Interest age: from c 4 years

Nobody wants to be friends with a smelly skunk, but Sally is desperate to show the townspeople that she would never let off a stink around friends. When she bumps into the town robber, it's time to show everyone how useful her stink can be!

Nobody wants to be friends with a smelly skunk, but Sally is desperate to show the townspeople that she would never let off a stink around friends. When she bumps into the town robber, it's time to show everyone how useful her stink can be!

Being small can be overwhelming in a city. People don't see you. The loud sounds of the sirens and cyclists can be scary. And the streets are so busy it can make your brain feel like there's too much stuff in it. But if you know where to find good hiding places, warm dryer vents that blow out hot...

When Danny goes to school one quiet, snowy morning, the last thing he expects to find is a deserted school and his least favourite teacher. But that's exactly what he does find. And what starts as the worst day imaginable, ends as the most life-affirming and magical day of the year.

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...