15 Inspiring Books featuring positive boy role models
Children grow and change in many ways during their primary school years. As well as growing physically, children develop socially, emotionally and cognitively. Help your child cope with life’s ups and downs with these 15 inspiring books.
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
A celebration of emotions, imagination, melodrama and the power of home.
Lentil by Robert McCloskey
Lentil longs to sing but he cannot sing or even whistle, so he buys himself with a harmonica and practices constantly wherever he is, through dedication Lentil’s harmonica playing saves the day when calamity threatens his hometown.
The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig
A celebration of small acts of kindness and recognition of the needs of the quiet children within our circles.
Enemy Pie by Derek Munsen
A wonderful story about the importance of not judging others and the important components of friendship.
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Voirst
Alexander is a character children can relate to – after all we all have bad days!
Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty
A fabulous book about believing in yourself and staying true to your dreams.
Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges
Saint George, the Red Cross Knight, is taken by the lady Una to her parents’ kingdom, where in a mighty battle he slays a dragon who terrorises the land.
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
A boy discovers a penguin on his doorstep and figuring the penguin must be lost sets out to find the penguin’s home, and so begins a journey of determination and friendship.
Eliot, Midnight Superhero
Eliot is a quiet child by day because he’s exhausted from saving people every night! And now he is on a mission to save the world!
Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat by Stephen Michael King
A fabulous story about learning to love what makes you uniquely you – I love that Jack follows his dreams and inspires Millie to do the same.
Land Shark by Beth Ferry
The only thing Bobby wants for his birthday is a pet shark. So you can imagine his disappointment when his parents get him a puppy!
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow
When Harry loses his beloved bucketful of dinosaurs on a train ride, he must prove they are his before reclaiming them from Lost and Found.
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
Ramon loves to draw until a careless comment makes him lose confidence in his ability. Ramon learns that the beauty of creativity is in the process, not the finished product.
Amy & Louis by Libby Gleeson
Amy and Louis are next door neighbours and best of friends until Amy’s family moves half a world away. Louis sets out to find a way for them to maintain their special bond.
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Margaret Wild
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home in which resides Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, his favorite friend, because she has four names as well. When Miss Nancy “loses” her memory, the intrepid Wilfrid sets out to find it for her.
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