Book List for Year 1 Set A Summer English Plans

This list includes both required and suggested books for all the Hamilton plans in this age range for this term.

Hamilton Group Readers are available as pdfs to download alongside the plans. They are also available in hardcopy format from the Hamilton Education website (hamiltoneducation.org.uk) at low cost to facilitate wide access and to enable more children to hold books in their hands while they learn. The books used in Hamilton plans are generally widely available in schools, bookshops and libraries. Hamilton has an arrangement with two booksellers who offer discounts to users buying Hamilton booklist books that are held in stock by these two sellers. We do not receive any money from either company.

  • SheelsEducational give a discount on recommended retail prices of 20%, more for larger orders. See their website to find out more and to experience their highly personalised service.
  • Pickabook offer a discount of between 10% and 30% off the RRP. For more information, see

REQUIRED

  • Traditional versions of: Cinderella, Billy Goats Gruff and Snow White, Fairy Stories and Traditional Tales
  • Snow White in New York by Fiona French, Fairy Stories and Traditional Tales
  • Hairy Tales and Nursery Crimes by Michael Rosen, Fairy Stories and Traditional Tales
  • Dear Greenpeace by Simon James, Letters
  • The Dancing Tiger by Malachy Doyle, Information texts
  • Tigress by Nick Dowson, Information texts
  • Surprising Sharks / Ice Bear by Nicola Davies, Information texts
  • Poem Maker, Word Shaker by Pie Corbett, Poems about nature
  • The Works’ chosen by Paul Cookson,Poems about nature
  • My first Oxford Book of Poems chosen by John Foster, Poems about nature
  • The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry, Poems about nature

REQUIRED HAMILTON GROUP READERS (Available with plans)

  • Billy Dogs Gruff, Fairy Stories and Traditional Tales
  • Superheroes – all sorts, Fantasy
  • Boris and Sid met a shark, Letters
  • Cat, fish and shell, Letters

SUGGESTED

  • Eliot Jones: Midnight Superhero by Anne Cottringer and Alex Smith, Fantasy
  • Superhero ABC by Bob McCleod, Fantasy
  • Super Daisy by KesGray, Fantasy
  • Charlie’s Superhero Underpants by Paul Bright, Fantasy

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