For National Curriculum Early 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). 'Jumping in Puddles' shows Harry, who loves jumping in puddles, find a puddle deeper than ...

Bear has lots of feelings, and that's okay. He learns how to use a simple, mindful breathing trick to cope with all of his feelings. Then Bear can feel calm and deal with anything that comes his way!

King Midas loves gold, so when God offers him a gift, Midas knows just what to ask for. "I want to change everything I touch into gold." That works well for flowers and trees, and palace furniture too - but what happens when Midas picks up bread and fruit to eat?

A charming retelling of the Greek Myth, in which King Midas discovers that his family is worth much more to him than gold. With enchanting illustrations by Paula Bossio, and free online audio.

Mick Inkpen's Kipper has been a star of picture books and animation for 25 years. This new story will captivate a new generation of children. Kipper and Arthur are talking about baby animals. A baby owl must be an owlet, so a baby frog is a froglet and a baby hedgehog can only be a hoglet. But wh...

Meet the happy babies as they blow kisses to their nearest and dearest. Lift the flaps to make the babies move and encourage little ones to join in, too. Celebrate the special bond between babies and their loved ones, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Prince Miles likes things to go exactly as planned. He enjoys order and rules and he hates change. So when his beautiful, elegant new Kitticorn turns out to be curious and daring, Miles's daily routine is about to be shaken up! Leading Miles on all kinds of adventures, will Kitticorn convince him...

Kiwi is always messy. He never tidies his things away at home or at school. But when his friends say they don't want him to sit on their table anymore, Kiwi is upset. Can he start looking after his things and clearing up after himself?

Knock, knock! There's a superhero at the door! Pasta Man has run out of Pasta Power. Can our young hero help him to get his powers back and defeat evil Madame Chilli, who wants to rule the world with lashings of chilli sauce? With action-packed adventure and bright, detailed artwork, this is the ...

'Koala Makes the Right Choice' offers a gentle introduction to the concepts of choice and consequence. This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to choices, and helps them find ways to make decisions and understand consequences. Also included are suggestions for ac...