alison Green Books
Tabby McTat by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2016) Tabby McTat
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2016) Tabby McTat
Published by Scholastic Press
The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

Story read by Miss Stevens
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2016) The Smartest Giant in Town
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Scheffler, A (2016) The Smartest Giant in Town
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Lion at School by Phillipa Pearce

Story read by Miss Henderson
Copyright: Pearce, P (2001) Lion at School and other stories
Published by Puffin; New Ed Edition
Copyright: Pearce, P (2001) Lion at School and other stories
Published by Puffin; New Ed Edition
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees

Story read by Mrs Huskings
Copyright: Andreae, G and Parker-Rees G (2014) Giraffes Can’t Dabce
Published by Orchard Books
Copyright: Andreae, G and Parker-Rees G (2014) Giraffes Can’t Dabce
Published by Orchard Books
Charlie’s Superhero Underpants by Paul Bright and Lee Wildish

Story read by Mrs Lawrence
Copyright: Bright, P and Wildish, L (2009) Charlie’s Superhero Underpants
Published by Little Tiger Press
Copyright: Bright, P and Wildish, L (2009) Charlie’s Superhero Underpants
Published by Little Tiger Press
The Cave by Rob Hodgson

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Hodgson, R (2018) The Cave
Published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Copyright: Hodgson, R (2018) The Cave
Published by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
Grumpycorn by Sarah McIntyre

Story read by Miss Stevens
Copyright: McIntyre, S (2019) Grumpycorn
Published by Scholastic
Copyright: McIntyre, S (2019) Grumpycorn
Published by Scholastic
Mog and Bunny by Judith Kerr

Story read by Mrs Knowles
Copyright: Kerr, J (1988) Mog and Bunny
Published by HarperCollin’s Children’s Books
Copyright: Kerr, J (1988) Mog and Bunny
Published by HarperCollin’s Children’s Books
Dogger by Shirley Hughes

Story read by Mrs Clark
Copyright: Hughes, S (1977) Dogger
Published by The Bodley Head (Original) and Red Fox (this version)
Copyright: Hughes, S (1977) Dogger
Published by The Bodley Head (Original) and Red Fox (this version)
Elmer by David McKee

Story read by Mrs Knowles
Copyright: McKee, D (1990) Elmer
Published by Andersen Press
Copyright: McKee, D (1990) Elmer
Published by Andersen Press
Aliens Love Underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Freedman, C and Cort, B (2007) Aliens Love Underpants
Published by Simon & Schuster UK
Copyright: Freedman, C and Cort, B (2007) Aliens Love Underpants
Published by Simon & Schuster UK
What the Ladybird Heard

Story read by Mrs Clark
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Monks, L (2010) What the Ladybird Heard
Published by MacMillan Children’s Books
Copyright: Donaldson, J and Monks, L (2010) What the Ladybird Heard
Published by MacMillan Children’s Books
Winnie the Witch by Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas

Story read by Miss Stevens
Copyright: Paul, K and Thomas, V (1989) Winnie the Witch
Published by Oxford University Press
Copyright: Paul, K and Thomas, V (1989) Winnie the Witch
Published by Oxford University Press
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! by Mo Willems

Story read by Mrs Lawrence
Copyright: Willems, M (2006) Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
Published by Hyperion Books for Children (US) and Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Inc. (UK)
Copyright: Willems, M (2006) Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
Published by Hyperion Books for Children (US) and Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Inc. (UK)
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Princess! by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Fletcher, T, Poynter, D and Parsons, G (2018) The Dinosaur that Pooped a Princess!
Published by Red Fox Picture Books
Copyright: Fletcher, T, Poynter, D and Parsons, G (2018) The Dinosaur that Pooped a Princess!
Published by Red Fox Picture Books
The World’s Worst Children 2, ‘Fussy Frankie,’ by David Walliams - Part One

Story read by Mrs Bleach
Copyright: Walliams, D and Ross, T (2017) The World’s Worst Children 2, Fussy Frankie
Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
Copyright: Walliams, D and Ross, T (2017) The World’s Worst Children 2, Fussy Frankie
Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
The World’s Worst Children 2, ‘Fussy Frankie,’ by David Walliams - Part Two

Story read by Mrs Bleach
Copyright: Walliams, D and Ross, T (2017) The World’s Worst Children 2, Fussy Frankie
Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
Copyright: Walliams, D and Ross, T (2017) The World’s Worst Children 2, Fussy Frankie
Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
The World’s Worst Children 2, ‘Fussy Frankie,’ by David Walliams - Part Three

Story read by Mrs Bleach
Copyright: Walliams, D and Ross, T (2017) The World’s Worst Children 2, Fussy Frankie
Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
Copyright: Walliams, D and Ross, T (2017) The World’s Worst Children 2, Fussy Frankie
Published by HarperCollins Children’s Books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Story read by Miss Lilley
Copyright: Carle, E (1969) The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Published by Puffin
Copyright: Carle, E (1969) The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Published by Puffin