Varmints

Author: Helen Ward

Illustrator: Marc Craste

Deep and dark.

Potential link into bees - maybe a trip to Buzzworks.

Story sack ideas: a non fiction book about the environment or bees, a birdsong CD, an activity based around things we would miss

Mr Gumpy's Outing

Author: John Burningham

Illustrator: John Burningham

The most beautiful pictures in any book. The story follows the inevitable conclusions of many animals in a river boat.

Story sack ideas: A figure of Mr Gumpy, toys or pictures for the various animals, a non fiction book on rivers, a tea set.

The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish

Author: Neil Gaiman

Illustrator: Dave McKean

Complex and glorious.

Story sack ideas: a swapping game, Would you rather...? questions, a map.

Voices in the Park

Author: Anthony Browne

Illustrator: Anthony Browne

This amazing picturebook uses multiple narrators to retell an event. The artwork is detailed and makes a lot of intertextual references.