Fiction 5+

This powerful picture book for younger readers tells the enduring story of a friendship between a boy and his horse and is a gateway to help children understand the history and deadly chaos of the First World War. As we move beyond centenary commemorations and continue to strive for peace across ...

Walter is the only Not-A-Wizard in his homeland. One day all the wizards get sick and lose their magic, so they turn to Walter for help.

London - the perfect place for a girl and her mother to spend the day! Follow them as they alight the classic red bus and begin a whirlwind tour of some of London's most iconic land marks.

In this funny rhyming story, racing driver Baboon looks set to win the Jungle Grand Prix. But her rival Cheetah will try any trick to stop her. Will he succeed?

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). Vixen's den is in the garden of an old house. And she has a very special reason to hide away there this ...

'The Visitor' sees someone arrive for a tour of the school. Everything seems to go wrong, and the children's teacher works extra hard to make the day go smoothly! 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Two stories that build on the phonics learned in previous steps and focus on the sound and letter combinations: j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu. 'Visit the Vet' is from Beginner Reader Level 0 and is ideal for children aged from 4+ who are developing their phonics and early reading skills. Each book has...

For Tristan, the city dump was a treasure trove full of mystery. He would take things apart to see how they worked. Then he found the box, filled with lenses, polished glass and a microscope, and what he saw was like nothing he had seen before.

Lance Cottonwood is the best and brightest of the leaves, but even the top students on the tree have worries. Can Lance conquer his fear of falling and just let go when the time comes for his final exam, or will he let his worries take over?

Join Verity and her magical fairy friends in this enchanting retelling of Rapunzel, a much-loved fairy-tale classic, full of magic, mystery and more! Author Caroline Wakeman takes you on a journey to a magical Fairy Kingdom alongside lovable Verity and her gang of her sparkly fairy friends, as th...