Values Books

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

Music Books

• Sing Out the Values – Volumes 1 & 2

• The Little Triangle

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