Fiction 5+

After Rosie and her dad take a litter of abandoned kittens to a fosterer, they discover that the youngest has something called wobbly kitten syndrome, which makes families reluctant to give him a home. Can Rosie find anyone to adopt him?

'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging r...

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). Original stories are accompanied by artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been caref...

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). Original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has...

'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging r...

Marco is sad because Buttercup the cow is unwell. He gets a cornet from the market to cheer himself up, but will he be able to cheer up Buttercup?

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). Original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has...

On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Michael Morpurgo tells a new story about this milestone moment in British history. Aunty Iris always treasured her small painting of a boat, painted by her close friend Alfie many years before. Her nephew, Michael, is inspired to try and find out wha...

Fizzy wants a dog. Not just any dog though - a golden dog with a black nose and very curly hair. So when a dog called Bandit who looks just like this appears in her neighbour's garden, Fizzy will stop at nothing to keep him - even if it means hiding poor Bandit in the laundry basket. This delight...

The food is gone and the cops are on the case. The police of Junktown have a clever way of catching criminals - they place a bug at the scene. But, this is no ordinary bug.