Interest age: from c 4 years

Charlie Bucket can't believe his luck when he finds a Golden Ticket and wins the chance of a lifetime: a magical day witnessing the miraculous creation of the most delectable eatables ever made. At the back of this edition of the classic story are facts about the story and its author.

Chicken Licken is convinced that the sky is falling. One by one, he persuades the other birds around the farm to come with him and tell the King. Then the procession meets Foxy Loxy, who seems extremely keen to help them. Why, he even knows the quickest route.

Favourite stories are retold in a lively natural language to help children to develop the confidence to read alone.

Here is a stunning picture book for Christmas, written in Julia Donaldson's perfect, heartfelt rhyme. Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square! With gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations, this beautiful, mo...

Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square! With gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations, this moving story brims with festivity and hope.

Here is a stunning picture book for Christmas, written in Julia Donaldson's perfect, heartfelt rhyme. Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: it's going to be the famous Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square! With gorgeous, atmospheric illustrations, this beautiful, mo...

Left alone to clean the house in her dirty, ragged clothes, how can Cinderella possibly ever go to the prince's ball? Using the highly successful 'see and say' format, this picture storybook is ideal for the first steps in reading. It includes a picture-word guide inside the back cover for easy r...

Clem is an explorer, a collector, a protector of the seas! Treasure hunting on her beloved beach, she stumbles across Crab, his claw stuck in a plastic bag. Crab will be much safer and happier in the city with Clem, but doesn't he belong on the beach?

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).

Look out, here comes trouble! Croc has stopped at Old MacDonald's farm for a snack - E-I-E-I-OUh-oh! Providing a unique, alternative spin on a familiar song, this delightfully silly story is contemporary, quirky and playful - kids will love to follow Croc's antics and sing along with him as he ro...