Year 3 reading list

Ages 7 to 8 · Key Stage 2

Longer chapter books arrive. Funny books, series and graphic novels all count: the aim is a child who chooses to read.

Loved by many

• Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl. Three mean farmers and one clever fox. A quick, funny Dahl.
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. The famous factory tour, with plenty to talk about afterwards.
• The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. A tree in an enchanted wood with a different land at the top. Short chapters.
• The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy. A school for witches and a girl who gets everything wrong.
• Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon. Short, funny stories that reluctant readers often love.
• Dog Man by Dav Pilkey. A graphic novel that gets many children reading by choice.
• George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. A boy mixes a medicine for his grumpy grandma.
• The Twits by Roald Dahl. Two horrible people and a short, silly revenge.

Recent prize winners

• Evie and Maryam's Family Tree by Janeen Hayat. Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2026, Younger Readers.

At home

Let your child choose. A joke book or a comic is still reading, and it builds the habit that longer books need.