Collection: Junior Starter

'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...

Dad is a Master Baker and Albert is expected to one day follow in his footsteps. There's just one problem - Albert doesn't care about baking, he only cares about football, tennis, cricket and any other sport you can think of. When his dad invents The 'Doughmaster 5000' to help out around the bake...

One of a series of illustrated story books for young readers.

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!.

Alex loves the bridge that he builds with his dad. But then a troll takes over and will not leave. How can Alex get rid of him?

Aladdin is surprised when his long-lost uncle Hasan appears at his door one day. He needs Aladdin to help him find a magic lamp, hidden deep in a dark cave. But Aladdin is afraid that once he is in there, Hasan will never let him out again.

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 and the Magic Lamp' is the story of an impoverished boy who is tricked by a magician into finding a magic lamp in a cave. When Aladdin rubs the lamp a genie appears and grants him a wish. Aladdin escapes the cave back to his mother where another genie appears. What will happen next?

The titles in this series have a word count of less than 50 words for emergent readers. A word list at the beginning of the story allows you to check the child's ability to decode and understand each word before reading, providing a supported first reading experience.