Vixen

by Penny Dolan

Published 13 August 2020

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 Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

Vixen's den is in the garden of an old house. And she has a very special reason...

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Boots in the Mud

by Penny Dolan

Published 11 June 2020

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 Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Boots in the Mud is about the muddiest muddle imaginable! When Mia and Harry go for a...

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Flip the Flamingo

by Penny Dolan

Published 12 October 2017

Flip is a baby flamingo who discovers it's hard to stand on your own two feet, at first! 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 a reading activity. Each book has...

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Froggo

by Penny Dolan

Published 9 April 2020

Froggo lives in the pond with the other frogs and they are always hearing the story of the frog who kissed a princess and turned into a prince.... and Froggo just cannot think of anything worse! So when he retrieves the children's football, he is in for a surprise!

Reading...

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Splash!

by Penny Dolan

Published 23 April 2020

Splash the merboy is happily playing in the waves when the tide goes out and leaves him stranded in a rock pool. Can he make it back to sea safely?

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic, original stories are accompanied...

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Tom has a brilliant racing pigeon called Blue. Grandad has arranged for Blue to fly in his first race! Everyone is very excited, especially Blue, but can he find his way home to Tom and Grandad?

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing...

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Little Spook

by Penny Dolan

Published 14 December 2017

In this story, Little Spook is afraid of something - but none of the Spook family can work out what is frightening him. Then a little firefly comes to the rescue ...

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic, original stories...

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When Town Mouse visits his cousin in the countryside, he far prefers his comfortable life in town ...

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 Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education...

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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 Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

In this retelling of a traditional tale, a woman makes the biggest pancake ever but the pancake...

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The Monkey's Heart

by Penny Dolan

Published 26 June 2025

In this Indian traditional tale, Crocodile's wife longs to eat the heart of his friend, Monkey. But Monkey plays a trick of her own to get away ...

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr...

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