Author: Sarah Bytheway

Reception Reading Spine

Autumn 1 / Topic: All about Me	Autumn 2 / Topic: Let’s Celebrate	Spring 1 / Topic: Once Upon a Time / Luna New Year	Spring 2 / Topic: Supertato / Spring and Chicks	Summer 1 / Topic: Full of Beans!	Summer 2 / Topic: Minibeasts
Fiction: / Pete the Cat, Eric Litwin / I am absolutely too small for school, Lauren Child / Super Duper You, Sophy Henn / Pumpkin Soup, Helen Cooper / Non-Fiction: / Tree: A Peek through picture book, Britta Teckentrup / A Stroll Through The Seasons, Kay Barnham / Poetry: / Nursery Rhymes / Oi Frog series	Fiction: / Kipper’s Birthday, Mick Inkpen / Cake, Sue Hendra / The Best Diwali Ever by Sonali Shah / Little Glow by Katie Sahota and Harry Woodgate / Dipal’s Diwali / First Christmas / Non-Fiction: / Holiday s Festivals and Celebrations Books (8 books used throughout the year) / Poetry: / Zim, Zam, Zoom, James Carter	Fiction: / Various versions of Traditional Tales with a particular focus on The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks and The Three Little Pigs / The Great Race: The Story of the Chinese Zodiac, Dawn Casey & Anne Wilson / Non-Fiction: / Welcome to Our World, A celebration of children everywhere! / Poetry: / Out and About though the Year, Shirley Hughes	Fiction: / Supertato, Sue Hendra / Supertato Veggies Assemble / Supertato Veggies in the Valley of Doom / Supertato Run Veggies, Run / Non-Fiction: / The Egg / Chicken and Egg / Poetry: / Poems About Weather	Fiction: / Jack and the Beanstalk- various versions / Jack and the Jelly Beanstalk, Rachael Mortimer / Jasper’s Beanstalk, Nick Butterworth / Non-Fiction: / My Bean Diary / Poetry: / Poems out loud!	Fiction: / Superworm / Spinderella / What the ladybird Heard and What the Ladybird Heard Next, Julia Donaldson / The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle / Non-Fiction: / First Facts, Bugs / Minibeast Encyclopedia / Watch me Grow, Butterfly / Poetry: / Mad About Minibeasts!, Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz

Reception Reading Spine

Nursery Rhymes	Five Little Speckled Frogs / Hickory Dickory Dock / Humpty Dumpty / If You’re Happy and You Know It / I’m a Little Teapot / Incey Wincey Spider / One, Two, Three, Four Five / Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake / Round and round the garden / Row, Row, Row Your Boat / The Grand Old Duke of York / Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star / Wind the Bobbin Up
Traditional tales- different versions reread throughout the year	Goldilocks and the Three Bears / Jack and the Beanstalk / Little Red Riding Hood / The Elves and the Shoemaker / The Enormous Turnip / The Gingerbread Man / Three Billy Goats Gruff
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