Karen Wallace

Written by award-winning author, Karen Wallace, this spooky tale is aimed at newly fluent readers. The theme of the story is a decaying mansion and the ghosts who live there helping the owners to repair it.

The 'Monster Mountain' series features stories about Thunderbelle the monster - who likes eating cake, climbing trees and dressing up - and her friends. They get wet and muddy playing games, and strike the Brilliant Ideas gong to hatch all sorts of wonderful plans!

One day Princess PJ met a robber in the forest. He wanted to steal her carrots to make soup to feed the poor people! Princess PJ thought this was a silly idea. She was sure that they would like treasure much better!

Jack cannot get to sleep. It is just too boring! Then Granny sends him some magic pyjamas and the adventure really begins!

'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 been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

This reader development series for Key Stage 1 follows the national curriculum and literacy strategy.

Ana Anteater has a special skill: synchronised swimming! Along with her friends she whirls and twirls around the water - so when the Olympics comes to town she has to enter!

Thunderbelle lives on Monster Mountain with her friends. Whenever she has a problem of brilliant idea, the other monsters are never far away. In this story, Thunderbelle wants to make music with her friends.

'Start Reading' is a reader development series for Key Stage 1 that closely follows the national curriculum and literacy strategy.

This sleepy dinosaur just cannot find the perfect place to sleep - until he's snuggled up in bed! 'Tiddlers' is designed for children who are starting to read alone.