We set out below a number of books we recommend for parents and carers who want to find out about or deepen their understanding of Values-based Education.

Other recommended books for parents and learners:

 

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 Almond (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-Holland (KS2)
• The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Judith Nicholls
• Percy Jackson, the Lightning 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 Tracy 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)
• Moon Bear 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

 

VbE Quality Mark Accreditation

Meritton received full accreditation from Values-based Education Quality Mark in June 2023. (Read more)