Hopscotch
6 total works
Brightly illustrated, exciting stories with under 400 words by top authors and illustrators for children who are building their reading confidence.In this fun story in a familiar setting, Ollie and Emma are left at school as their mum is running late from work. They help Mrs Bootle sort out the lost boot box. It seems a shame to throw away such lovely boots, but what on earth else could they be used for?
Sam's holiday is being ruined by two pesky pigeons. Plip and Plop are pooing everywhere! Can Sam and Grandad ever get rid of them?
Flora has never laid an egg. Then one day she finds one...but whatever is inside it?
A beautiful retelling of a classic story. Li's last riceballs go rolling down a hole beneath a tree, and he tumbles down after them! He soon finds out where his lunch has been going and meets the Mouse Emperor. Could this be the start of his good fortune?
Daisy, Buttercup and Cowslip are SO fed up with the sound of the milking machine that they just aren't producing the milk they once did. Now the farm may be closed! Whatever can Big Bill the farmer do?
A follow-up series to Leapfrog, our successful first readers, Hopscotch is a series of fiction readers for children developing their basic reading skills and older reluctant readers. These exciting reads focus on key areas of interest for the age range and tie in with the fiction genres of the NLS at Years 1 and 2. Fun stories are brought to life with full-colour illustrations. Plip and Plop - When two pesky pigeons move into the beech tree, Sam can't go into Grandpa's garden. Sam has to find a way to get rid of them! A hilarious story that children will love, full of literary devices they can carry into their own writing.