Jackie Walter

Ella is nervous about her first school trip - to a museum. Where will she sit? Where will she have lunch? There are so many…

When Alfie gets a brick castle for his birthday, he can't wait to get started building it! But Mum, Dad and Grandad all have trouble…

Evan really wants to buy the rocket he sees in the shop window, but he needs to save up for it first! This story is…

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…

The children at school have an exciting task today - they're making a bug hotel! The minibeasts will be very happy when the children have…

Get the whole family bouncing with this adorable tale of joining in the fun. It's bouncing time! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children…

What is Max cooking, out there in the mud kitchen? Read along and join his mess-making fun! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children…

Everyone likes different foods - even animals! This funny book will have young readers considering their food choices, laughing all the while. Reading Champion offers…

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…

When Cam and Dad take a kite to the field, it flies up high... but when the kite gets stuck in the tree, Dad has…

Count Them Up! looks at how we use numbers and provides practical and fun examples of addition, subtraction, division and multiplication, encouraging children to tackle…

Sorting and Sets looks at how we group things together by looking at their similarities and differences. It also encourages children to consider why this…

What Shape Is It? looks at different shapes using objects we can spot in our environment. It includes a first look at angles, 3D shapes…

In this story, Poppy has a project to do for school. She has some great ideas, but everything keeps going wrong. Luckily, Mum and Dad…

In this story, Freddie and Billy are getting bunk beds. They are very excited but just cannot agree on which bunk each should have. Luckily,…

When Mia goes off to school she leaves cat in charge of her pet mouse, Merlin. But as soon as Mia goes out, Merlin escapes…

Logan has a new stepfamily. His dad has moved in with Emily and Freya's mum. They are all spending the weekend together but Logan would…

Isla's mum has planned a surprise day at the museum but Isla wishes she could see her friend instead. But there's lots to do at…

Ben is excited when his mums suggest a family day out on their bikes, but his sister Milly thinks it will boring. The day gets…

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…

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…

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…

What Shape Is It? looks at different shapes and encourages children to spot them in the environment. It introduces language for discussing shapes, for example…

When the biggest egg finally hatches, Mother Duck is in for a surprise. This duckling does not look like the others, but she loves him…

The prince must find a wife - but he just cannot find a real princess to marry. Then a dirty, wet and smelly girl arrives…

When Tortoise challenges Hare to a race, Hare is so sure he will win that he stops for a little nap. Will Tortoise be able…

When Mouse wakes up Lion, Lion is about to eat him up! But Mouse convinces Lion to let him go... will Mouse be able to…

Grasshopper lazes around, singing in the summer sunshine and laughing at the hardworking ants. He's far too busy to collect food for the winter. But…

The farmer has grown the most enormous turnip in the world! Will he and his friends ever be able to pull it out of the…

When a poor girl gets a magic porridge pot, she is thrilled - she will never be hungry again! Then the little porridge pot begins…

"The sky is falling in!" That's what silly young Chicken Licken thinks when an acorn falls on her head. She rushes off to tell the…