Fiction 5+

Molly the baby elephant loves playing in mud. But now her keepers have to clean her!

Summoned by the zodiac animals, Jack returns to the Jade Kingdom, where the moon festival is in full swing. As the moon reaches its full height, the moon goddess appears with the Jade Rabbit for a special night-time ceremony. But before the ceremony is complete, the Dragon King attacks and kidnap...

Join Rachel, Kirsty and the Festival Fairies as they help to make special celebrations everywhere run smoothly with the help of fairy magic. Bea the Buddha Day Fairy looks after the Buddhist festival, but when naughty Jack Frost steals her precious candle, celebrations of Buddha's birthday run in...

Life never stays still for long on Big Sky Mountain. Rosa and Grandma Nan are off on an adventure to Toe-Dipper Bay, to see who's in trouble - a distress flare has gone up! When they arrive they find the beach covered in plastic rubbish, and a family of beach otters farming seaweed, while doing t...

Ruby's dad has arrived home with a wonderful surprise - Coco the sausage-dog puppy! And when the family go on holiday to the seaside, of course Coco will be coming too. The beach is such an exciting place for a dog, and Ruby and Coco can't wait to spend the day splashing in the waves and playing ...

Sophie is excited that her parents are finally getting married - she and her siblings have been nagging them to tie the knot for years. Her parents met at the beach, so are planning a lavish tropical wedding abroad. But when her dad loses his job, the wedding is called off. With the help of her B...

Ludo comes from a long line of famous bear stylists. He loves giving his customers sensible haircuts, whether it's a tidy trim or a perfect perm. Until Leonardo arrives in town. Soon Ludo's clients are having their feathers flapped and their curls combed by him instead. But only one bear can be n...

Bear has run out of honey, and he wants some more. When he spots a bee in the garden, he knows just what to do! 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

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). Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Ea...

Bear is fast asleep. Owl, Badger, Rabbit, Fox and Mouse all try to wake him up, but whose plan will work?