Happy reading to everyone in Prarambhika!!

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1 Stories, Tales and Books Stories play a vital role in the growth and development of children. The books they read and the characters they get to know can become like friends. It s also good for children to understand that books are a useful source of information and that good reading skills are important for success in their future lives. Reading also helps children with their confidence levels, coping with feelings and language and learning. Children who can read well are more likely to have higher confidence levels. This will benefit them in school as they ll feel able to participate fully in activities. Another part of building confidence and self-esteem is knowing where you fit into the world. Stories can help with this process by showing children what people s lives are like where they live and in other parts of the world. And above all, Reading is Fun! Below is a class-wise list of recommended reading. This list is indicative only and cross reading is always encouraged. If your child wants to read from the list of another class, please encourage them to do so! All reading is highly beneficial. Happy reading to everyone in Prarambhika!!

2 SUGGESTED READING LIST - LKG and UKG This is an indicative list. It is a good idea to start with a book in an area in which your child is interested [trains, dogs, baby sisters, etc.]. Silly stories, wordplays and guessing games entertain this age group, who are now more verbal and eager to participate actively in story time. Discussing the illustrations help the child look for context clues. Continue including "how" and "why" information books in your reading. Dr. Seuss Beginner Books series! Read it Yourself series - level 1 (Ladybird)! Read at Home series - levels 1, 2 & 3 (Oxford University Press)!My First I Can Read Book Shared My First Reading level (Harper Trophy) Read at Home - level 1 (Collins Big Cat) Flying Boot series (Nelson)!Bright Sparks series! Pepper/Bubbles series Superphonics series! Magic Castle Readers series (Child s World) Little Princess Story series (Tony Ross) Charlie & Lola series (Lauren Child)! Rasha series!the Large Family series (Jill Murphy) Clifford series (Norma Bridwell)! Maisy series (Lucy Cousins)! Amazing Animals series (Tony Mitton)!The Things I Love About...(Trace Moroney) Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Jan Fearnley A Very Proper Fox!Claudia Lloyd A Busy Busy Day in Tinga Tinga!Anoushka Ravishankar Alphabets Are Amazing Animals!Sam McBratney Guess How Much I Love You and I m Sorry

3 SUGGESTED READING LIST - CLASS I & II This is an indicative list. It is a good idea to start with a book in an area in which your child is interested. Books with predictable plots are often enjoyed, as the children enjoy being "right"! Silly stories like tall tales and Dr. Seuss nonsense are a big hit. Discussing the illustrations helps the child look for context clues. Continue including "how" and "why" information books in your reading. Dr. Seuss! Read it Yourself series - Level 2 ( Ladybird) e.g. The Gingerbread Man! Read at Home - Levels 2, 3 & 4 (Collins Big Cat) e.g. Arthur s Fantastic Party! Fisher-Price First Grade Ready Reader Storybook e.g. Tappy s!team! Step into Reading books Step 1, 2 & 3! Ready to Read - Key Stage 1 (Make Believe Ideas) e.g. The Elves and!the Shoemaker! Cambridge Bright Sparks series! Bruno & Bubbles First Story Books! My First I Can Read Book (Harper Trophy) e.g. Dumpy to the Rescue! Start Reading & Writing series! Jean & Gareth Adamson Topsy & Tim series! Picture Ladybird series ( Ladybird)! Silver Tales series( Ladybird)! Dora the Explorer series!!! Margaret & H E Rey Curious George series Stuart Murphy Math start series! Mercer Mayer Little Critter series! Octanauts series Little Einstein series! Usborne Young Readers!

4 SUGGESTED READING LIST - CLASS III & IV This is an indicative list. It is a good idea to start with a book in an area in which your child is interested. They can then be introduced to a wide variety of books with different styles, subjects, and genres. Children can start reading longer stories and make a smooth transition to chapter-books with the help of a beginner chapter books like the Usborne Young Reading series among others. The Berenstein Bears series (Stan/Jan Berenstain)! Magic School Bus (Joanna Cole)! Franklin s Neighbourhood (Paulette Bourgeois)! I Am Reading series (Kingfisher)! Step into Reading Step 2 & 3 (Random House)! Read to Read series (Nick & Claire page)! Dr. Seuss Classic Collection e.g. The Lorax! Ladybird Classics! Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth (Eric Carle)! The Traveller, The Tiger and the Very Clever Jackal (Reshma Sapre)! Usborne Young Reading series! Noddy (Enid Blyton)! Hello, Mr. Twiddle (Enid Blyton)! Little Animal Ark (Lucy Daniels)! Young Corgi series (Dick King-Smith)! Junior Classics! My Weird School (Dan Gutman)! The Children Who Smelled Rat (Allan Ahlberg)! Pixie Tricks (Tracy West)! Rainbow Magic (Daisy Meadows)! Nate the Great (Marjorie Weinman Sharmat)! Nancy Drew Clue Crew (Carolyn Keene)! Secret Seven (Enid Blyton) Aesops Fables! Tales from Panchatantra! Karadi Tales!

5 SUGGESTED READING LIST CLASS V This is an indicative list. The list is arranged according to genre. However, some books could belong to more than one genre. It is a good idea to start with a book in an area in which your child is interested. Children in Class V start reading longer stories and can make a smooth transition to chapter-books while also enjoying well-illustrated picture-books. They relate well to School Stories and stories with outrageous characters tickle their funny bones. Having a variety of materials available - magazines, newspapers, and books - encourages reading as a leisure activity. Adventure The Young Adventurers series (Enid Blyton)! Secret Seven series (Enid Blyton)! Secret Agent Jack Stalwart (Elizabeth Hunt)! Sophie s Adventures (Dick King-Smith)! Geronimo Stilton! Andrew Lost (J C Greenburg)! Zac Power (H I Larry)! The Flying Magic Jharokha series (Shamim Padamsee)! Books in this genre are an all time favourite with children. Clementine (Sara Pennypacker)! Jake Drake series (Andrew Clements)! St. Clares/Malory Towers (Enid Blyton)! My Weird School (Dan Gutman)! Marvin Redpost series (Louis Sachar)! Ramona series (Beverly Cleary)! Bailey School Kids series (Marcia Thornton Jones)! Mr. Majeika (Humphrey Carpenter)! Judy Moody / Stink series (Megan McDonald)!

6 Fantasy Roald Dahl The Secrets Faraway Tree Enid Blyton Oliver Moon Series Sue Mongredien Folktales/ Legends There is a treasury of literature with multi-hued tales from our rich and traditional folklore and mythology. The Indian Storybook (Rani Singh)! Stories from Panchatantra (retold by Shiv Kumar)! Regional folktales like Mazzoo Mazzoo! Magical Indian Myths (Anita Nair)! Fun in Devlok series (Devdutt Patnaik)! Aesops Fables! Karadi Tales! Art Tales From India (Anjali Raghbeer)!Classics Gulliver s Travels (Jonathan Swift)! Black Beauty (Anne Sewell)! Heidi (Johanna Spyri)! Classic Starts series! Junior Classics series! Great Illustrated Classics series:! Judy Moody series (Megan McDonald)! My Father s Dragon (Ruth Gannett)! The Capital Mysteries (Ron Roy)! The Twits (Roald Dahl)! Nancy Drew & the Clue Crew (Carolyn Keene)!

7 SUGGESTED READING LIST- CLASS VI This is an indicative list. The books are listed according to genre. However, some books could belong to more than one genre. It is a good idea to start with a book in an area in which your child is interested. Children in Class VI start to gather more information by reading than before. They begin showing interest in non-fiction books about people and the things they do. Stories with outrageous characters tickle their funny bones. Having a variety of materials available - magazines, newspapers, and books - encourages reading as a leisure activity. Adventure Andrew Lost series ( (Young Samurai series (Chris Bradford)! Adventure series (Enid Blyton)! Adventures According to Humphrey (Betty Britney)! Molly Moon series (Georgia Byng)! Magic Tree House series (Mary Pope Osborne)! Agent Alfie series (Justin Richards)! Space Mutts (Michael Broad)!Mystery! Agent Amelia (Michael Broad)! Jane Blonde (Jill Marshall)! Diamond Brothers series (Anthony Horowitz)!School Stories! Marvin Redpost series (Louis Sachar )! Judy Moody (Megan McDonald)! School Soup (Paro Anand)! Ramona series (Beverly Cleary)! Wayside School series (Marcia Thornton Jones)! Malory Towers / St. Clare s series (Enid Blyton)! Stink series(megan McDonald)! Hank Zipzer series (Henry Winkler)! Lunch Money (Andrew Clements)!Fantasy! Magyk (Angie Sage)! The Boy Who Could Fly (Sally Gardner)! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)! Beast Quest series (Adam Blade)! How To Train Your Dragon (Cressida Cowell)! The Secrets of Droon (Tony Abbott)!Animal Stories Awesome Animals series! Tiger My Friend (Ruskin Bond)! Muddlepuddle Farm (Michael Morpurgo)! Nim At Sea (Wendy Orr)! Spy Dog (Andrew Cope)! Sky Horses (Linda Chapman)!!

8 !There is a treasury of literature with multi-hued tales from our rich and traditional folklore and mythology.! Tall Tales (Jasper Utley)! Gulla & Hangul (Mariam Ahlawat)! Kashmiri Storyteller (Ruskin Bond)! Tigers for Dinner (Ruskin Bond)! The Rumour (Anushka Ravishankar)! Amar Chitra Katha! Water Stories from Around the World! Tales of Arabian Nights! Grandma s Bag of Stories (Sudha Murty)!Classics! A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)! Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)! Alice in Wonder land (Lewis Caroll)! The Adventures of Robin Hood (Roger L. Green)! The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)!...! The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)! Frankenstein (Mary Shelly)! Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)!And here s more Framed (Frank Cotrell Boyce)! Diary of A Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)! Jeremy Strong! We, The Children of India (Leila Seth)! Taranauts series (Anoopa Pai)! The Diary of the Worst Cook in the World (Subhadra Sengupta)! Meddling Mooli series (Asha Nehemiah)! Football Academy (Tom Palmer)! The White Tiger (Rohini Chowdhury)! Soccer Squad (Bali Rai)! Wasim the Wanderer (Chris Ashley)! Elephant Child (Mary Ellis)! Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Judy Blume)! You, Me & Thing (Karen McCombie)! Hooey Higgin series ( Steve Voake)! Mallory series (Laurie Friedman)! The Cupcake

9 SUGGESTED READING LIST - CLASS VII & VIII This is an indicative list. The books are listed according to genre. However, some books could belong to more than one genre. It is a good idea to start with a book in an area in which your child is interested. Children in Class 5 gather more information by reading than ever before. They are interested in nonfiction books about people and the things they do. Stories with outrageous characters tickle their funny bones. Having a variety of materials available - magazines, newspapers, and books -encourages reading as a leisure activity. Adventure Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O Dell)! The Water Catchers (Bhairavi Parekh)! The Grand Plan To Fix Everything (Uma Krishnaswami)! The Indus Investigators-Mohenjodaro Mystery (Ilona Aronovsky)! Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O Dell)! Gangsta Granny (David Walliams)! Young Samurai series (Chris Bradford)! On Top of the World-My Everest Adventure (Arjun Vajpai)! Jimmy Coates-Revenge (Joe Craig)! The Wanderer (Sharon Creech)! Meanwhile Adventures (Roddy Doyle)! Nicki Holland Mysteries (Angela Elwell Hunt)! 39 Clues series! Lady Grace Mysteries! Alex Rider series (Anthony Horowitz)! Artemis Fowl series (Eoin Colfer)!School Stories! Frindle (Andrew Clements)! Frecklejuice (Judy Blume)! Holes (Louis Sachar)! Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)! Dear Mr. Henshaw (Beverly Cleary)! Malgudi Schooldays (R K Narayan)! Wayside School Stories (Louis Sachar)! Wringer (Jerry Spinelli)! Koni The Story Of a Champion (Moti Nandy)! School Friends series (Ann Bryant)!Fantasy! Fablehaven (Brandon Mull)! The Girl Who Fell Into Fairyland (Catheryne M Valente)! Ghost Knight (Cornelia Funke)! Phantom Tollbooth (Norman Juster)!

10 How To Ride A Dragon s Storm (Cressida Cowell)! Escape from Mr Lemencello s Library (Chris Grabenstein)! Journey Into the River Sea Eva Ibbotson The Magic Thief Sarah Prineas Harry Potter J K Rowling Eragon Christopher Paolini Animal Stories Winterling (Sarah Prineas)! The Daring Escape of the Misfit Menagerie (Jacqueline Resnick)! Eco Worriers series (Kathryn Lamb)! There s A Tarantula in My Purse (Jean Craighead George)! Mr. Poppers Penguin (Richard Atwater)! The Call of The Wild (Jack London)! Born to Lead (Paro Anand)! Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)! Phantom Stallion (Terry Farley)! Warriors (Erin Hunter)! Alone on a Wide Wide Sea (Michael Morpurgo)!Historical Stories (Non/Fiction)! The Spitting Cobra (Gill Harvey)! Before They Were Famous series! Amar Chitra Katha! Let s Go Time Travelling (Subhadra Sengupta)! D O A Detectives (Sonja Chandrachud)! Letters From A Father to His Daughter (Jawaharlal Nehru)! The Boy in Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)! Auto\Biography The Boy on the Wooden Box (Leon Leyson)! Going Solo and Boy (both by Roald Dahl)! The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)! Scientists who Have Changed the World! The Dead Famous series Folktales/ Legends! Fun in Devlok: Saraswati s Secret River (Devdutt Patnaik)! Treasury of Myths & Legends (James Riordan)! Mahabharata! Ramayana! Magical Indian Myths (Anita Nair)! Seasons of Splendour (Madhur Jaffrey)! Three Princes of Persia (Rohini Chowdhury)! City Stories From Here & There!Classics! The Secret Garden (Frances Burnett)! Abridged Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare)! The Railway Children (E. Nesbitt)! Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)!

11 A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine Engle)! Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)! Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)!And here s more...! The Six Spellmakers of Dorabji Street (Shabnam Minwalla)! The Secret Diary of the World s Worst Genius (Paro Anand)! Dork Diaries (Rachel Russell)! Matilda (Roald Dahl)! Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan)! H. I.V.E. (Mark Walden)! Boyhood Days (Rabindranath Tagore)! Rusty, the Boy from the Hills (Ruskin Bond)! The Diary of the Worst Cook in the World (Subhadra Sen Gupta)! The Narayanpur Incident (Sashi Deshpande)! Rajula and the Web of Danger (Deepa Agarwal)! The Owl Service (Alan Garner)! Love That Dog (Sharon Creech)! Mockingbird (Katherine Erskine)! Araminta Spookie series (Angie Sage)! Wilderness (Roddy Doyle)! Bridge to Terabithia (Katerine Paterson)! Sleepovers (Jacqueline Wilson)! Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul! Billy The Kid (Michael Morpugo)! Eragon (Cornelia Funke)!