Item category 1: Beginner read

When the shepherd boy gets bored, he shouts 'Wolf!' and all the villagers come running. What will happen when a wolf really does appear? A beautifully illustrated retelling of this favourite traditional story. Based on the original Aesop fable, this provides a gentle introduction to the importanc...

Hare thinks he is much quicker than Tortoise and never stops teasing her. But what will happen when they have a race?

Murdoch is a most engaging mole and his adventures make a wonderful story for reading aloud. The pictures of Murdoch and his animal friends above and below the ground have great charm.

Meet the Three Little Astronauts - Rikki, Jenna and Leo, and join them on an out of this world adventure where they take a wrong turn, meet a space dinosaur and come face to face with evil villian Zarl!

Three little snowmen, Frosty, Freezy and Boots, are on a quest to find Father Christmas. Along with their pets, Poppet the Penguin, Henry the Husky and Samba the Seal, the intrepid friends go on a journey to the North Pole. But before long they get lost in a blizzard! Can the friends get to the N...

Meet the three little vampires, Verity, Vikki and Vaz! They're planning a SPOOKY Hallowe'en party - but will the villainous Count Bagel's tricks stop the fun? Can the clever little vampires save the night, and will everyone be able to have a good time after all?

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.

This series features carefully graded, fun stories developed to support the teaching of reading through synthetic phonics. Controlled vocabulary is expanded through each level as the texts get longer, from simple CVC words with short vowel sounds to trisyllabic and tricky words.

A poor couple have a son. But the baby, Ju-Long, is a frog! Ju-Long believes that he can win his country's war for the emperor. How can a frog beat an army?

Jason wants his kingdom back but his wicked uncle has set him a challenge. Jason must find the golden fleece, but many perils lie ahead!