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Picturebooks for Lower KS2

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Booklist: Picturebooks for Years 3 and 4

Picturebooks are wonderful for all ages in primary schools and are not to be limited to the younger classrooms alone. As children’s author Kate Cunningham says, “Telling a child that they are too old for a picture book is like telling them that they are too old for chocolate ice cream or computer games“.

In Lower KS2, picturebooks offer a unique opportunity to enjoy the interplay between images and words, as well as being brilliant for opening discussions on important issues, for exploring new ideas, for boosting empathy and for developing critical thinking. Sometimes they simply provide a fun reading experience that caters to a visual appetite that begins to be increasingly excluded from chapter books for the age group. We’ve picked out a list of recommended picturebooks that are most suitable for children aged 7-9….

Picturebooks about important topics


Picturebooks about inspirational figures


Wordless Picturebooks


Empathy-building picturebooks


Fantastical and imaginative picturebooks


Playful and positive picturebooks


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