Values Books

We set out below a number of books we recommend for learners and parents.

Music Books

Friendship

  • Woolly by Sam Childs

  • Little Penguin by Patrick Benson

  • Mr Bill and Clarence by Kay Gallway

  • Do You Want to be my Friend by Eric Carle

  • Ping by Chae Strathey and Marion Lindsay

  • Well Done, Little Bear by Martin Waddell

  • Little Beauty by Anthony Browne

  • The Sleepy Owl by Marcus Pfister

  • Gorilla by Anthony Browne

  • The Tunnel by Anthony Browne

  • Let Me Tell You About Friendship by Bridget Knight

  • Cloudbusting by Malorie Blackman (KS2)

  • Goodnight, Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian (KS2)

  • Skellig by David Almon (KS2)


Peace

  • Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy

  • Peace at Last by Jill Murphy

  • A Little Moment of Peace by Jenny Meldrum

  • Tusk Tusk by David Mckee

  • Two Monsters by David Mckee

  • Long Neck and Thunderfoot by Helen Piers

  • The Best Christmas Present in the World by Michael Morpurgo

  • War and Peas by Michael Foreman

  • Bible Story: Jesus Calms the Storm

  • Bible Story: Noah’s Ark

  • Diary of a Killer Kat by Anne Fine (KS2)


Freedom

  • This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers

  • Elmer by David McKee

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey

Love

  • Love Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBrat

  • The Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers

  • Love is my Favourite Thing by Emma Chichester Clark

  • Bog Baby by Jeanne Willis

  • Hey I Love You by Ian Whybrow

  • The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Unity

  • All Kinds of People by Damon

  • The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson

  • A Balloon for Grandad by Nigel Gray and Jane Ray

  • Who is the World For? By Tom Pow

  • The Jolly Postman by Alan and Janet Ahlberg

  • Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker

  • Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

  • If the World Were a Village by David J Smith

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


  • Frightened Fred by Peta Coplans

  • Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson

  • Silly Billy by Anthony Browne

  • The King That Missed by David Melling

  • Duck Death Tulip by Wolf Erlburgh

  • Hiccup, the Viking Who Was Seasick by Cressida Cowell

  • Billywise by Judith Nicholls

  • Alfie and the Dark by Sally Miles

  • Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey

  • The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (KS2)

  • Once by Morris Gleitzman (KS2)

  • Danger is Everywhere by David O’Doherty (KS2)

  • Storm by Kevin Crossley-Hollard (KS2)

  • The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Judith Nicholls

  • Percy Jackson, the Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan (KS2)

  • How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell (KS2


Humility

  • Willy the Wimp by Anthony Browne

  • Look What I’ve Got by Anthony Browne

  • Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson

  • The Wind and the Sun – traditional

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Hope

  • The Nativity Story – traditional

  • The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney

  • The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Justice/Equality

  • For Every Child – UNICEF

  • Bill’s New Frock by Anne Fine (KS2)

  • When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr (KS2)

  • The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers

  • The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig

  • The Railway Children by E. Nesbit (KS2)

  • Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kastner (KS2)

  • The Arrival by Shaun Tan

  • The Story of Tracey Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson (KS2)

  • Gentle Giant by Michael Morpurgo

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Kindness, Compassion and Generosity

  • Little Beauty by Anthony Browne

  • The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

  • Bible Story – Jesus Heals the Leper

  • Penguin by Dolly Dunbar

  • Let Me Tell You About Compassion by Sue Webb

  • The Selfish Crocodile by Faustin Charles and Michael Terry

  • The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr

  • The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Respect

  • Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

  • Cinderella, Traditional

  • The Three Bears, Traditional

  • I Don’t Care! By Brian Moses and Mike Gordon

  • Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Determination

  • The Huge Bag of Worries by Virginia Ironside

  • Avocado Baby by John Burningham

  • The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson

  • The One Hundred Mile an Hour Dog by Jeremy Strong (KS2)

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Co-operation

  • Bible Story – The Good Samaritan

  • Bible Story – Daniel and the Lion

  • Bible Story: Story of the Creation

  • Handa’s Surprising Day by Eileen Brown

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Gratitude, Thankfulness

  • A Place to Call Home by Alexis Deacon

  • Noah’s Ark by Lindy Norton

  • The Fish Who Could Wish by Korky Paul

  • A Kitten Called Moonlight by Martin Waddell

  • Grandmother and I by Hellen Buckley and Jan Omerod

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Responsibility, Care

  • Where the Forest Meets the Sea by Jeannie Baker

  • Dear Greenpeace by Simon James

  • Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey

  • The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith (KS2)

  • Charlotte’s Web by E. Nesbit (KS2)

  • My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons (KS2)

  • Moonbear by Gill Lewis (KS2)


Joy, Happiness

  • Cheer Up Your Teddy Bear by Cressida Cowell

  • Funnybones by Alan and Janet Ahlberg

  • Mr Percy’s Magic Greenhouse by Anthea Kemp

  • How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers

  • The Incredible book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers

  • The Cat in the Hat by Dr Zuess

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey


Self-Belief

  • Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andrae

  • Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman

  • The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson

  • The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch

  • Elmer by David McKee

  • The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith (KS2)

  • I Was a Rat… or The Scarlet Slippers by Philip Pullman (KS2)

  • Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (KS2)

  • Mr Stink by David Walliams (KS2)

  • The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charles Mackesey