For the classroom
Best books to read aloud in class
The read-alouds that hold a whole class, Reception to Year 6: board books to chant, picture books to perform, and chapter books worth a daily cliffhanger.
A great class read-aloud is a particular thing: it carries to the back of the carpet, it begs to be performed, and it leaves children desperate for the next bit. Not every wonderful book reads aloud well, and these are the ones that do.
They span the whole of primary, from board books built on rhythm and rhyme, through picture books made for voices and pauses, to chapter books worth ending each day on a cliffhanger. We have kept to one per author, so there is range to build a year of read-aloud from.
Pick one, read it like you mean it, and watch a class fall quiet in the best way.
