At this stage, books should be accessible and not strictly educational. Find books that have that all-important humour or 'street cred'. These years are about captivating and maintaining a child's interest in reading.
by Brian Selznick
Orphan, clock keeper and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secre... Click here for more details
by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
Rescued as an infant from Shere Khan, the tiger with the blazing eyes, Mowgli is brought up ... Click here for more details
by Emily Rodda
The day that Leo Zifkak became the owner of the music box, his life changed forever.
Leo didn't know this at the tim... Click here for more details
by Lewis, C.S.
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are sent to live with their reclusive uncle in his mysterious country home. Lucy soon ... Click here for more details
by Wallace Edwards
Come one, come all!
Step right up and feast your eyes upon a myriad of magical and mysterious amusements!
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by Jeanne Birdsall
Meet the Penderwicks: Rosalind, Skye, Jane and Batty. Four sisters, all as different as chalk and cheese. When the girls, ... Click here for more details
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Inga Moore
When orphan Mary Lennox arrives from India to live with her uncle, everyone at Misselth... Click here for more details
by Alexandra Adornetto
If you want a book full of bizarre and engaging characters, unpredictable journeys and humour, then The shadow th... Click here for more details
by Jackie French, illustrated by Bruce Whatley
Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
No, it's a wombat, a sheep and a dancing ... Click here for more details
by Sonya Hartnett
One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and ... Click here for more details
by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
It all started with a mysterious letter left at a tiny bookstore for authors Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Bla... Click here for more details
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Timothy Ering
This is the tale of a tiny, sickly mouse with unusually large ears, a mouse who takes hi... Click here for more details
by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
Loyal Mole, resourceful Rat and wise Badger must try to change Toad's extravagant ways befor... Click here for more details
by Catherine Bateson
Ruby's mum is having a baby, but why does she need one of those when she's already got a Ruby?
To make matters ... Click here for more details
