The books below are unfortunately currently out of print, and are also not currently available as ebooks or audiobooks. You may however be able to find secondhand copies of them.
Snowy is a very popular award-winning picture book illustrated by Keith Bowen. Rachel and her family live in a narrowboat on the Chester canal, and Snowy is the barge horse. Rachel longs to take her to school on show and tell day, but Mum says Snowy isn’t a pet horse, she has a job to do. 6+
Zzaap and the Word Master is a novel accompanying a television series of the same name. Josie and Peter, trapped in a computer game, can only move between levels by solving puzzles – but will they ever escape? 10+
Willa and Old Miss Annie is a collection of three linked animal stories. When Willa first meets Old Miss Annie she is afraid of her, but soon she befriends her and together they help a goat, a Shetland pony and a fox cub who have all been in danger. Highly commended. Carnegie medal runner up.
Tricky Nelly’s Birthday Treat is a funny story about Tricky Nelly and Billy the Bamboozler and the tricks they play on each other. Illustrated by Tony Ross. 6+
Tales of Wonder and Magic is an anthology of magic stories from around the world. Beautifully illustrated by Juan Wijngaard.
Peak Dale Farm Stories: Valentine’s Day. Valentine is a naughty calf, but Anna is determined that he will behave at the Hope Show. And she has to overcome her own stage fright. Illustrated by Kim Lewis. 6+
Peak Dale Farm stories: A Calf called Valentine is set in the Peak District. Anna’s mother is in hospital, and Anna is homesick at her grandparents’ farm. But she is given charge of the calf that is born on Valentine’s Day, and falls in love with him. Illustrated by Kim Lewis.
The Oxford Book of Bible Stories retells forty of the most powerful and unforgettable stories of the Old Testament: Noah’s Ark, Samson… Ruth… Handsomely illustrated by Jason Cockcroft.
The Making of Fingers Finnigan is a sequel to How Green You Are!, both of which were Jackanory favourites. Weird George, Julie and Bee campaign to save their open air swimming pool. 8+
How Green You Are! was my first book, set in a seaside town in the Wirral in the 1950s. School and family life, friendships and ghosts. 8+