Interest age: from c 4 years

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). It stars Meera, her parents and their back garden visitor, Spike the hedgehog. Meera loves...

Macca is an alpaca. He loves splashing in puddles, and he gives the very best cuddles - especially to his nieces and nephew. Except - his nieces and nephew are a whole lot of trouble! How will Uncle Macca tame this unruly trio?

When Taj gets a torch for his birthday, he keeps shining it in everyone's face - and they are not too pleased! Part of the 'Reading Champion' series, this storybook offers independent readers the chance to practise and reinforce their developing skills.

Two kingdoms, two dragons - which side will win, or will peace prevail? The kingdoms of Arbor with its lush forests, and Pomosa rich with farmland, have no love between them, and the children have taken to sneaking across the borders to thieve. If only they would share their produce. But the King...

Noah has brought his favourite storybook to school for Show and Tell, but the characters have escaped and they're causing havoc! Alien's stolen his lunch, Dragon's roaring at the little ones and Ghost has blocked the toilets. But when Noah finally catches them and begins to read to the class, som...

There's a Thing on my street. He lives at number 52. I see him sitting in his garden when I walk to school. He was big and lumbering and a wore a tiny top hat perched on top of his rather large head. She didn't think he had any friends, so she brought him a flower. It wasn't long before their fri...

'The Thing at 52' is a beautiful picture book about friendship, loneliness and learning how to say goodbye.

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue top hat (which happens to fit him perfectly), trouble could be following close behind. So it's a good thing that enormous fish won't wake up. And even if he does, it's not as though he'll ever know what happened - will he?

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

Sing and dance along with Baby Shark in this playful song and story - the follow-up to the two bestselling picture books!