The complete story and original illustrations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling picture book, A Squash and a Squeeze, has been specially re-designed into a smaller early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, Let's Read! A Squash and a Squeeze offers children a natural next step on from picture books to support them as they grow in reading confidence.

The little old lady's house is far too small. So the wise old man tells her to squeeze in a crowd of farm animals. She'll be amazed how big her house feels when she pushes them out again!

"This is a great series which, by using well-loved stories, will encourage young children to become enthusiastic, independent readers." - Dr Fiona Maine, Lecturer in Literacy Education, University of Cambridge

Enjoy more early reading with other books from the series: What the Ladybird Heard, Tyrannosaurus Drip, and Little Ogre's Surprise Supper.


The complete story and original illustrations of the bestselling Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have been specially re-designed into an early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, Let's Read! Room on the Broom is intended to help and encourage children who are growing in reading confidence.

Join a witch, her cat, a dog, a frog and a bird on a bumpy broomstick ride. From the award-winning creators of The Gruffalo.


The complete story and original illustrations of the bestselling What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks have been specially re-designed into an early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, Let's Read! What the ladybird Heard is intended to help and encourage children who are growing in reading confidence.

The farmyard is a very noisy place. But when two robbers plot to steal the farmer's fine prize cow, it's the quietest creature of all who saves the day!

'This is a great series which, by using well-loved stories, will encourage young children to become enthusiastic, independent readers.' - Dr Fiona Maine, Lecturer in Literacy Education, University of Cambridge

Enjoy more early reading with other books from the Let's Read! series: Tyrannosaurus Drip, A Squash and a Squeeze, and Little Ogre's Surprise Supper.


Let's Read! The Gruffalo

by Julia Donaldson

Published 28 February 2013

The complete story and original illustrations from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo, have been specially designed into an early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, Let's Read! The Gruffalo is intended to help and encourage children who are growing in reading confidence.

Step into the deep dark wood and discover what happens when a quick-thinking mouse comes face to face with a fox, an owl, a snake and a hungry gruffalo . . .


The complete story and original illustrations of Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts have been specially designed into an early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, Let's Read! Tyrannosaurus Drip is intended to help and encourage children who are growing in reading confidence.

Everyone knows that tyrannosauruses are big and scary, so when a placid duckbill dinosaur's egg ends up in the wrong nest, confusion is sure to ensue! When the baby dinosaur hatches out, he's so out of place that his grisly big sisters call him Tyrannosaurus Drip. Poor little Drip: all he wants is a quiet life munching on water weed . . .

'This is a great series which, by using well-loved stories, will encourage young children to become enthusiastic, independent readers.' - Dr Fiona Maine, Lecturer in Literacy Education, University of Cambridge.

Enjoy more early reading with other books from the series: What the Ladybird Heard, A Squash and a Squeeze, and Little Ogre's Surprise Supper.


The complete story and original illustrations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo's Child, have been specially re-designed into a smaller early reader format. Created with expert advice from a literacy consultant, Let's Read! The Gruffalo's Child offers children a natural next step on from picture books to support them as they grow in reading confidence.

One night, the Gruffalo's Child ignores her father's warning and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn't really exist . . . does he?

'This is a great series which, by using well-loved stories, will encourage children to become enthusiastic, independent readers.' -- Dr Fiona Maine, Lecturer in Literacy Education, University of Cambridge