This is our ultimate 50 books for children in Year 2 this year and our recommendations for a captivating book corner that encourages children to start clocking up the reading miles at this crucial stage of the reading journey. Lots of page-turners and short chapters to really build stamina and fluency as well as promote the sheer pleasure of reading stories, poems, picture books and non-fiction books when independence is opening doors to a breadth of reading material and learning.
This is our ultimate 50 books for children in Year 2 this year and our recommendations for a captivating book corner that encourages children to start clocking up the reading miles at this crucial stage of the reading journey. Lots of page-turners and short chapters to really build stamina and fluency as well as promote the sheer pleasure of reading stories, poems, picture books and non-fiction books when independence is opening doors to a breadth of reading material and learning.
Perfect for teachers to read aloud, this selection exudes quality and makes for a sound base of core books for sharing, re-reading and for children to take home and read for themselves. Selected books might inspire a book-led curriculum or with extra copies make a great class text?
As with our previous 50 Recommended Reads packs for Reception and Year 1 – the Year 2 pack includes a selection of: firm favourites; award-winning authors and illustrators; brand new highlights of the last year that we think stand out; books with a great range of characters to include diverse backgrounds and experiences; twisted fairy tales; rhyming stories and poetry anthologies; picture books with “something special” and outstanding non-fiction books to broaden children’s knowledge of the world. The Year 2 pack specifically includes very short and short page-turners as discussed in the Reading Framework 2023.
The selection is picked by our team of experienced book experts who collectively have over 25 years’ experience of buying books for schools, classrooms and family.
