We are delighted to announce our very first book award for the children in Years 3 and 4. There are 14 exciting books in the longlist, carefully chosen to engage and extend the children’s reading practice and to cater for all tastes and interests. The diverse range includes the genres of adventure, mystery, fantasy, poetry, biography and realistic fiction. Children will find books containing letter-writing giraffes, a wounded wolf, a dad who wants to fly and beetles galore but embedded within the stories are powerful themes such as friendship, mental health, campaign for change, refugees, empathy, grief, dyslexia and autism.
We recently introduced the Redbridge Children’s Book Award to Years 5 and 6 and the response has been overwhelming with some children managing to read as many as 10 books in the first two weeks! We are therefore very excited to be able to offer the same opportunity to Years 3 and 4 and look forward to finding out what they think of the books we have chosen.
See the longlist with a short synopsis of each title here.
We would love to know your thoughts, why not leave a comment? Thank you.
Mrs Oshungbure
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