Introduction to Reading Pathway Collections
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Personalised Collections
You can add books to the core set of authors and illustrators to personalise the
collection to the needs of your school and/or a particular cohort or class.
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Cakes and Giants - Starter Set
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Recurring Authors and illustrators:
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Elli Woollard (author)
Lucy Rowland (author)
Anna Kemp (author)
Sara Ogilvie (illustrator)
Steve Lenton (illustrator)
Tracey Corderoy (illustrator)
Great for year 1 and 2.
This collection also features illustrations
from:
Benji Davies and Mark Chambers
Want to expand this theme to include
biscuits and Marshmallows be happy to
make some suggestions.
Dogs, Dinosaurs and Detectives
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Recurring Authors and illustrators:
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Elli Woollard (author)
Anna Kemp (author)
Sara Ogilvie (illustrator)
Steve Lenton (illustrator)
Tracey Corderoy (illustrator)
Great for year 1 and 2.
Can easily be adapted for year 3.
Includes suggested list of chapter books
that link with theme (year 2 to 4).
This collection also features:
Richard Byrne
Wade Bradford and Kevin Hawkes
Lucy Dillamore
Dragons and Treasure
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Recurring Authors and illustrators:
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Lucy Rowland (author)
Sara Ogilvie (illustrator)
Great for year 2 and 3.
Could be recurring authors and illustrators (if
you choose these in addition to starter set):
Caryl Hart (author) - Albie series would fit in
well with many of the themes.
Names Adventurer - by Rajiv Singh and
Mehrdokht could also fit with dog and other
themes.
This collection also features:
Amy Sparkes (author)
Kate Hindley (illustrator)
Tales with a Twist: Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
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Recurring Authors and illustrators:
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pages)
Elli Woolard (author)
Lucy Rowland (author)
Steve Lenton (illustrator)
Great for 3 and year 2 in Summer term.
This collection also features:
Eugene Trivizas and Helen Oxenbury
Pretty Salama - Niki Daly
An african retelling of little red riding hood.
Where the wolf is a dog (so could link with
dog theme too).
Adding to your collection
Illustrator:
Sarah McIntyre
Caryl Hart
(author)
Chris Wormed
(author and illustrator)
Year 3
Marie Voigt
(author and illustrator)
Chris Mould
(illustrator)
year 2 and 3 and building
chapter book connections.
Here are just a few
examples of author and/or
illustrators that you could
add to the the core set to
add even more variety to
engage every reader.
Adding Chapter Books
When I first came up with the idea of Reading Pathway Collections I was really interested
in displays that included both picture books and chapter books.
But, then I decided I wanted to:
a) Keep the core collections as small as possible to make it an affordable idea for
everyone.
b) That I didn’t want to distract from everyone enjoying picture books. These
have so much to offer children of all ages.
c) Many schools would already have chapter books they could link in with the displays.
I am most happy to make recommendations of chapter book stories that would link in
with the Reading Pathway mini themes. For children in year 3 especially it would be
great if themed displays included both picture books and chapter books.
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