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Y1/2 Group Readers (Fiction)
Tiddalik
This story is a simplified version of a traditional Aboriginal tale about a giant frog. The story is told through words and pictures in language accessible to children who are not yet fluent readers.
Y1/2 Group Readers (Fiction)
Sunilla and the dolphins
This is a re-telling of a traditional tale which has iterations in several cultures. The story is exciting, and the striking artwork gives it a real vibrancy. This is a book for children just starting to read independently.
Y1/2 Group Readers (Fiction)
Three little monsters
This story provides an original re-take on a traditional tale (Three Little Pigs). The text is kept really simple but the pictures add a layer of sophistication as well as humour which makes the text truly appealing, especially to children whose comprehension is more advanced than their ability to decode.
Y2 Group Readers (Fiction)
Why not me?
This story plays with the genre of traditional stories. A woodpecker wants to know why she is not in any tale. This story draws children’s attention to a wide range of tales and then challenges the reader to write a story with a woodpecker in it!
Y2 Group Readers (Fiction)
Tilly's Pet
This is the simple story of a little girl who acquires an unusual pet. She hand-rears a young swift and then has to let it fly away. Her sadness is soothed when she realises that the bird returns to nest above her bedroom each year.
Y2/3 Group Readers (Fiction)
Hansel and Gretel
This is a great new version of the traditional tale. Hansel is a dog and Gretel is a cat and the story has all the usual excitement plus an added twist of the animal characters to entertain. Suitable for beginning readers.