Item category 1: Beginner read

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.

Sleepy Armadillo receives a late night visit from a fairy. But he soon gets carried away with the wishes she grants. A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with wonderful illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who a...

Everyone is having so much fun at Preeya's party at the soft play centre! Artem and his friends climb nets, crawl through tunnels and race down slides. Then suddenly, Preeya crashes into Artem at the bottom of a slide, causing him to break his wrist. How long will it take for his wrist to heal?

At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie-catcher. When the cootie-catcher mysteriously seems able to predict the future, Arthur and his friends become slaves to its every move. Can they ever go against the cootie-catcher's authority or will they be doomed for...

Edgar the elephant has a new baby sister but he is far too noisy so keeps waking her up! He turns to his mouse friend, Ruby, for advice. Together they approach Mr Cheddar, their teacher at the Mouse School, who agrees to teach Edgar to be as quiet as a mouse. At first it seems difficult, but with...

With brightly illustrated short stories, no more than 80 words, and large text format by top authors and illustrators, this series is perfect for newly independent readers.