Melissa Thom
Episode 3: Supporting Children Starting School
Updated: Jun 4, 2020
Books for children around the ages of 4-5 years old.

Melissa welcomes UWE primary specialist, Jane Carter, back into the Spellbound studio. They talk about the importance books play in all aspect of (primary) school life - from preparing them for what to expect and beyond.
Melissa also pops along to independent book store, Max Minervas in Bristol and chats to children's author, Rachel Bright, who has written several books for children, including Love Monster, The Lion Inside and The Koala Who Could. Rachel is also the winner of the Evening Standard Oscar's Book Prize and the Sainsbury's Book Award.
The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak on YouTube
Max Minervas Bookshop, Bristol
BOOK LIST: Starting School (the following list contains affiliate links)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
The Snail & the Whale by Julia Donaldson
Starting School by Janet & Allan Ahlberg
Lucy And Tom At School by Shirley Hughes
Harry And The Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow Go To School by Ian Whybrow
I Am Too Absolutely Small For School by Lauren Child
A Cultivated Wolf by Becky Bloom and Pascal Biet
Little Red Reading Hood by Lucy Rowland and Ben Mantle
I Do Not Like Books Anymore by Daisy Hurst
The Big Book of The Blue by Yuval Zommer
The Lion Inside by Rachel Bright
The Day Louis Got Eaten by John Fardell
Into the Forest by Anthony Browne
Spellbound Book List PDF: Starting School