Get ready to read! LITTLE RED ROBINS are ideal for sharing and reading together. Molly loves animals and wants to be a vet when she grows up, just like her dad. Everyone says she's got the magic touch! One day a butterfly in the garden talks to Molly and teaches her how to fly.
A brand new full-colour short story from Blyton's magical Wishing-Chair series – the perfect companion to the successful Magic Faraway Tree Adventure series and perfect for readers of 5+
When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes!
And on a stiflingly hot summer day in the playroom, what better adventure to have than to fly high above the mountains and seaside in search of the Land of Goodness Knows Where!
Short chapters and beautiful full-colour illustrations from Alex Paterson make the Wishing-Chair Adventures series perfect bedtime reading for children aged five and upwards. A richly nostalgic offering for grandparents and parents to share with the next generation of Blyton fans.
'Her books were terrific page-turners in the way no others were' – Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse.
Also in this colour young series:
Adventures of the Wishing-Chair: The Royal Birthday Party
Adventures of the Wishing-Chair: Off on a Holiday Adventure
Adventures of the Wishing-Chair: A Daring School Rescue
Adventures of the Wishing-Chair: The Witch's Cat
Enid Blyton is arguably the most famous children’s author of all time, thanks to series such as The Wishing-Chair, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Mysteries, Famous Five and The Secret Seven. Her fantasy books, including The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair, are among her most popular creations and they promise to enchant boys and girls for generations to come.
Enid Blyton takes her place alongside Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter, and A. A. Milne as one of Britain’s true heritage children’s authors. She remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers and is consistently voted a children's favourite in reader polls.
A magical fairy story about believing in yourself, perfect for children learning to read. From the author of
Dilly the Dinosaur.
Flora the Fairy enjoys school. But one day, her teacher tells them they will be tested on their magic skills the next day. They have to change the class dragon, Smoky, into something else, and back again. All the children start practising but, try as she might, Flora can't remember the words of the spell. She keeps getting it wrong! Even her friend Harry can do it right – what will Flora's mummy and daddy say when she doesn't pass the test?
Luckily, Flora's parents, with the help of Nana and Grandpop, show Flora that all she needs to do is relax. They have great fun changing things into other things at home. And the following day, Flora passes the test with flying colours!
The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.
Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help.
Short, simple sentences
Familiar, repeated words
Big, clear type
1 – 5 lines per page
Bright, fun pictures to help talk about the story
All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.
Book band: Green
Jack, Jessica and Wishler visit the Land of Mythical Creatures, but when they get there they find that an ogre has kidnapped Wishler's friend Miranda the unicorn. Can the children help save her?
There's trouble in the Undersea Kingdom. All the seahorses have vanished and the Animal-Keeper mermaids are desperate to find them. It seems an impossible task until Molly and her mermaid friend, Eloise, discover something curious in the rock pools -
A fantastic bathtime adventure from the stellar picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and David Roberts – perfect for reading together.
When everyone has left the house in the morning, the bath toys spring into action and head off on exciting adventures in their magical flying bath! From giving a muddy piglet a shower to putting out a fire for a frightened baboon, they have water at the ready for any emergency – but they're always home for the children's bathtime at the end of the day.
With simple rhyming speech-bubble text from bestselling author Julia Donaldson, The Flying Bath is great to read aloud and perfect for developing reading confidence. This playful and adventurous story is brought to life by the richly detailed, sumptuous artwork of award-winning illustrator David Roberts, completing this irresistible book for young readers.
Enjoy the other stories by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts: The Troll, Jack and the Flumflum Tree, Tyrannosaurus Drip and The Cook and the King.
Evil is afoot in the Jurassic Quadrant. Terrifying mutant dinosaurs threaten to wipe out humanity... dinosaurs with twitching claws, razor-sharp teeth and...deadly udders?!
These aren't mutants - they're MOO-tants!
This is a deadly mission for a new superteam - one which can travel across space AND time.
Action, danger (and a few cups of tea) are in store when the ASTROSAURS meet the COWS IN ACTION!
But will the new friends be able to defeat their biggest, scariest, dairyest enemy yet? Or will the moo-tants destroy TWO of the bravest crime-fighting teams the universe has ever seen?
