Children’s Fiction

A bone-shaking new trilogy begins - the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series

This Read It Yourself version of Sleeping Beauty is a level 2 title and so suitable for children who can read short simple sentences with help.

With special bonus content - a Q&A between Alice Oseman and bestselling author David Levithan The debut novel from Alice Oseman author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. Solitaire features the characters that inspired the beloved series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series.

A beautifully illustrated collection of Oscar Wildes favourite childrens tales known and loved throughout the world.

When Danny is kidnapped by Adi - who can run through brick walls and make cars drive on water - he realises that all humans are in danger. Adi is part of a super-advanced hive mind the Swarm which intends to protect the Earth from the environmental catastrophe caused by the human race. Adi - Alien Digital Intelligence in the form of a girl - can bend the laws of physics and control digital data but as a digital being she wants to know what its like to be human. Which is where Danny comes in. But what exactly is the help the secretive Swarm is offering? Can Danny and his friend Jamila help Adi stop the Swarm Agents and give humanity a second chance?

Its the near-future and Britain is having yet another heatwave. Of course the government have put in the normal curfews for this kind of weather and shops are forced to shut again. For Polly its the sort of heat that makes her do wild out-of-character things just to cool down. Like face her fear of deepwater. Essential when she and her brother have been sent to their aunts eco lake-side house for the summer. But Truthwater Lake is beginning to dry up. As the water level diminishes a lost village emerges. Swimming over the rooftops at midnight Polly dives down and is suddenly able to breathe to hear church bells and bird song. Polly has discovered an underwater gateway - to the past.

Based on the classic fairy tale.

Using rhythmic text to help build reading skills combined with original illustrations the books in this series offer quirky humorous retellings of traditional childrens tales.

This Read it Yourself version of The Emperors New Clothes is a level 1 title and so is suitable for children who are beginning to learn to read.

A favourite story is retold in a lively natural language to help children to develop the confidence to read alone.

Using rhythmic text to help build reading skills combined with original illustrations the books in this series offer quirky humorous retellings of traditional childrens tales.

For over 40 years this classic fairytale has delighted children and adults alike.

This Read It Yourself version of The Gingerbread Man is a level 2 title and so suitable for children who can read short simple sentences with help.

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over 45 years bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

Using rhythmic text to help build reading skills combined with original illustrations the books in this series offer quirky humorous retellings of traditional childrens tales.

Using rhythmic text to help build reading skills combined with original illustrations the books in this series offer quirky humorous retellings of traditional childrens tales.

This Read It Yourself version of The Magic Porridge Pot is suitable for children who are beginning to learn to read.

For over 40 years this classic fairytale has delighted children and adults alike.

The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook is quirky charming and fun featuring the recipes behind Rosanna Pansinos celebrated one-of-a-kind creations as well as beautiful mouthwatering photographs throughout.

A prince wants to marry a real princess so the queen devises a true test based on one pea and a lot of mattresses!

Simplified retellings of some of the most popular Beatrix Potter characters with enlarged original illustrations and big clear type.

This Read It Yourself version of The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a level 1 title and so suitable for children who are beginning to learn to read.

Ladybird has published fairy tales for over 45 years bringing the magic of traditional stories to each new generation of children.

Using rhythmic text to help build reading skills combined with original illustrations the books in this series offer quirky humorous retellings of traditional childrens tales.

Using rhythmic text to help build reading skills combined with original illustrations the books in this series offer quirky humorous retellings of traditional childrens tales.

This Read It Yourself version of The Ugly Duckling is a level 1 title and so suitable for children who are beginning to learn to read.

An introduction to the classic story of the Ugly Duckling.

When Dorothy and her little dog Toto end up in the Land of Oz they and their friends the scarecrow tin man and cowardly lion have many adventures on their way to see the Wizard of Oz!

Based on the fact that only 12 key words make up 25% of those we read and write and 100 make up 50% then learning key words first will ensure children start reading quickly thoroughly and with confidence.

The new laugh-out-loud packed-with-pictures Tom Gates bestseller - Tom wants to write a five star story for a school project and takes inspiration from his collection of ODD OBJECTS.