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Child’s Play Books in School
Easy Reference Guide

A number of the books published by Child’s Play are not only suitable for reading for pleasure but also can support learning objectives of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and the National Curriculum. Many of the books can also support development in PSHE and Citizenship. Games are indicated in italics.


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Key Stage 1

Fiction

Stories with Familiar Settings

The Wheels on the Bus
Down at the Station
Mrs Honey’s Tree
Mrs Honey’s Hat
Mrs Honey’s Holiday
Our Cat Cuddles

Stories and Rhymes with
Predictable and Patterned Language

Classic Books with Holes
What’ the time, Mr Wolf?
Ten Little Speckled Frogs
Ten in the Bed
Mrs Honey’s Holiday
Mrs Honey’s Hat
Mrs Honey’s Dream
Mrs Honey’s Glasses
Our Cat Cuddles
The Big Hungry Bear
Quick as a Cricket

Traditional Stories and Rhymes / Fairy Stories
See You Later Alligator
Pass the Parcel
24 Robbers
Classic Books with Holes
The Gingerbread Man
What’ the time, Mr Wolf?
Ten Little Speckled Frogs
Ten in the Bed
The Giant that Sneezed (alternative version of Jack and the Beanstalk)
The Princess and the Dragon
Flip-up Fairy Tales


Stories from a range of cultures
Monkey’s Clever Tale
The Tiger and the Wise Man
Salamatu and Kandoni go missing
From Beans to Batteries

Plays
Princess and the Dragon Mask Book (with playscript)

Stories about Fantasy Worlds
Balloonia
Tooth Fairy
Wild Weather Soup

Stories with Language Play
The Prince who wrote a letter
A Present for Prince Paul
Fisherman Fred

Extended Stories
What’s the Matter, Royston Knapper?
Royston Knapper, Return of the Rogue
The Secret Hedgehog
The Incredible Reversing Peppermints
Trilby

Key Stage 1
Non Fiction

Information Texts
Pocket Pals
Great Pals
Proud Parents
Pals
Dinosaur Pals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Key Stage 2
Fiction

Stories with Familiar Settings
What’s the Matter, Royston Knapper?

Royston Knapper, Return of the Rogue
The Secret Hedgehog
The Incredible Reversing Peppermints
Trilby

Stories based on Observation and the Senses
Night Diary
One Odd Old Owl
Puzzle Island
The Red Herring Mystery
Around the World with Phineas Fog

Myths, Legends, Fables and Parables
The Tiger and the Wise Man (Indian Tale)
Baby Earth (Original myth)
The Elephant’s Child

Traditional Stories, Stories with Related Themes
The Giant that Sneezed
Witch, Witch (characters from traditional tales)
Flip-up Fairy Tales
The Princess and the Dragon

Adventure and Mystery Stories
Puzzle Island
One Odd Old Owl
The Red Herring Mystery
Around the World with Phineas Frog

Stories in a Series
What’s the matter, Royston Knapper?
Royston Knapper, Return of the Rogue


Stories by the Same Author
Puzzle Island
One Odd Old Owl
The Red Herring Mystery
Around the World with Phineas Frog
The Chicken that could swim
A Peacock on the Roof
The Secret Hedgehog
The Incredible Reversing Peppermints
Trilby
All by Paul Adshead

Word Puzzles, Puns and Riddles
Puzzle Island
One Odd Old Owl
The Red Herring Mystery
Around the World with Phineas Frog

Stories from a variety of cultures
Monkey’s Clever Tale
The Wise Man and the Tiger

Key Stage 2
Non Fiction
Information Texts on Topics of Interest, Information Texts on Same or Similar Themes, Information Texts Linked to other Curricular Areas
Misunderstood Series – ‘Bats’, ‘Spiders’, ‘Chameleons’, ‘Snakes’
Metamorphoses Series – ‘Egg, Tadpole, Frog’, ‘Butterfly’, ‘Dragonfly’
Children of the Sun
Time Tunnel
Ocean Deep (available Spring 05)

The National Literacy Strategy Range of Texts

 

 

 

 

Science
Life Processes and Living Things
Pocket Pals
Great Pals
Proud Parents
I Know a Secret
Misunderstood Series – ‘Bats’, ‘Spiders’, ‘Chameleons’, ‘Snakes’

Metamorphoses Series – ‘Egg, Tadpole, Frog’, ‘Butterfly’, ‘Dragonfly’
Ocean Deep

Physical Processes
Children of the Sun

Geography

 

Recognise changes in the environment
Wild Weather Soup
Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer

Recognise changes in physical features
Tristan’s Temper Tantrum
Tristan’s Bedtime
Mrs Honey’s Tree

Grid References
Lost in Space

History/Geography
Time Tunnel

Number
24 Robbers
Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer
10 Fat Sausages (available Spring 05)
Five Little Ducks
Ten Little Monkeys
This Old Man
Ten in the Bed
Ten Little Speckled Frogs
Numbers Snap
Old Macdonald Counting Snap

Addition and Subtraction
Five Little Ducks
Ten Little Monkeys
Ten in the Bed
Ten Little Speckled Frogs
Arithmetic Lotto
Jolly Roger Arithmetic

Giant Dice
10 Fat Sausages (available Spring 05)
Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer (available Spring 05)

Multiplication and Division
Numbers Factory
Giant Dice

Shapes
Pass the Parcel
Pass the Bag

Measures
Ten Beads Tall
Weight Training

Time
What’s the time, Mr Wolf?
Ten Little Monkeys
Here we go round the Mulberry Bush
Hickory Dickory Dock

Fractions
Fruit Salad
Vegetable Soup

Recognise how places compare with other places, recognise how places are linked to other places in the world
Come Home with us
Come and Ride with us
Come and Play with us
Come and Eat with us
From Beans to Batteries
Salamatu and Kandoni go missing

 

Music
Starting points for music
The Musical Life of Gustav Mole
The Lost Music

Musical Families
Gustav Mole Puppet
The Music Man (available Spring 05)
PSHE and Citizenship
Fear/Sharing
The Big Hungry Bear
Scaredy Cats

Understanding other Cultures
Salamatu and Kandoni go missing
From Beans to Batteries
Come Home with us
Come and Ride with us
Come and Play with us
Come and Eat with us
Monkey’s Clever Tale
The Tiger and the Wise Man

Self Esteem
Quick as a Cricket
Who Love you Little Beetle
Mrs Honey’s Holiday
Magic Shoelaces


Environment
Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer

Behaviour
Presto-Change-O
Runaway Kitten
The Princess and the Dragon
Tristan’s Temper Tantrum
What’s the matter, Royston Knapper?
Royston Knapper, Return of the Rogue
See you later. Alligator!

New Baby
Little Snail’s Big Surprise
Waiting for Baby (wordless)
The New Baby (wordless)
Baby Earth

Stress
Relax

Reproduction
I know a Secret

 

The National Numeracy Strategy Areas of Study
My World – Other Cultures
Come Home with us
Come and Play with us
Come and Ride with us
Come and Eat with us
Salamatu and Kandoni

Familiar Animals
Pals
Down in the Jungle (available Spring 05)
Pocket Pals
Great Pals
Noah’s Ark
There was an Old Lady
Old Macdonald
Farmer in the Dell
Big Hungry Bear
The Way Home
What’s for Dinner?
Who Loves You Little Beetle
Little Snail’s Big Surprise
Proud Parents
Pass the Parcel
Animal Lullabies
Wake Up Sleepy Head

Numeracy
Five Little Ducks
Over in the Meadow
Five Little Man (available Spring 05)
10 Fat Sausages (available Spring 05)
What's the Time, Mr Wolf?
24 Robbers
Pass the Parcel
Ten in the Bed
Ten Little Speckled Frogs
This Old Man
Ten Little Monkeys
Ten Beads Tall

Simple Non Fiction Texts
Pocket Pals
Great Pals
Proud Parents

Books relevant to the Foundation Stage

Everyday Life
All in a Day Series
New Baby Series
Here we go round the Mulberry Bush
The Wheels on the Bus
Tooth Fairy
Mrs Honey Series
What’s for Dinner?

Out and About
Mrs Honey Series
The Wheels on the Bus
Down at the Station
The Farmer in the Dell
Runaway Train (imagination)

Relationships
All in a Day Series
New Baby Series
Runaway Kitten
Who Loves You, Little Beetle?
Little Snail’s Big Surprise
Tristan’s Temper Tantrum
Tristan’s Bedtime
Quick as a Cricket
I know a Secret

Nursery Rhymes/Traditional Tales
See You Later, Alligator
Classic Books with Holes
Ten in the Bed
What’s the time, Mr Wolf?
The Gingerbread Man
Ten in the Bed
Ten Little Speckled Frogs

Science
Five Little Men in a flying saucer (environment)
I Know a Secret
Here we go round the Mulberry Bush