Category Archives: Early Readers

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

A traditional folktale about twelve princesses who defy their father’s rules forbidding them to dance, by finding a magical kingdom where they can let loose – and wear out their shoes!

Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
Text type: A traditional tale

Curriculum links: English: fairy stories, myths and legend.

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Sylvie’s Seahorse

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Illustrated by Tor Freeman, published by Walker Books. ISBN: 978 1 406301946

Sylvie loves to swim, although she can’t quite do it on her own yet. But when she visits the aquarium and sees the baby seahorses swimming, she is more determined than ever to get it right!

A Walker Story: The perfect first step into fiction. Three short stories to build reading confidence.

The author supports the work of Project Seahorse.

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Nick Mack’s Good Luck

 

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Illustrated by Jill Barton, published by Walker Books. ISBN: 9781 844280919

Nick Mack finds that good luck comes to him in many different ways – but on his birthday, will his biggest wish come true?

A Walker Story: The perfect first step into fiction. Three short stories to build reading confidence.

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