Booklist: Favourite storytime books for EYFS

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Storytime Favourites for EYFS
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We have selected a list of favourite storytime books for EYFS (ages 3-5), which includes books that are particularly well suited for being read out loud to younger children. From the best classroom read-alouds to favourite bedtime stories, browse our list of books that are brilliant for capturing the magic of storytelling in the Early Years....

Storytime Favourites for EYFS
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Best Test
Best Test

Pippa Goodhart & Anna Doherty

What the Ladybird Heard
What the Ladybird Heard

Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks

Papa Penguin
Papa Penguin

Lindsay Camp & Momoko Abe

Fabulous Frankie
Fabulous Frankie

Simon James Green & Garry Parsons

The Bumblebear
The Bumblebear

Nadia Shireen

I Really Really Need a Wee
I Really Really Need a Wee

Karl Newson & Duncan Beedie

Veg Patch Party
Veg Patch Party

Clare Foges & Al Murphy

Octopants
Octopants

Suzy Senior & Claire Powell

Oi Frog
Oi Frog

Kes Gray & Jim Field

Aliens Love Underpants
Aliens Love Underpants

Claire Freedman & Ben Cort

The Magic Crayon
The Magic Crayon

Amy Sparkes & Ali Pye

Room on the Broom
Room on the Broom

Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

Starwhal
Starwhal

Matilda Rose & Tim Budgen

The Mega Magic Hair Swap
The Mega Magic Hair Swap

Rochelle Humes

The Princess and the Shoe
The Princess and the Shoe

Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton

Elmer
Elmer

David McKee

The Tiger Who Came to Tea
The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Judith Kerr

Handa's Surprise
Handa's Surprise

Eileen Browne

Six Dinner Sid
Six Dinner Sid

Inga Moore

Peace at Last
Peace at Last

Jill Murphy

My Dad is a Grizzly Bear
My Dad is a Grizzly Bear

Swapna Haddow & Dapo Adeola

When a Dragon Meets a Baby
When a Dragon Meets a Baby

Caryl Hart & Rosalind Beardshaw

So Much
So Much

Trish Cooke & Helen Oxenbury

Maisie's Scrapbook
Maisie's Scrapbook

Samuel Narh & Jo Loring-Fisher

Eat Your Peas
Eat Your Peas

Kes Gray & Nick Sharratt

The Whales on the Bus
The Whales on the Bus

Katrina Charman & Nick Sharratt

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury

The Cat and the Rat and the Hat
The Cat and the Rat and the Hat

Em Lynas & Matt Hunt

The Wonky Donkey
The Wonky Donkey

Craig Smith & Katz Cowley

Aaaarrgghh, Spider!
Aaaarrgghh, Spider!

Lydia Monks

Supertato
Supertato

Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet

The Squirrels Who Squabbled
The Squirrels Who Squabbled

Rachel Bright & Jim Field

I Love You Blue Kangaroo
I Love You Blue Kangaroo

Emma Chichester Clark

Poo in the Zoo
Poo in the Zoo

Steve Smallman & Ada Grey

Look Up
Look Up

Nathan Bryon & Dapo Adeola

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