Reading books Year 1

[Hannahmum35]

Hello, my little one (currently in reception) absolutly loves reading. I would love to do some reading with her over the summer but I am unsure which books to buy. The teacher suggested ORT Kipper etc stage 8 or 9 however i personally had enough of those doing them all year with her. Anyway with childeren in Year 1 who can give me some fun titles to buy ?

Sorry i meant anyone with childeren ...

Not sure what level your dc is but both mine (one of each) enjoyed the happy families books (bought a job lot from book people or similar).

Should have said Ds now year 4 dd year 1 going into year 2.

Check out the library, our local library does a reading challenge over the summer with stickers, small prizes etc as rewards and then a medal/certificate at the end.

I would avoid school reading type books at home (if you can) you can check out the Happy Families books (Mr Creep the Crook etc) I think they are levelled at purple.

Any of the easy reader chapter books are good: The Kitten with No Name, 3 Little Princesses, easy Horrid Henry books.

DD is also in reception and likes the Mercy Watson books, Frog and Toad and Topsy and Tim books.

Some of the easier Roald Dahl books are good too, DD started with The Magic Finger and then read Esio Trot and has now just finished The Twits...

There are also loads of easier Rainbow Fairy type books (DD likes the Secret Mermaid books).

The teacher suggested buying Boff and Kopper books. That's funny.

Mudpuddle Farm by Michael Morpurgo is lovely. I'm not suggesting your dd reads it all herself but lots of the dialogue is in speech bubbles so it really lends itself to reading together - I used to give each dc a different animal to be - so they get to try and sentence or two in a "proper" book.

We also liked the DK early readers.

Yes dk early readers Ds loved the star wars ones.

Raid your local library as children move so fast that it is a waste of money to buy them.

Also they normally do a scheme in Summer where a child has to read at least 6 books in 6 weeks.

I love the Usborne First Reader and Young Reader books. Lots of titles, often fairy tales or sagas, myths etc. The Easy Reader Ones are also worth looking at.

DD is Yr1. This time last year she was reading Blue Bananas, Titchy Witch and some Roald Dahl. She also loved the Horrid Henry early readers and the utterly vile Rainbow Fairies books.

These are Blue and Red bananas, prettily repackaged. My Yr 1 daughter who reads ORT stage 10/11 loves them - and they are pretty good value

www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_product_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&productId=304368

Try the library. Then if you like something in particular you can buy it. We have a shelf full of Horrid Henry, both the easy readers that DS started with and the proper stories. He still reads both now a year later so they were worth buying .

Blue Bananas are good, as are Usborne -Series One you would want, seriously silly stories, Titchy witch, Monster and Frog.

If she is stage 8/9 then you dont need scheme books. Winnie the witch translates as book band purple/8, the large family are gold/9. Others round that are the little bear stories, most childrens picture books to be honest. Then you can try the early readers, usborne beginners non fiction are all 8/9 as well.

We read anything but reading scheme books, I can only just about tolerate them from school.

DS is Y1 and I read anything we fancy, he can stretch to Harry Potter although I read the bulk of it or else we'd never finish it. I've found it more fun to choose books that interest him and I get him to read chunks of whatever it is. So if we're reading an encyclopedia I'll get him to read some of the fact boxes and I'll do the rest. It means he gets to read words he wouldn't usually come across in his school books, learns something and I don't get bored to tears!

bloody reading scheme books!

"my kid really loves reading what shall we read?"
"more of the same crap we give her in school. that should take away the joy of reading"

agree with those saying take her to the library or bookshop. let her choose her own.

there is a reading scheme that isn't really,called I am Reading. tgere are sone really cool stories in that series. your library/bookshop should know which ones I nean.

also my daughter (reception and reading band 10) is currently really enjoying poetry so it might be worth looking for a good children's poetry book. This helps broaden their reading experience too. We have a lovely one
www.amazon.co.uk/Poems-Young-Children-Belinda-Gallagher/dp/1848103212/ref=cm_rdp_product/279-5879587-0888256
over 300 poems, we were given it as a present and love it. It contains riddles as well which have proved very interesting.

Try oliver moon (harry potterish for little ones) and Mr Majeika. DS1 loved reading both when he was in reception. He also loved Dinosaur cove but there are quite a few dinosaur names in there which I even struggled with!

Try Horrid Henry, Titchy Witch, Mr Majeika, any fairy story books she fancies, and - by Y1, she's bound to love them I'm afraid, the Rainbow Fairy books.

dd1 liked Tiara Club better than the Fairy ones, and they are actually written by a person as opposed to a consortium, so also worth a try - but possibly a bit too 'old' for now.

Roald Dahl, Ottoline, Famous Five.....just look in bookshops, there are heaps of good books for Y1-Y2

We have some great reading books from school, reading this thread is making me ultra grateful!

The best thing you can do with a reading scheme is put it somewhere dark and moist. My daughter started reading on Little Bear stories. If she has to go up five levels to reach where she was more than eighteen months ago (or more maybe) then I really can't see the point. Perhaps I should start drinking out of a baby's bottle. There's got to be some advantage to all this regression.

I will second the "I am reading" scheme it is fab and most libraries have it.

DD loves "No Nits", "The Giant Postman" and "Noisy Neighbours"

The Gruffalo is levelled at stage 9 I believe so you could give that a go...

Yes, I am reading has provided some gems. Looking forward to DD managing it. DS even brought some home from school .

Giant Postman is fab

and Doughnut Danger
Mrs Hippo's pizza parlour
ooh la la lottie
etc