Power of Pictures Books

The books chosen for the Power of Pictures are high quality picturebooks that support the development of sophisticated reading skills, enabling children to develop deeper levels of comprehension and to learn about narrative structure and character development in an accessible way, shaping children’s knowledge about how to craft writing using text and illustration.


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Where's Lenny?

A small boy plays hide and seek with his parents in a simple ...

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A Mouse Called Julian

Julian is a mouse who is perfectly happy avoiding other ...

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Here Comes Frankie

This book is currently out of print.


Frankie decides that ...

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Traction Man meets TurboDog

In this second outing for Traction Man, Mini Grey continues ...

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Grandad's Island

Syd has a very close relationship with his Grandad, whose ...

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The Story Machine

Elliott is a curious boy who finds a mysterious machine. He ...

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Croc and Bird

Croc and Bird

Croc and Bird hatch out from eggs lying side by side on the ...

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Shh! We Have a Plan

Chris Haughton uses a distinctive colour palette in each of ...

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Is there a dog in this book?

The playful cats Viviane Schwarz introduced in two earlier ...

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Wild

Wild eyed with wonder, a small naked girl stares out from ...

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Bedtime for Monsters

Do you ever wonder if somewhere, not too far away, there ...

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Grendel: A Cautionary Tale about Chocolate

Grendel is a little monster who adores chocolate. So when he ...

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