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).

Travel through time to the world of the dinosaurs in this exciting prehistoric fiction series for children. Jamie has just moved to Ammonite Bay, a stretch of coastline famed for its fossils. Lots of dinosaur fans visit Ammonite Bay to search for fossils, and Jamie is one of the biggest dinosaur ...

When Jerry buys a super battle suit to help him sneak a snack, Tom strikes back with a battle suit of his own. Now the chase is on to see whose mechanical muscles will ultimately take the cake. Join the fun with this action-packed wordless graphic novel for the youngest of readers.

Mattie is getting everything ready for Grandma's birthday, but when her baking comes to life, how will she save the day?

At first Peter isn't too keen on his teacher's plan to dig a vegetable garden to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee. Then he starts to dig up some interesting things - a huge worm, a big beetle, bits of china . and what looks like a giant cucumber but turns out to be something a lot more exciting!

Vinay, Musa, Inua and Nish are best friends. Nothing can separate them - until one day when Vinay's cousin comes to invade his bunk bed haven (i.e. share his room). Filled with caring moments of friendship and funny pranks, this is a sensitive depiction of friendship between young boys.

Her knees may knock, her tummy ties in knots and Lucy may worry quite a lot, but with a small sprinkle of courage, Lucy takes tiny steps of bravery to be in the school play and becomes the best tree ever, despite her anxiety. One tiny step is all it takes to be courageous!

Bunty is the farmer's dog at Withy Hook Farm, and the weather reporter for the Daily Bark, Puddle's best (and only!) newspaper for dogs. But when Farmer Val is INJURED, it's up to Bunty to keep the farm running. Suddenly, Bunty's life isn't as right as rain - it's a WHIRLWIND, as she rushes to co...

Howard is a bull with a fear of EVERYTHING! Can he overcome his fears?

Sam the crab loves trying out experiments in her lab, but they don't always go to plan. Can she use her science skills to save her friends from some greedy gannets? A QR code on the back cover provides a link to an audio recording of the story.