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Lovereading  Book list complied by www.lovereading4schools.co.uk

 

-Year 4 (age 8-9)

 

A selection of books especially selected for children in Year 4 (8 - 9 year olds) of average reading ability.

If your child is a competent reader or has read all these titles then try the books from the Year 5 list. Alternatively if these books are a little challenging try books from the Year 3 list.

 

 

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll

A stunning new full-colour trade paperback edition of this children's classic. Join Alice as she travels through Wonderland and meets...

 

 


 

Anna Hibiscus
Atinuke

Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa. Amazing Africa. She lives with her whole family in a wonderful house. There is always...

 

 


 

BattleOf Bubble And Squeak
Philippa Pearce


 

 


 

Beowulf
Kevin Crossley-Holland

This is the story of Beowulf, who travelled across the sea to fight two monsters, one could rip a man...

 

 


 

The Butterfly Lion
Michael Morpurgo

The story of a young boy who rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African bush. They remain inseparable...

 

 


 

Connor's Eco Den
Pippa Goodhart

The Hogg family are bursting out of their small house so Mr Hogg challenges his three sons to build an...

 

 


 

The Dancing Bear
Michael Morpurgo

Nothing disturbs the peace of a French village until the arrival of a bear cub. Adopted by the orphaned Roxanne,...

 

 


 

The Demon Headmaster
Gillian Cross

Dinah moves in with the Hunter family and starts going to the same school as her foster-brothers Lloyd and Harvey....

 

 


 

Dog So Small
Philippa Pearce

For months, Ben had been thinking about dogs. He had picked the biggest and the best from the dog-books in...

 

 


 

Emil And The Detectives
Erich Kastner

If his mother had known the amazing adventures Emil was going to have in Berlin, she would never have let...

 


 

Fattypuffs And Thinifers
Andre Maurois

Edmund was fat and loved food - just like his mother. His brother Terry was thin - just like his...

 

 


 

The Firework-maker's Daughter
Philip Pullman

More than anything else in the world, Lila wants to be a Firework- Maker. But every Firework-Maker must make a...

 

 


 

Haroun And The Sea Of Stories
Salman Rushdie

An adventure novel about a son's attempt to rescue his father and return to him a special gift. The father...

 

 


 

Harriet The Spy
Louise Fitzhugh

After school Harriet goes to observe the rich lady who never gets out of bed, the man with 25 cats...

 

 


 

I Was A Rat!
Philip Pullman

When a small boy turns up on Bob and Joan's doorstep unable to say much except 'I was a rat'…

 

 


 

The Iron Man
Ted Hughes

Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him...

 

 


 

Little House On The Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder

The sun-kissed prarie stretches out around the Ingalls family, smiling its welcome after their hard journey across America. But looks...

 

 


 

Little Prince
Antione De Saint-exupery

You could be excused for thinking that this book is one containing a simple story for young children about a...

 

 


 

The Midnight Fox
Betsy Byars

Tom is horrified when his parents tell him he is to stay on Aunt Millie's farm while they are away...

 

 


 

Mouse Noses on Toast
Daren King

Gathering his friends - Sandra, Rowley Barker Hobbs, the sheepdog, and the Tinby, a kind of monster - Paul becomes...

 

 


 

Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of Nimh
Robert C O'brien

Time is running out for Mrs Frisby, who must move her family of mice before the farmer destroys their home....

 

 


 

Ottoline And The Yellow Cat
Chris Riddell

Miss Ottoline Brown lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small hairy creature called Mr Munroe. Together,...

 

 


 

The Outlaw Varjak Paw
S F Said

Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and popular leader...

 

 


 

The Sheep-Pig
Dick King-smith

When Farmer Hogget wins a piglet at the local fair, Mrs Hogget thinks of fattening it up for the freezer....

 

 


 

Sophie And The Albino Camel
Stephen Davies

Sophie lives in Gorom-Gorom, with her carnivorous-plant obsessed dad. Despite living there for 2 years, she finds it difficult to...

 

 


 

Stig Of The Dump
Clive King

First published in 1962, this is the story of a boy who finds a Stone-Age cave-dweller living in a rubbish...

 

 


 

Swallows and Amazons
Arthur Ransome

John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping trip. Exploring and...

 

 


 

Why Is Snot Green?
Glenn Murphy

Why is snot is green? Do rabbits fart? What is space made of? Where does all the water...

 

 


 

Woof!
Fritz, Ahlberg, Allan Wegner



 

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