October: Word of Mouth

Word of Mouth

Celebrate all oral storytelling traditions:

• Have fun storytelling!
• Enjoy reading out loud!
• Spend some time reading together!
• Enthral an audience by reading aloud!
• Get involved with live literature!
• Also a great way to harness the power of recommended reads.

The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Macmillan Children's Books
9780333710937
Little mouse goes for a walk in the forest. In order to scare his enemies he invents the Gruffalo. Each in turn asks, "A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws." Imagine mouse's surprise when he finally runs into the dreaded Gruffalo!
Age 0-5

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury
Walker Books
9780744523232
We’re going on a bear hunt, We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day! We’re not scared… Join with the family's excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of the bear…
Age 0-5

Banana!
Ed Vere
Puffin Books
9780141500591
Two monkeys, one banana. Using only two words this books is the ultimate guide in how to get what you want!
Age 0-5

No Matter What
Debi Gliori
Bloomsbury
9780747563310
Beautiful illustrations, simple rhyme and a moving storyline to reassure that love is for always.
Age 0-5

Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy
Lynley Dodd
Puffin Books
9780140505313
A pack of dogs plus one cat equals a recipe for trouble! Hairy Maclary and his friends bravely step out until they run into Scarface Claw. “EEEEEOWWWFFTZ”, the dogs are no more!
Age 0-5

Horrid Henry Rules the World (Horrid Henry)
Francesca Simon
Orion Children's
9781842555675
Ten hilarious stories about Henry who is always up to no good. When it comes to trouble, Horrid Henry is King!
Age 6-10

How to Train Your Dragon
Cressida Cowell
Hodder Children's Books
9780340860687
Poor Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, heir to the hairy hooligans tribe, is the most unlikely Viking in Berk. However, with help from an undersized, toothless dragon, and some friends (and enemies) he manages to overcome his problems.
Age 6-10

The Iron Man
Ted Hughes
Faber Children's Books
9780571226122
One of the greatest modern fairy tales raising questions about good and evil…
Age 6-10

The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Dav Pilkey
Scholastic
9780439014571
George and Harold create the greatest super-hero in their school's history. Meet Captain Underpants. His identity is so secret, even he doesn't know who he is. Great to read out loud with lots of sound effects!
Age 6-10

Flat Stanley
Jeff Brown
HarperTrophy
9780060097912
Since a large notice board fell on him, Stanley has only been half an inch thick. Despite this he has lots of adventures in lots of unusual places from envelopes to drains! But will he ever return to normal?
Age 6-10

Tadpole's Promise
Jeanne Willis
Andersen Press
9781842704264
Tadpole promises Caterpillar that he will never change but as the seasons pass his legs grow, his arms change and Caterpillar crawls off in disgust. She returns to give him one last chance with disastrous consequences…
Age 5-100+

The Legend of Spud Murphy
Eoin Colfer
Puffin Books
9780141317083
Will and Marty are packed off to the library during the school holidays. Can they escape the clutches of the legendary librarian Spud Murphy and her gas-powered spud gun? How did Ugly Frank got his nickname? Who gets tattooed with the pink Barbie stamp? Read on to discover how Will and Marty find out that libraries and books aren’t so bad after all...
Age 8-11

Fish
L.S. Matthews
Hodder Children's Books
9780340874035
The day Tiger has to leave his home forever he finds a fish struggling for life in a dried-out puddle. The only thing he takes on his journey is Fish and together they travel across the mountains and away from danger... or so he thought.
Age 8-12

Barkbelly
Cat Weatherill
Puffin Books
9780141318745
After striking Pan Evans dead Barkbelly, a wooden boy, embarks on a journey. He not only discovers where wooden people like him live but also is on the trail for his family. But everything isn’t as simple as Barkbelly hoped…
Age 8-12

Holes
Louis Sachar
Bloomsbury
9780747544593
‘If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy.’

When he is sent to Camp Green Lake Detention Centre Stanley Yelnats has to dig a hole five foot wide by five foot deep each day and report if he finds anything. Digging holes has got nothing to do with turning a bad boy into a good boy and Stanley eventually digs up the truth...
Age 10-13

Stormbreaker
Anthony Horowitz
Walker
9781844280926
Alex Rider’s world is turned upside down when his guardian is killed. Forcibly recruited into MI6, Alex trains with the SAS and armed with special gadgets is sent off on his first mission. Why would he need to investigate Herod Sayle who is giving free computers to every school in the country?
Age 10-13

The Ex-Files
Pete Johnson
Puffin Books
9780141319834
Not sure what to do when you've been dumped? Join the Ex-Files and let them help... Remember the Ex-Files motto, there’s no one you can’t get over!
Age 12+

Blade: Playing Dead
Tim Bowler
Oxford University Press
9780192754844
Blade is in hiding and people are looking for him. Blade will be OK because Blade can look after himself... but his enemies aren’t messing about.
Age 12+

Witch Child
Celia Rees
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
9780747550099
After her grandmother is hanged for witchcraft Mary escapes to a new life in America but soon realises that the atmosphere of superstition and suspicion have followed her. Mary uses all her wits and skill to survive the corruption of those around her.
Age 12+

The Arrival
Shaun Tan
Hodder Children's Books
9780340969939
No words, just pictures, but you’ll be talking about it for hours.
Age 12+

Diary of a Chav: Trainers V. Tiaras
Grace Dent
Hodder Children's Books
9780340932179
Read about the exploits of Shiraz Bailey Wood. Discover there’s more to her than hoodies, hip-hop and Claire’s Accessories as she begins to think about what she wants to do with her life. The first of a series.
Age 12+