Children's / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

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.

Ruth Mary is used to collecting teeth from under the pillows of sleeping children, not animals. But when the Fairy Queen sends her off to the jungle, Ruth Mary doesn't mind. And all is going well. That is, until she collects the tooth of a crocodile, who wakes up and decides Ruth Mary looks like ...

A retelling of the classic nursery rhyme. Join the charming woodland animals as a twinkly star guides them home to bed.

Two little dicky birds are sitting on a wall until they fly away - will they come back?

Two little dicky birds are sitting on a wall until they fly away - will they come back?

'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...

This 'Read It Yourself' version of 'The Ugly Duckling' 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.

What if Wonderland was in peril and Alice was very late? Eighteen-year-old Alice is very different to the other ladies in Kexford. She enjoys spending afternoons with her trusty camera, while ignoring pressure from her sister to become a 'respectable' member of society. But when the familiar face...

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

Twelve-year-old Jess and Jude live a dream life on a yacht, sailing from one exotic destination to the next with their guardian, Captain Gabe Carter. But when Gabe vanishes one night after an argument with a stranger, the twins are left alone, facing an incoming storm and an unknown enemy. Surviv...