Fiction 5+

This story is part of 'Reading Champion', a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE). Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability...

Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

A little girl wants to know where she came from and why she doesn't have a father. When her mother cannot tell her, the girl decides to find out for herself. Her journey starts with a question to the stork who nests on the roof of her home, and leads her on a quest through the woods, tracing her ...

It is hot in the desert. Can Bill and Cam keep cool?

Olive Brown is scared of just about everything. She is a worrier and what she needs is some courage. Well, one day Grandpa gives her a little box of magic and inside is a special chocolate unicorn who is about to show Olive what it truly means to be brave. This heartwarming story about finding co...

Milo, Mia and Birdy are excited to return to the cottage beside the Enchanted Wood for Christmas. They can't wait to visit their magical friends Silky the fairy and Moonface again. Which amazing worlds will arrive at the top of the Faraway Tree at this time of year? The children are hoping for a ...

Explore the much-loved 'Magic Faraway Tree' at the most special time of the year. This brand-new story by author Jacqueline Wilson is set in the original world created by Enid Blyton. Milo, Mia and Birdy are excited to return to the cottage beside the Enchanted Wood for Christmas. They can't wait...

'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ab...

Left alone to clean the house in her dirty, ragged clothes, how can Cinderella possibly ever go to the prince's ball? Using the highly successful 'see and say' format, this picture storybook is ideal for the first steps in reading. It includes a picture-word guide inside the back cover for easy r...

This is the story of Cinderella and is suitable for children who are beginning to read. The story is told simply, using short sentences and a small number of frequently repeated words.