Reports show that reading or being read to for ten minutes every day will significantly improve children’s reading skills. This charming collection of short animal stories supports this – each story taking about ten minutes to read. Ideal for reading aloud with younger children, or for young readers who are ready to tackle the stories themselves. Stories include: Little Red Hen, The Scaredy Cat, The Musicians of Bremen, The Mouse’s Wedding, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Lion and the Mouse, The Hare and the Tortoise, Chicken Licken, The Ugly Duckling, The Jungle Book, Puss in Boots, The Three Billy Goats, and The Boy who Cried Wolf.
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 6 1/4 x 8 Pages: 256 Series: Read-Aloud Stories Author: Lesley Sims, et al. Price: $14.99 (Hardback)
A magical retelling of the story of Snow White with stickers to dress the dolls in delightful outfits. Scenes include Snow White meeting the seven dwarfs, taking a poisoned apple from the wicked witch, and finally meeting her prince. With over 200 reusable stickers of clothes and accessories, plus a fold-out back cover to “park” stickers.
Ages: 4 years + Size: 6 3/4 x 9 1/2 Pages: 24pp + 4 sticker pages Series: Little Sticker Dolly Dressing Author: Fiona Watt Price: $8.99 (Paperback)
A fun way for young children to learn about numbers and letters ahead of starting school. Children can draw over the dotted lines to finish the numbers and letters in each brightly-illustrated scene. Each page is wipe-clean so that children can write on them with the special pen over and over again.
Zaner-Bloser (manuscript) was used for the Wipe-Clean series.
Series: Wipe-Clean Books The wipe-clean pages provide lots of opportunities to practice as children can return to each topic again and again. A fun and engaging way for young children to learn and develop essential skills, and each title comes with a wipe-clean pen.
Ages: 4 years and up (CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts not for children under 3 years) Size: 7 1/2 x 10 7/8 Pages: 40 Series: Wipe-Clean Books Author: Sam Taplin & Jessica Greenwell Price: $14.99 (Paperback)
Sixteen friendly dinosaur designs to trace and color, then tape to a window for the stained glass effect.
Series: Color & Create Place the gatefold at the back under each tracing paper page to color with your favorite felt-tip pens. Then tape your page to a window for maximum effect!
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 8 1/2 x 11 Pages: 16pp Series: Color & Create Price: $5.99 (Paperback)
A naughty puppet, a flying horse and a sorcerer’s apprentice are just some of the characters you’ll meet in tales from all over the world. These ten very different stories, each with their own lively illustrations, are the perfect length for reading at bedtime – or any time.
Also available in Spanish Tambien disponible en español
Ages: 4+ Size: 6 1/4 x 7 7/8 Pages: 256 Series: Read-Aloud Story Books Author: Lesley Sims Price: $14.99 (Hardback)
Goldilocks looks like the sweetest girl you could imagine, but don’t be fooled! She runs riot when she finds an empty cottage in the forest. What will happen when its three furry owners return? Read with Usborne has been developed with the help of reading experts to support and motivate children in the early stages of reading. Clear, carefully leveled text and appealing illustrations help children progress and grow in confidence.
Series: Read with Usborne Level 2
Longer stories, typically 500-700 words, full book length at 48 pages. Longer sentences and slightly more challenging vocabulary.
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 6 x 9 Pages: 48pp Series: Read With Usborne Level 2 Author: Russell Punter Price: $3.99 (Paperback)
A gang of excitable skunks is off to the water park for a fun afternoon. Their aquatic antics soon land them in trouble – but perhaps they can put their swimming skills to good use! This engaging, eye-catching series makes learning phonics fun. Each story introduces beginner readers to a wide variety of phonemes in a lively, rhyming tale. David Semple’s bright, detailed illustrations bring the stories to life, encouraging young readers to return to them time and time again.
Series: Phonics Readers For beginner readers: phonics-based text is cleverly blended with a funny story. Includes phonics guide for parents.
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 Pages: 24pp Series: Phonics Readers Author: Russell Punter Price: $6.99 Paperback or $14.99 (Library)
A younger version of the bestselling Sticker Dolly Dressing series, which contains over 40 titles, Little Sticker Dolly Dressing is an endearing new series for young children. Made with gentle, attractive illustrations and simple text children can easily understand.
Also available in Spanish Tambien disponible en español
Ages: 4 years and up Size: 6 7/8 x 9 1/2 Series: Little Sticker Dolly Dressing Author: Fiona Watt Price: $8.99 (Paperback)