Children's / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

Tasked with descending to the underworld and killing the Furies, Helen must endure hellish torture whenever she goes to sleep - she wanders around the various levels of hell with no idea how to complete her task, and she's beginning to suffer from extreme exhaustion.

Echo's carefully structured world falls apart after her father leaves for the city and mysteriously disappears. Believing he is lost forever, Echo is shocked to find him half-frozen in the winter forest six months later, guarded by a strange talking wolf - the same creature who attacked her as a ...

Can the adorable Ella Bella, ballerina help Cinderella get to the Royal Ball? Alone on the stage after class, Ella Bella opens Madame Rosa's magical musical box and is whisked off into the world of the Cinderella ballet. But will Ella Bella be able to help Cinderella meet her perfect Prince Charm...

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...

'One good turn deserves another' is a moral lesson for the ages. But it doesn't have to be boring! This enchanting story of a down-on-their-luck cobblers, who stumble upon a hidden world of magical, mischievous elves.

'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?

This 'Read it Yourself' version of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' is a level 1 title and so is 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.

'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. 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 ability, encouraging r...

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...