Kirjallisuusdiplomi

English Reading Diploma grades 3-4

This HelMet English Reading Diploma is for 3-4 grade students.

When you have read ten (10) books, you get a diploma. You can select books from this list or select books that are interesting to you that are not found on this list. All the books you read can be used for the Reading Diploma. You can also ask a librarian for ideas.

You can also read audiobooks.

Table of contents

Easy Readers • Fiction • Fantasy • Graphic Novels and Comics • Nonfiction

Easy Readers

Little Gems series

Little Gems series

Easy-reading stories.

Zoe's Rescue Zoo series Amelia Cobb

Zoe's Rescue Zoo series

A fantastic series for animal lovers everywhere.

The Naughtiest Unicorn series Bird Pip

The Naughtiest Unicorn series

Join the naughtiest unicorn for friendship, magic and mayhem in this hilarious series!

Wigglesbottom Primary series Butchart Pamela

Wigglesbottom Primary series

Laugh-out-loud school-based fun in two-colour stories, perfect for encouraging independent reading!

The Bear Stylist Butler Steven

The Bear Stylist

Ludo comes from a long line of famous bear stylists. He loves giving his customers sensible haircuts, whether it’s a tidy trim or a perfect perm. Until Leonardo arrives in town...

Billy and the Mini Monsters series Davidson Zanna

Billy and the Mini Monsters series

Billy is an ordinary boy until one night he finds five mini monsters living in his sock drawer.

Princess Mirror-Belle series Donaldson Julia

Princess Mirror-Belle series

Ellen's life is turned upside down by the hilarious Mirror-Belle, a naught princess who claims to be from somewhere mysterious and far away.

Princess in Black Series Hale Shannon and Dean

Princess in Black Series

The perfect series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and proper, but also dressed in black.

The beast of bramble woods Hart Caryl

The beast of bramble woods

Nell and Freddie go camping and have the best time ever! But the Beast of Bramble Woods wants to join in the fun...

Flat Stanley series Houran Haskins Lori

Flat Stanley series

Stanley Lambchop is squashed flat by a bulletin board while sleeping. He survives and decides to make the best of being flat.

Dirty Bertie series MacDonald Alan

Dirty Bertie series

Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits – is back for another helping of comic chaos!

Isadora Moon series Muncaster Harriet

Isadora Moon series

Isadora Moon is special because she’s different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she is a bit of both.

Magnificent Mabel series Quayle Ruth

Magnificent Mabel series

Sometimes life isn't even fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance she doesn't have one single pet in her whole life. And people in her class are always losing their teeth. And she doesn't have a sprinkler in her own garden.

Horrid Henry series Simon Francesca

Horrid Henry series

Number One for Fiendish Fun, Horrid Henry is the master of mischief (and the funniest kid in the universe)!

Dinosaur Club Stone Rex

Dinosaur Club

Easy-reading stories about dinosaurs.

Books by Jeremy Strong Strong Jeremy

Books by Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong once worked in a bakery, putting jam into doughnuts. Now he writes books with short chapters, easy-to-read text and funny illustrations.

Holly Webb Animal Stories Webb Holly

Holly Webb Animal Stories

These animal stories are perfect if you love kittens and puppies.

Fiction

Spy Dog series

Spy Dog series

Meet Spy Dog Lara!

Mac B. Kid Spy series Barnett Mac

Mac B. Kid Spy series

In this series, James Bond meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid!

The Bolds series Clary Julian

The Bolds series

Mr and Mrs Bold are just like you and me: they live in a nice house, they have jobs, and they love to have a bit of a giggle. One slight difference: they're hyenas.

Matilda Dahl Roald

Matilda

Matilda is an extraordinary little girl with a magical mind - and now she's had enough.

Animal Ark series Daniels Lucy

Animal Ark series

Help animals and have fun!

Ninja Kid series Do Anh

Ninja Kid series

Nelson is a ninja. He is not the coolest. Or the bravest. But he is the worlds nerdiest ninja!

Marv series Falase-Koya Alex

Marv series

Marvin is an ordinary boy who loves spending time with Grandpa, reading comics, and making science experiments with his best friend Joe. But everything changes when he discovers a mysterious superhero suit hidden in the attic.

A place at the table Faruqi Saadia

A place at the table

Sixth graders Sara and Elizabeth could not be more different. The girls meet in an after-school South Asian cooking class, which Elizabeth takes because her mom has stopped cooking, and which Sara, who hates to cook, is forced to attend because her mother is the teacher.

Melt Fountain Ele

Melt

United by greed and self-interest. But not their own. An exciting story of survival for more confident readers.

The Last Bear Gold Hannah

The Last Bear

There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one.

The Treehouse Series Griffiths Andy

The Treehouse Series

Andy and Terry live in an incredible ever-expanding treehouse and create very silly books together.

Princess of pets series Harrison Paula

Princess of pets series

Ruby Palace is no place for pets! But Princess Bea won't let royal rules stop her from helping animals in need...

Boot series Hegarty Shane

Boot series

When toy robot, Boot, wakes up at a scrapyard, it has no idea how it got there and why it isn't with its owner, Beth.

Pizazz series Henn Sophy

Pizazz series

The first in a super (like, actually, with powers and stuff) NEW series for 7+ readers from the amazingly talented illustrator and author Sophy Henn! Brimming with Sophy's hilarious signature illustrations, this is the perfect read for fans of Dork Diaries, Tom Gates, Amelia Fang, Wimpy Kid and Dog Man.

Journey to the River Sea Ibbotson Eva

Journey to the River Sea

A joyous Amazon adventure set in the lush nature of Brazil, Journey to the River Sea is filled with mystery and extraordinary characters.

Little House on the Prairie Series Ingalls-Wilder Laura

Little House on the Prairie Series

Classic tales by Laura Ingalls Wilder about life on the frontier and America's best-loved pioneer family.

Me and the Robbersons Kolu Siri

Me and the Robbersons

Maisie is convinced her summer holiday is going to be as boring as ever – until she’s snatched by the Robbersons, a bunch of bandits with an insatiable appetite for sweets!

Pippi Longstocking Lindgren Astrid

Pippi Longstocking

This beautiful edition of the children's classic Pippi Longstocking is illustrated throughout with wonderful collage pictures from the award-winning Lauren Child.

Black boy joy Mbalia Kwame

Black boy joy

From seventeen acclaimed Black male and non-binary authors comes a vibrant collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.

Big Sky Mountain Milway Alex

Big Sky Mountain

Welcome to Big Sky Mountain: a home for everyone! Rosa has come from the city to live with Grandma Nan in the wilds of Big Sky Mountain. And what surprises are in store for her!

Hotel Flamingo series Milway Alex

Hotel Flamingo series

When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel from her Great Aunt Mathilde, she's determined to restore it to its former glory.

The Royal Rabbits of London Series Montefiore Santa

The Royal Rabbits of London Series

Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible – by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose and a slice of mad courage!

Where snow angels go O'Farrell Maggie

Where snow angels go

Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight - a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable. An angel in her bedroom - a SNOW angel!

Tom Gates series Pichon Liz

Tom Gates series

Meet Tom Gates. When his teachers don’t have their beady eyes on him, he likes to draw pictures and write about stuff.

Barry Loser series Smith Jim

Barry Loser series

I've never minded that my name's Barry Loser because my coolness has always cancelled it out!

Cartoon Kid series Strong Jeremy

Cartoon Kid series

Casper and his friends have a secret . . . THEY'RE ALL SUPERHEROES!

The Pug series Swift Bella

The Pug series

Meet Peggy the Pug!

Unicorn Academy series Sykes Julie

Unicorn Academy series

When your best friend is a unicorn, magical adventures are guaranteed!

Sam Wu series Tsang Kevin

Sam Wu series

Sam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except that he is). When a school field trip goes terrifyingly wrong, Sam needs to prove that he's fearless.

The Day the screens went blank Wallace Danny

The Day the screens went blank

Can you imagine a world with no screens? When ten-year-old Stella wakes up to discover a world full of BLANK screens, her family, town, and in fact the whole world seems to have been thrown into chaos. And what about poor Grandma who is stranded at the other end of the country?

Books by David Walliams Walliams David

Books by David Walliams

Brilliantly funny and gloriously illustrated, these books are loved by millions of children.

Earth Friends series Webb Holly

Earth Friends series

A brilliant series about the small changes that make a big difference, with themes of environmentalism and friendship.

Books by Jacqueline Wilson Wilson Jacqueline

Books by Jacqueline Wilson

Phil, Maddie and Tina are triplets, but Tina has always been the little one. Luckily, Phil and Maddie always protect Tina - they make the best team.But, when they join super-strict Miss Lovejoy's class, they're split up.

New from here Yang Kelly

New from here

When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox’s mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings to California, where they think they will be safe from the virus.But life in America isn’t easy.

Fantasy

Upside Down Magic series

Upside Down Magic series

A hilarious series about a group of magical misfits. When Nory flunks out of her father’s magic academy, she has to enter the remedial classes. She and her new friends decide that they are going to prove that upside-down magic is definitely better than right-side up!

Secret Beast Club series Birch Robin

Secret Beast Club series

Join the club, find the magic!

Beast Quest series Blade Adam

Beast Quest series

An evil wizard has enchanted all the magical beasts of the kingdom of Avantia, and it's Tom's job to release them from the curse.

Fairy Forest School series Brook Olivia

Fairy Forest School series

A magical fairy school series about helping animals and looking after nature.

Suitcase s(witch) Bushby Aisha

Suitcase s(witch)

An accidental luggage swap with a witch conjures a series of mishaps for Zahra.

Tiger Warrior series Chan M

Tiger Warrior series

Jack's grandpa gives him a magical jade coin, Jack finds himself caught in an ancient battle between good and evil. For he is the new Tiger Warrior, and it's up to him to save the world! Luckily, Jack has the spirits of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac to help him.

Moonlight Riders Chapman Linda

Moonlight Riders

Harness the power of the elements with the Moonlight Riders! A stand-out series for young readers from bestselling author Linda Chapman, author of MY SECRET UNICORN and UNICORN ACADEMY. Could you be a True Rider?

Star Friends series Chapman Linda

Star Friends series

Do you believe in magic? Maia and her friends do! When they meet the Star Animals, a whole world of adventure unfolds.

The Secret Zoo series Chick Bryan

The Secret Zoo series

Noah's sister Megan noticed some strange things happening at the local zoo. She started documenting the strange events in her diary. But Megan didn't notice the shadowy presence watching her. Then she disappeared! Now it's up to Noah and his two best friends to find her.

Minecraft: Wood Sword Chronicles Eliopulos Nick

Minecraft: Wood Sword Chronicles

Step into the world of Minecraft!

The Clockwork Crow Series FisheR Catherine

The Clockwork Crow Series

The Clockwork Crow Series is beautifully wintry steam-punk fantasy perfect for readers under 12.

Fortunately, the milk Gaiman Neil

Fortunately, the milk

The most important thing: don't forget to get the milk!

The Truth Pixie Haig Matt

The Truth Pixie

Wherever she is, whatever the day, she only has one kind of thing to say. Just as cats go miaow and cows go moo, the Truth Pixie can only say things that are true.

Warriors series Hunter Erin

Warriors series

Rusty the house cat leaves his home to go and live in the wild.

Cinders and Sparks series Kelk Lindsey

Cinders and Sparks series

Cinders lives a boring life with her stepsisters and mother. Then her wishes start magically come true...

The Narnia Series Lewis C.S.

The Narnia Series

In this classic series four kids travel through a wardrobe to the magical land of Narnia.

Frogkisser Nix Garth

Frogkisser

A brilliantly funny take on fairytales and quests for younger readers.

Alex Neptune series Owen David

Alex Neptune series

Meet Alex Neptune, the boy with the power of the ocean in his hands!

Little Legends series Percival Tom

Little Legends series

Fairy tales come to life in this series!

The boy who grew dragons series Shepherd Andy

The boy who grew dragons series

Tom discovers a strange old tree in his grandad's garden. He takes a fruit and a dragon hatches from it!

The house at the Edge of Magic series Sparkes Amy

The house at the Edge of Magic series

"Sometimes you are a whisper away from magic without even realizing it."Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures.

Harklights Tilley Tim

Harklights

Wick has always lived in the dark and dreadful Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage, working tirelessly for greedy Old Ma Bogey. He only dreams of escaping, until one day a bird drops something impossible and magical at his feet - a tiny baby in an acorn cradle...

Graphic Novels and Comics

Pokémon Adventures series

Pokémon Adventures series

Get ready for a Pokémon adventure!

Stories from Duckburg

Stories from Duckburg

The popular pocket book editions featuring Donald Duck, now available in English!

Phellip Willian

Phellip

Thomas and Lara find an injured deer on the side of the road.

Akissi : Cat invasion Abouet Marguerite

Akissi : Cat invasion

The neighborhood cats are pursuing her to steal her fish, her little monkey Boubou almost ends up in a frying pan, and she's nothing but a pest to her older brother Fofana, but Akissi is a true adventurer, full of silliness and fun, and nothing will scare her for long!

NIghtlights Alvarez Lorena

NIghtlights

Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in Sandy's bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the morning brings them back to life in the whimsical drawings that cover her room.

The Bad Guys series Blabey Aaron

The Bad Guys series

They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not! OK.

Narwhal series Clanton Ben

Narwhal series

Join Narwhal and Jelly the jellyfish as they discover the ocean together!

The greatest in the world Clanton Ben

The greatest in the world

Rot is a mutant potato who wakes up feeling great, maybe even…the greatest in the world!

Glitch Graley Sarah

Glitch

Izzy has a secret: she can enter the world of a videogame!

InvestiGators series Green John Patrick

InvestiGators series

Laugh yourself silly with the InvestiGators!

Agents of S.U.I.T series Green John Patrick

Agents of S.U.I.T series

A spinoff of the popular InvestiGators series.

Pokémon adventures : X-Y Kusaka Hidenori

Pokémon adventures : X-Y

Awesome Pokémon adventures inspired by the best-selling Pokémon X and Y video games!

Pilu of the woods Nguyen Mai K.

Pilu of the woods

Willow loves the woods near her house. They are calm and quiet, so different from her own turbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. When her emotions get the better of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods. There, she meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who can't find her way back home...

Saving Sorya Nguyen Trang

Saving Sorya

When endlessly curious Chang discovers a bear farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals – by becoming a conservationist!

Hildafolk Pearson Luke

Hildafolk

Hilda lives in a wonderful world filled with creatures from the old folk tales of the North.

Max and The Midknights Peirce Lincoln

Max and The Midknights

Byjovia is under attack, and it's up to Max and her best friends - the Midknights - to save the day!

Big Nate Series Peirce Lincoln

Big Nate Series

This 11-year-old holds the school record in detentions, but that doesn’t stop him from dreaming big!

Dog Man series Pilkey Dav

Dog Man series

When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on a mission, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born.

Geronimo Stilton comics Stilton Geronimo

Geronimo Stilton comics

Excitement and adventure? No thank you! Geronimo Stilton is the quiet mousy kind. But when you're a famouse journalist with a crazy family, danger follows you everywhere!

Allergic Warner Lloyd Megan

Allergic

At home, Maggie is the odd one out. Her parents are preoccupied with the new baby they're expecting, and her younger brothers are twins and always in their own world. Maggie thinks a new puppy is the answer, but when she goes to select one on her birthday, she breaks out in hives and rashes.

Punycorn Watson Andi

Punycorn

The smallest, clumsiest, and, yes, puniest of all the unicorns.

Nonfiction

Extraordinary lives series

Extraordinary lives series

Learn to know the extraordinary lives of inspiring people.

DK Findout series

DK Findout series

What do you want to find out?

100 things to know series

100 things to know series

Each book in the series provides 100 fascinating facts, along with bright, infographic-style illustrations.

DK Eyewitness Series

DK Eyewitness Series

Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

The treasure hunt: true stories lost, stolen and found

The treasure hunt: true stories lost, stolen and found

Discover real-life stories of treasures lost, stolen and found!

Our world in pictures series Mills Andrea

Our world in pictures series

This world encyclopedia includes at-a-glance panels that provide a quick reference to all the stats, making this engaging encyclopedia for kids an ideal combination of colourful diagrams and infographic text boxes with easy-to-read accessible text for readers aged 9-12.

A child's introduction to natural history Alexander Heather

A child's introduction to natural history

Highlighting every kingdom of life - plants, bacteria, mammals, birds, amphibians, insects, rocks and minerals - the book is also full of charming and witty illustrations by Meredith Hamilton plus 30 photographs throughout.

Engineering Power! series Barnham Kay

Engineering Power! series

Explore the world of machines in the sea and on land!

50 reasons to love endangered animals Barr Catherine

50 reasons to love endangered animals

There are so many reasons to love animals:!

10 reasons to love... series Barr Catherine

10 reasons to love... series

A must for any young animal enthusiast!

Fantastic beasts : the wonder of nature Buckley Louis

Fantastic beasts : the wonder of nature

Prepare to pore over ancient maps of sea monsters; naturalists’ field notes crammed with intricately painted chameleons and caterpillars; and dinosaurs such as the mighty Dracorex Hogwartsia, the ‘Dragon King of Hogwarts’. Each chapter begins with an original essay by a well-known writer, environmental expert or natural history scientist, offering their own unique insight.

Animal BFFs Corrigan Sophie

Animal BFFs

Learn that even animals have best friends in this follow-up to The Not Bad Animals. Someone that’s always there for them through thick and thin, to help them out with all of the usual things that friends do.

Why Does Climate Change? Ertimo Laura

Why Does Climate Change?

Climate changes, so should we! This book answers children’s tough questions about climate change and shares ideas about how we can all fight against it.

In the sky : designs inspired by nature Evans Harriet

In the sky : designs inspired by nature

Scientists often take a leaf from nature when devising inventions. Discover how nature has inspired some great creations, from the Wright Brothers' first aeroplane to Eiji Nakatsu's bullet train.

Good Night Stories Series Favilli Elena

Good Night Stories Series

Inspiring rebel girls of the world to dream bigger, aim higher, and fight harder.

The Book of Brilliant Bugs French Jess

The Book of Brilliant Bugs

Enter the kingdom of bugs and their close relatives for a magical journey through the forest floor, down into the deepest caves, and even across the open ocean...

All about flags Jacobs Robin

All about flags

An introduction to flags of the world and the stories they tell.

Calm: mindfulness for kids Kinder Wynne

Calm: mindfulness for kids

Learn how to focus your thoughts and notice the world around you.

Kids get coding : a beginner's guide to our digital world Lyons Heather

Kids get coding : a beginner's guide to our digital world

This book will help budding young developers explore the fundamental elements of computer code: programming languages, algorithms, loops, variables, co-ordinates ...and what to do when things go wrong!

A wild child's guide to endangered animals Marotta Millie

A wild child's guide to endangered animals

This book is all about the amazing creatures that are now endangered around the globe, from oceans and forests to mountains and snow. Filled with beautiful beasts, glorious illustrations, facts and tales, it will make you fall in love with the animal kingdom - and maybe even try to save it.

Wild Child McAnulty Dara

Wild Child

Join brilliant young naturalist Dara McAnulty – winner of the 2020 Wainwright Prize for his book Diary of a Young Naturalist – on a nature walk and experience the joy of connecting with the natural world on your multi sensory journey.

1,001 Creatures Merz Laura

1,001 Creatures

From the dung-beetle to the blue whale, no creature is too humble or huge.

The rainforest book Milner Charlotte

The rainforest book

Sweep aside the liana vines, hop over the giant roots of the kapok tree, and follow the sound of the howler monkey as you venture into the tropical rainforest.

Music and how it works Morland Charlie

Music and how it works

Budding music fans will love discovering musical geniuses of every era, from Mozart and classical music to Bowie and pop, as well as finding out how music is created and what links it all together.

Charles Darwin's On the origin of species Radeva Sabina

Charles Darwin's On the origin of species

The first ever picture-book retelling of Charles Darwin's On The Origin of Species.

Transported Ralphs Matt

Transported

A fascinating book about the vehicles that have shaped our world, written by narrowboat captain and children's author Matt Ralphs, with stunning colour illustrations on every page by Rui Ricardo

Pirates: true stories of seafaring rogues Rooney Anne

Pirates: true stories of seafaring rogues

Discover who were the real pirates of the Caribbean (and elsewhere).

Epic adventures Sedgman Sam

Epic adventures

Explore then world in 12 amazing train journeys!

Our oceans Spilsbury Louise

Our oceans

An exquisitely illustrated picture book that explores our relationship with the oceans.