Collection: Children's Young Readers

Aladdin is a poor, lazy boy who only likes to play. But when a magician comes to town and pretends to be his uncle, Aladdin's life changes forever.

Aladdin is very poor and very, very lazy. His mother does not know what to do with him. When a magician comes to town and pretends to be his uncle, Aladdin's adventures really begin!

'Early Readers' are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. Albert loves football. But he hates the Garden of Doom next door. He's always kicking his footballs into it, and he can't go and get them back - Mr Creaky lives next door, and Albert is terrified of him. But when he kicks hi...

Albert's new pet, Rocky the raccoon, can't resist interfering with anything mechanical. He turns the toaster into a spaghetti machine, and the washing machine into a scrambled egg-maker. Albert's parents are not impressed - the raccoon must go!

Alfie isn't like the other meerkats. He's no good at digging holes or standing on guard duty. He has big dreams and is looking for adventure. So when a film crew arrive in the desert, Alfie decides to take action! Is this his chance to become a star?

Baboons can be so mean! When he falls out with his best friend, Alfie the baboon thinks he'd be better off living with humans. After all, they're never mean and they never argue. Or do the?

When Vikings arrive and invade, King Alfred summons the Anglo-Saxons to fight. This true story of the famous defeat of the Vikings is brought to life through the eyes of Alfred's squire, who witnesses Alfred's bravery first hand.

What's waiting for Algy at the bottom of his garden this time? With his best friend Cherry and her little brother Brad, Algy opens the loose board at the back of his garden shed - to find himself in space! Cherry and Brad are really excited, but Algy's not so sure. Space seems very dangerous. Wil...