Fiction 5+

Rediscover the magical story of Mary Lennox, who arrives in the wild and windswept Yorkshire a sickly and miserable girl - until she discovers a forgotten, Secret Garden. As Mary works hard to bring the garden back to life, its magic begins to work on her too.

Join Katy, Cassie, Zia and their new friend Luca on an amazing adventure as they work together to save the planet.

Join Rachel, Kirsty and the Puppy Care Fairies as they help dog owners everywhere to care for their puppies. With two puppies already saved, Seren the Sausage Dog Fairy is next in line but will Rachel and Kirsty find her prized pooch in time? When naughty Jack Frost's goblins steal Seren the Saus...

Oh no, there's a shark in the park! Or is there? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text and colourful illustrations by Stephen Cartwright - and you can also listen to the story online. A delight to share with young children, or for beginner readers to read themselves...

William the lamb is cast out of Sheep School due to his constant singing and dancing. But when the whole flock comes under threat from the Big Bad Wolf, it's William's artistic talents that save the day.

Sadness has come to live with me and I am building it a shelter. I am building a shelter for my sadness and welcoming it inside. A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or qu...

Sadness has come to live with me and I am building it a shelter. I am building a shelter for my sadness and welcoming it inside. A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or qu...

Prem crashes on a little red planet. She is shipwrecked! Prem is all alone. Or is she?

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). When Bindi has to take something to school for 'Show and Tell', Dad has a brilliant idea -...

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). 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce...