Fiction 5+

It's spring! Yasmin and her baba are excited to plant their garden, and Yasmin chooses a flower seedling. She gives it plenty of sun, water and good soil so why is it wilting? Watching Nani sit in the sun gives Yasmin a bright idea and she knows just what her little plant needs.

It's library day, and Yasmin is the helper! She loves shelving books, but suddenly, Yasmin discovers that her own special book is missing. How will she find it among all the other books?

Everyone seems to have an idea for the science project except for Yasmin! After some failed experiments, Yasmin's snack break with Nani inspires an idea. Together they use kitchen science for sweet success!

Yasmin is excited to attend a wedding party. But when the singing starts, Yasmin is too shy to join in. She finds a quiet spot to hide. So how does Yasmin suddenly find herself in the spotlight?

Ms Alex has assigned Yasmin's class to write about their heroes. Yasmin loves to write but she can't decide who her hero is. After dismissing lots of ideas, could it be that Yasmin's hero has been right beside her all along?

Part of 'Reading Champion', a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

Yeti is expecting a lot of customers at his Snow Cafe. Delicious spaghetti should fill them up. But how much to make? You can't have too much spaghetti - can you?

Toucan worries that he can't do things. But others say he can!

Pete tries to join in and play with the other dinosaurs, but he finds that his little arms make this difficult for him. Will he find a game he can play?

The escape plan was set and the animals of Ginger Zoo were ready to break out. It would have all gone according to plan if Llama had just been a little bit calmer.