I always tell my class, and encourage them to think, that reading unlocks your true potential and if you’re a good reader then the world is a big open place for you to explore! I have made the following list to give you a good idea as to which books are appropriate for children in Year 4…

<——- Go to My List of Great Reading Books for Year 3 Children!

———> Go to My List of Great Reading Books for Year 5 Children!

• Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery
• Desirable by Frank Cottrell Boyce
• My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons
• There’s a Werewolf in My Tent by Pamela Butchart
• The 13 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
• Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka
• The Peppermint Pig by Nina Bawden
• Operation Gadgetman by Malorie Blackman
• The Children of the Green Knowe by Lucy M Boston
• How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
• Lizzie Dripping by Helen Cresswell
• The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman
• The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo
• The House That Sailed Away by Pat Hutchins
• The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth by Eoin Colfer
• The Suitcase Kid by Jacqueline Wilson
• Give Peas a Chance by Maurice Gleitzman
• The Way to Sattin Shore by Philippa Pearce
• The Akimbo Adventures by Alexander McCall Smith
• The Train to Impossible Places by PG Bell
• The Skies Above My Eyes by Charlotte Guillain
• The Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris
• Star Fell by Dominique Valente
• A Street Through Time by Steve Noon
• The Great Chocoplot by Chris Callaghan
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
• One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson
• Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg
• The Yearling Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
• Matilda by Roald Dahl
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (may need some guidance from parents!)
• Charlotte’s Web by EB White
• The Borrowers by Mary Norton
• Spirit of the Jungle by Bear Grylls (designed to appeal to boys!)
• Just call Me Spaghetti Hoop Boy by Lara Williamson (designed to appeal to boys!)
• Me and Mister P by Maria Farrer (designed to appeal to boys!)
• The Tigerboy by Ted Hughes (designed to appeal to boys!)
• Chaos Descends by Shane Hegarty (designed to appeal to boys!)

Thank you for reading this list and I hope it helps! Have I forgotten your favourite book? Let me know!

You could buy these books from Amazon, however, why not support your local bookshops or even borrow the book from your local library!?

<——- Go to my List of Great Reading Books for Year 3 Children!

——–> Go to my List of Great Reading Books for Year 5 Children!