For National Curriculum Early Years

Gecko often feels frustrated - when he has to wait or finds something difficult to do. When his frustration gets the better of him, he upsets Hippo. Gecko is sad. Can he find ways to manage his frustration and keep calm?

Bill finds a big bug in the garden. He brings it inside in a tin and shows it to Nick. Suddenly, they can't find the bug. Where could it be?

What if one of your drawings became real? Nomi loves drawing dogs, but finds them difficult to draw. It's much easier to draw fish because she has a fish. But she's not allowed a dog in her flat. Stephen tells her to get real - why should she have a dog? At bedtime Nomi tells her drawing of Mallo...

Ginny isn't like other guinea pigs. She's scruffy, messy and just a little bit wild! But the guinea pigs at Pat's Pets love to pamper and preen, brush and buff. They just love to look their best, and Ginny simply doesn't fit in. Then one day, Ginny catches a glimpse of what is out there in the wi...

'Giraffe Goes to the Doctor' offers a gentle introduction to the experience of visiting the doctor for young children. This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the experience of visiting the doctor. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk...

'Giraffe Goes to the Doctor' offers a gentle introduction to the experience of visiting the doctor for young children. This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to the experience of visiting the doctor. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk...

Gerald would love to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance but everyone knows that giraffes can't dance - or can they?

There's a new girl in my class. She has eyes as wide and as golden as a tiger's, a face as pale as a glass of milk, and hair as shiny as a mirror. I'd like to be her friend. But she never wants to play with me in the playground or makes sandcastles in the sandpit. The cleverest people I know say ...

It's time for bed, Goat! Get ready for sleepytime with this lighthearted board book that toddlers will love.

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). 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce...