Series:

Bug Club Shared Reading

2 total works

Cover of Bug Club Shared Reading: The Perfect Pet Problem (Reception)

‘It’s your birthday, oh hooray! And you can pick a pet today!’ 

When Flora blows out the candles on her birthday cake, there’s nothing she wants more than her own pet. With the help of Uncle Midge’s magic bangle, her wish might just be about to come true. From a rabbiphant to a gorilligator, an eaglion to an octoquokkapus, Flora can create any pet she can imagine! But will she ever find her perfect pet? 


  • Highly engaging, illustrated picture book to be read out loud to children aged 4–5

  • Ideal for reading aloud at home with your child

  • Helps expose your child to rich language and curriculum-linked vocabulary 

  • Includes key terms from Science and the topic area of animals

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools


‘These books are a great start to addressing the wider curriculum and the vocabulary issues that schools are identifying.’ - Assistant Head, Primary Academy


The Bug Club Shared books are highly engaging, beautifully illustrated stories designed to be read out loud to children. The programme exposes children to rich, curriculum-linked vocabulary, helping to build an understanding across school subjects and cultivate a love for reading.


Cover of Bug Club Shared Reading: The Speediest Sloth (Year 2)
Sprint is the speediest sloth in the jungle. She’s so much quicker than Mama sloth and her brother and sister. She races up the tallest trees to find the biggest mangoes, beating everyone else to it. But one day, Sprint goes too far and encounters someone less than friendly. Maybe Sprint isn’t the speediest sloth after all …

  • Highly engaging, illustrated picture book to be read out loud to children aged 6–7

  • Ideal for reading aloud at home with your child

  • Helps expose your child to rich language and curriculum-linked vocabulary 

  • Includes key terms from Science and the topic area of life cycles

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools


‘These books are a great start to addressing the wider curriculum and the vocabulary issues that schools are identifying.’ - Assistant Head, Primary Academy


The Bug Club Shared books are highly engaging, beautifully illustrated stories designed to be read out loud to children. The programme exposes children to rich, curriculum-linked vocabulary, helping to build an understanding across school subjects and cultivate a love for reading.