Children's / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories

When an acorn drops on the head of Chicken Licken, he is sure the sky is falling. He sets off to tell the king all about it.

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.

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). Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability...

Chicken Licken and her friends are part of the final frontier, living on the moon base. One day, Chicken Licken notices a small dip in the oxygen levels. She's afraid the moon base may be in big trouble. Back when they lived on Earth, Chicken Licken had thought the sky was falling when an acorn h...

This is the story of Cinderella and is suitable for children who are beginning to read. The story is told simply, using short sentences and a small number of frequently repeated words.

This classic version of 'Cinderella' is based on the original Ladybird retelling by Vera Southgate, with illustrations of the kind children like best - full of richness and detail.

The classic fairy tale, specially retold for young children and illustrated with fresh, bright pictures. Poor Cinderella is made to cook and clean for her stepsisters. Her wicked stepmother won't even let her go to the Royal Ball. But then, in a flurry of sparkles, her Fairy Godmother arrives and...

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...

Introduce your baby to first numbers in this gorgeous board book, illustrated by Nila Aye. Based on the popular tale of Cinderella, each spread features a central pop-up together with a number or word for your child to learn and expand their imagination.

A modern-day retelling of Cinderella narrated by the mouse who becomes Cinderella's stage coach. This fresh, hilarious retelling of Cinderella--told by the mouse who will become Cinderella's coach horse--has a girl-power ending, illustrations by a Caldecott Medalist, and even an explanation of ho...