Fiction 5+

Here is an inspiring story about a Romani Traveller family, ideal for children practising reading at home or in school. Halle and her family are Romani Travellers. They move around and they're very good at fixing and making things. Halle's family visit a village that had lots of problems at their...

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...

Skye and Harry are dreading going to visit their gran, as Dad says she was so strict when he was young. He had to do lots of chores, wasn't allowed much screen time and only had sweet treats on a Sunday! But when they arrive, Gran is much more chilled out than they were expecting. She lets them r...

'Hello, Sunflower' shows lots of different animals visiting the sunflower. They wonder if it has stopped growing, but it just needs to grow a little taller to see what is on the other side of the wall. This story is part of 'Reading Champion', a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage ...

'Reading Champion' is a book banded reading programme for children who are learning to read or improving their reading skills to become a real reading champion! It offers fantastic, original stories accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading game. Each book has been carefully levelled making i...

Lester hasn't really belonged to anyone or anyplace for a long time. So when Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich adopt him, he is excited about his new life. There are a lot of things to like about his new house and his family: He has a brand-new room. And a brand-new bed. And a new bike. And new toys. A...

When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel from her Great Aunt Mathilde, she's determined to restore it to its former glory. But this is no ordinary hotel - all of her staff and guests are animals! Anna soon rises to the challenge. Whether it's a flamingo, a penguin or a hippo knocki...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. Gerald is tired and cranky. Will Piggie be in his dreams? Or will she keep Gerald from dreaming at all? Mo Willems creates another hilariou...

When Isadora's mum gets fairy flu, Isadora is determined to be the best nurse possible. But Isadora's attempts to help go a bit wrong, and she accidentally makes baby sister Honeyblossom magically grow to giant proportions! Can she find a cure before the situation gets even bigger?

Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island - she left when she was just a baby. Bu...