These stories encourage children to see things from different angles so they realise that things are not always black and white and helps them lay foundations that will help them navigate the complexity, paradox, and absurdity of the real world.

Our top 3 books for perspective are:

1. Duck! Rabbit! – by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

2. Oh No, George! – by Chris Haughton

3. A Tale of Two Beasts – by Fiona Roberton

4. A Pile of Leaves – by Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin
5. A Squash and a Squeeze – by Julia Donaldson
6. Ada Twist, Scientist – by Andrea Beaty & David Roberts
7. An Extraordinary Egg – by Leo Lionni
8. Baxter’s Book – by Hrefna Bragadottir
9. Big Cat Little Cat – by Elisha Cooper
10. Caps for Sale – by Esphyr Slobodkina
11. Cave Baby – by Julia Donaldson & Emily Gravett
12. Circle – by Mac Barnett
13. Desmond and the Very Mean Word – by Desmond Tutu & Douglas Carlton  Abrams
14. Extra Yarn – by Mac Barnett
15. Fish is Fish – by Leo Lionni
16. Frederick – by Leo Lionni (Mfufu in Zulu)
17. Gast! – by Carol Swain
18. Grrrrr – by Rob Biddulph
19. I Am An Artist – by Marta Altes
20. I Want My Hat Back – by Jon Klassen
21. Iron Man (Origin Story)
22. Last Stop on Market Street – by Matt de la Pena
23. Life On Mars – by Jon Agee
24. Matilda’s Cat – by Emily Gravett
25. Mr. Big – by Ed Vere
26. My New Home – by Marta Altes
27. My Teacher is a Monster – by Peter Brown
28. No! – by Marta Altes
29. Odd Dog Out – by Rob Biddulph
30. One Gorilla – by Anthony Browne
31. Rabbityness – by Jo Empson
32. Rain – by Linda Ashman
33. Shh! We Have a Plan – by Chris Haughton
34. Spiderman (Origin Story)
35. Square – by Mac Barnett
36. Story of Ferdinand – by Munro Leaf
37. The Crayons Book of Colours – by Drew Daywalt
38. The First Slodge – by Jeanne Willis & Jenni Desmond
39. The Giving Tree – by Shel Silverstein
40. The Great Paper Caper – by Donald Crews
41. The Gruffalo – by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
42. The Gruffalo’s Child – by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
43. The Heart and The Bottle – by Oliver Jeffers
44. The Mysterious Tadpole – by Steven Kellogg
45. The Sneetches – by Dr. Seuss
46. The Straw Giant and the Crow – by Jess Bosworth Smith
47. The Way Back Home – by Oliver Jeffers
48. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse – by Mac Barnett
49. The Zax – by Dr. Seuss
50. They All Saw a Cat – by Brendan Wenzel
51. This is not a book – by Jean Julianne
52. Tidy – by Emily Gravett
53. Triangle – by Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen
54. Verdi – by Janell Cannon
55. Where the Wild things are – by Maurice Sendak
56. Whistle for Willie – by Ezra Jack Keats
57. Zoom – by Istvan Banyai
58. The Fate of Fausto – by Oliver Jeffers
59. Once upon a star – by James Carter
60. Cyril & Pat – by Emily Gravett
61. Albert’s Tree – by Jenni Desmond
62. The King Cat – by Marta Altes