Fiction 5+

Dick Whittington goes to London to make his fortune, but gets a cat! What happens when Dick gives his cat to a wealthy man?

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). In this story, the tale of Dick Whittington is reimagined in Patna, India and Dick enlists...

Yucky cabbage pie! Mean Mrs Miskin! Stupid spelling test! Oh dear, Dimple the Gnome is having a very bad day and he just can't find the right words to tell anyone how he's feeling. Then Dimple finds the Boo, who lets everyone know what's going on. But the Boo's rude words and naughty noises just ...

Daisy the dinosaur is off on a camping trip with the rest of the Raptor Scout troop. But she's so lazy, she can't see the point of all the activities. It's up to Sid and Daisy's fellow scouts to help her change her ways.

Jess is enjoying a picnic in Fern Forest. But most of her rubbish ends up on the forest floor! Can Sid and his friends persuade her to go green?

Jess is enjoying a picnic in Fern Forest. But most of her rubbish ends up on the forest floor! Can Sid and his friends persuade her to go green?

Stomp has lots of wellies. He loves to wear them every day. He wishes he could use all his wellies at the same time.

This funny, rhyming picture book features Gus and Dee, two dinosaurs who love to be the centre of attention. So Sid's charity show provides a great opportunity for them to show off. But maybe this time they'll learn to share the stage with their friends?

Sid's niece and nephew visit the department store Santa, complete with their very long Christmas lists. Too long, perhaps. Can they learn to be less demanding before the real Santa Claus arrives? Find out in this festive addition to the 'Dinosaur Tales' series.

Sid's niece and nephew visit the department store Santa, complete with their very long Christmas lists. Too long, perhaps. Can they learn to be less demanding before the real Santa Claus arrives? Find out in this festive addition to the 'Dinosaur Tales' series.