Recommended reading books for primary & secondary aged children in the UK
Rhiannon Findlay is a children’s picture-book author whose interactive, rhyming bedtime stories are published by Ladybird, part of Penguin Random House Children’s. She writes the immersive Don’t Disturb the… series with illustrator Siân Roberts, inviting young readers to tiptoe “over, under, round and through” each adventure without waking the central character.
Her titles include Don’t Disturb the Dragon and Don’t Disturb the Pirate, with a further entry Don’t Disturb the Unicorn listed by the publisher. Findlay has also written a large-format retelling of The Nutcracker for Ladybird.
Don’t Disturb the Pirate has been recommended for shared bedtime reading by School Reading List, which highlights its energetic quest structure leading to a calm, wind-down ending.
Don’t Disturb the Dragon was first published on 22 June 2023.
20 pirate books for children interested in life on the high seas and primary schools looking for pirate books for cross curricular topics. Authors include James Davies, Celia Rees, Neil Gaiman, Lindsay Eagar, Derek Keilty, Cornelia Funke, and Philip Ardagh.
Don’t Disturb the Pirate is a great bedtime story with an exciting, explorer/adventure style beginning following through to a calmer, sleep-inducing ending. The illustrations are engaging with glistening fish, tiny turtles and a cute and quirky seagull.
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