Fiction 5+

Elisabeth loves to paint, just like her papa. But when tragedy strikes she is thrown into a world of grey. Will she be able to find the colour in her life again?

Join Rachel, Kirsty and the Festival Fairies as they help to make special celebrations everywhere run smoothly with the help of fairy magic. Elisha the Eid Fairy looks after the Muslim festival of Eid, but when naughty Jack Frost steals her magical Eid lantern, everyone's celebrations go wrong. C...

Meet Ella. She is an 8-year-old girl who, on one normal Saturday, befriends a young boy. Through her newly formed friendship, Ella is introduced to a world which is far more diverse than she could ever have imagined! Her determination to learn a new way of communicating through Makaton has paid o...

Rachel and Kirsty are so excited to meet the Discovery Fairies, who look after some of the most exciting jobs in the world. But when Jack Frost steals Elsie the Engineer Fairy's magical item, engineers everywhere lose their very special skills! Can the girls help Elsie defeat him and save the mag...

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). Original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has...

Elves come by moonlight on nights when the stars shine. Snip snap needle thread ... paint polish heels and tops. This is an enchanting retelling of the famous folktale with teachers' notes.

'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...

Based on the classic fairy tale. A poor shoemaker finds that someone is making beautiful shoes for him - two little elves! However can he repay them for his change in fortune?

Emerald's class are spending the day sea combing - picking up human rubbish that ends up on the ocean floor. When Emerald finds a precious teddy lying in a clump of seaweed, she's tempted to keep it for herself, but the tag says it belongs to a human called Jack. Emerald asks her land-loving frie...

Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but she doesn't feel like one at all. Will she be able to appear with the King and Queen at the annual Ocean Parade, and still stay true to herself?