Australian Books to Read Aloud
We were inspired by this manifesto from Michael Morpurgo, which was recently posted on Facebook in Dance with me in the Heart and shared by some of our members.
If you are looking for books to read aloud, you might like to try some of these suggestions from our committee. We’d be happy to share others you’ve found successful – send your favourites to vic@cbca.org.au with the subject heading ‘Australian Books to Read Aloud’.
GRADE 1-2
Tashi – Anna Fienberg
Under the Love Umbrella - Davina Bell & Alison Colpoys
Your School is the Best - Maggie Hutchings and Felicita Sala
To the Bridge – Corrine Fenton
Mike I don’t Like - Kat and Jol Temple
Mr Chicken (series) – Leigh Hobbs
Little Cat and the Big Red Bus - Jane Godwin
The Terrible Plop - Ursula Dubosarsky
Peggy - Anna Walker
Herman and Rosie - Gus Gordan
Wendy the Flying Chicken - Gus Gordan
The Wolves of Greycoat Hall - Lucinda Gifford
Figgy (series) – Tamsin Janu
To the Lighthouse - Christy Byrne
The Grand Genius Summer of Henry Hoobler – Lisa Shanahan
Graver Finds a Home (series) – Claire Garth
My Hampster (series) – David Lowe
Leave Taking – Lorraine Marwood
Monty’s Island – Emily Rodda
GRADE 3-4
Nim's Island – Wendy Orr
Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables – Tim Harris and James Hart
Rowan of Rin – Emily Rodda
Midnight at the Library – Ursula Dubosarsky and Ron Brooks
The Secret Library of Hummingbird House - Julianne Negri
The Right Way to Rock - Nat Amoore
Shockingly Good Stories - RA Spratt
Nanny Piggins - RA Spratt
The Elephant – Peter Carnavas
Extreme Adventure (series) – Justin D Áth
Bungawitta - Emily Rodda
Unreal (series) – Paul Jennings
Run Pip, Run – JC Jones
Trouble at Home (series) – Cate Whittle
Songbird & Sunflower - Ingrid Laguna
Vincent and the Grandest Hotel in the World - Lisa Nicol
Polly & Buster (series) - Sally Rippin
The Song of Lewis Carmichael - Sofie Laguna
Jimmy Cook (series) - Kate & Jol Temple
Bailey Finch takes a Stand - Ingrid Laguna
The Travelling Bookshop (series) - Katrina Nannestad
GRADE 5-6
Worse Things - Sally Morgan
The Peacock Detectives – Carly Nugent
The Little Wave – Pip Harry
The Curiosities – Zana Fraillon and Phil Lesnie
The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone – Jaclyn Moriarty
The Unstoppable Flying Flanagan - Felice Arena
The Glasshouse of Stars – Shirley Marr
Once - Morris Gleitzman
Secrets of a Schoolyard Millionaire - Nat Amoore
The Power of Positive Pranking – Nat Amoore
The Year the Maps Changed - Danielle Binks
Detention - Tristan Bancks
Catch a Falling Star - Meg McKinley
We Are Wolves & Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief - Katrina Nannestad
The Beast of Hushing Wood - Gabrielle Wang