Fiction 5+

This 'Read It Yourself' version of 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' is a level 1 title and so suitable for children who are beginning to learn to read. The story is told simply, using short sentences and a small number of frequently repeated words.

This 'Read It Yourself' version of 'The Three Little Pigs' is a level 2 title and so suitable for children who can read short, simple sentences with help. The story is told simply, with frequent repetition of the main story words and phrases.

Has anyone ever told you the story of the three little pigs? With a big bad wolf who blows houses down? Did you ever wonder what a scientist would think about wolves blowing houses down? Well, don't worry, because Professor Everafter is here, and he is going to put this fairy tale under the micro...

'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...

When their mother tells them they have to fend for themselves, the Three Little Pigs build houses of their own. They better be sturdy because the Big Bad Wolf is ready to huff and puff his way inside. Will they survive against this hungry beast? Or will the pigs become his next tasty treat?

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 b...

'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...

Pretty Thumbelina is the size of a thumb! Find out what happens when she meets lots of strange characters.

In this twist on the traditional Aesop fable 'The Lion and the Mouse', a tiger is caught in a trap, and only a tiny monkey can rescue him.

All Sloth Bear wants to do is play with Porcupine but it's nap time in the jungle and all the other animals are sleeping. So she throws a guava at Porcupine's tree to wake him up and SPLAT! THUD! BUMP! Little Tiger gets woken up too! And Little Tiger is rather hungry. This funny story set in the ...