Item category 1: Beginner read

In this series Aesop's tales are told in a simple, easy-to-read style that engages young readers. Each story explores one of life's stories providing the morals by which to live. Strikingly illustrated, these stories are entertaining for emergent readers.

This is a simple story without words, based on a traditional tale. It is summertime, and two ants are busy collecting food for the winter, while a grasshopper spends his days lazing around. When winter comes, the ants are prepared, but the grasshopper has no food. In the original tale there is ju...

Bumbling grape thief Ape is behind bars. He has a cunning scheme to escape, but things don't quite go to plan. Will he reach his base before the prison guards catch up with him?

Frisbee is the new class hamster and Archie wants to take him home for the weekend more than anything! Miss Nitwit tells him he must be good - but will Archie be up to to his usual tricks?

Archie's sister, Lucy, has an invisible friend, and Archie thinks that's just silly. But one day Terrible Trevor appears and he realises that having an invisible friend might be fun after all!

Archie gives the babysitter and his little sister, Lucy, a real run for their money when Mum and Dad go out for the afternoon!

Archie goes on a school trip to the museum. He climbs into displays, annoys the museum staff and plays a naughty trick on one of his friends!

Matt is impatient to find out where he is going but Mum and Dad want it to be a suprise - the car journey feels like forever to Matt! This 'Reading Champion' story offers independent reading for children working at book band red 2 in the classroom.

The car journey feels like forever to Matt! 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so th...

Piggie can't wait to go and play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun? Told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases, this original book encourages children who are just learning to read.