Recommended Reading List

Junior Infants

• “Where the Wild Things Are “ by Maurice Sendak
• “The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson
• “Adam Saves Christmas” by Benji Bennett
• “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
• “Not now Bernard” by David McKee
• “Pig in the Pond” by Martin Waddell
• “Guess How Much I Love You” by Anita Jeram
• “The Goodnight Star” by Amy Sparkes

Senior Infants

• Horrid Henry Early Readers Series by Francesca Simon
• “Magic Faraway Tree” by Enid Blyton
• “My Penguin Osbert” by Elizabeth Cody Kimmell
• “We’re going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
• “The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss
• “Amazing Grace” by Mary Hoffman & Caroline Binch
• “Own Babies” by Martin Waddell
• “One Thing” by Lauren Child

1st Class

• “What’s for Dinner Mr Gum” by Andy Stanton
• Dirty Bertie Series by Alan MacDonald
• Rainbow Fairy Series by Daisy Meadows
• Panda O’Brien Series
• “My Naughty Little Sister” by Dorothy Edwards
• “Clarice Bean, That’s Me” by Lauren Child.

2nd Class

• Astrosaurs Series by Steve Cole
• Felicity Wishes Series by Emma Thomson
• Famous Five Series by Enid Blyton
• “Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Roald Dahl

3rd Class

• “Alice to the Rescue “ by Judi Curtin
• Beast Quest Series by Adam Blade
• “Feile Fever” by Joe O’Brien
• “Save our Sweetshop” by Lorraine Francis- (Poolbeg Press)
• “The Adventures of Henry & Sam & Mr. Fielding” by Vera Pettigrew- (The Children’s Press).
• “A Sudden Puff of Glittering Smoke” by Anne Fine. (Egmont)
• “Lisa’s Lamb” by Margit Cruickshank. (Children’s Poolbeg).
• “The Adventures of Tin Tin” by Herge
• “Matilda” by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake

4th Class

• “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney
• Skulduggery Pleasant Series by Derek Landy
• “The Sheep Pig” by Dick King-Smith (Puffin Books)
• “Orla at School” by Mary Beckett. (Children’s Poolbeg).
• “A World of Folk Tales” by James Riordan. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd.
• “The Angel of Nitshill Rd” by Anne Fine. (Mammoth)
• “Charlotte’s Web” by E. B. White (Hamish Hamilton)
• “Guinness World Records”.
• The Naughtiest Girl Collection by Enid Blighton.
• “Artemis Fowl” by Eoin Colfer
• “Carriers War” by Nina Bawden
• Tom Gates Series by Liz Pichon.

5th Class

• “Hetty Feather “ by Jacqueline Wilton
• Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson
• “Strongbow” by Morgan Llywelyn. (The O’Brien Press Ltd)
• “The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis. (Puffin Books)
• “The Borrowers” by Mary Norton. (Puffin Books)
• “The Good Liar” by Gregory Maguire. (The O’Brien Press)
• David Walliams Series.

6th Class

• “Miles to Go” by Miley Cyrus
• Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott
• “Safe Harbour” by Marita Conlon-McKenna. (The O’Brien Press Ltd)
• “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor. (Penguin Books)
• “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens
• “Tom’s Midnight Garden” by Philippa Pearce. (Puffin Books)
• “Blaeberry Sunday” by Elizabeth O’Hara. (Poolbeg Press).
• Harry Potter Series; J. K. Rowling.
• “Goodnight Mister Tom” by Michelle Magorian.