Ms. Eireann Hickey – Year 1 Blue

The Gruffalo’s Child, By: Julia Donaldson

I recommend The Gruffalo’s Child because it is engaging, imaginative, and full of rich language. Its repetitive structure helps children join in with familiar phrases, building confidence as early readers. The strong rhyming pattern supports children in hearing and recognizing sound patterns in language. This develops their phonological awareness-the ability to hear and play with sounds-which is a key foundation for successful early reading.