Ape's Great Escape

Ape's in chains for stealing grapes… find out how his great escape goes with this lively story and humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves or for reading aloud together. With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Guidance notes for parents are included at the back of the book.

Armadillo on a Pillow

Sleepy Armadillo receives a late night visit from a fairy, but he soon gets carried away with the wishes she grants… A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with wonderful illustrations.

Axolotl Finds a Bottle

Axolotl longs for adventure. One day, she finds an old bottle with something amazing inside. What could it be?

Bee Makes Tea

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Big Pig on a Dig

The story of Big Pig's hunt for treasure is very amusing and takes into account recent research on the most effective ways to teach reading.

Bug in a Rug

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Chimp with a Limp

You won't believe chimp's tall tale of how his limp came to be in this lively story with humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves or for reading aloud together. With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Guidance notes for parents are included at the back of the book.

Cow Takes a Bow

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Croc Gets a Shock

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Crow in the Snow

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Flamingo Plays Bingo

Flamingo can’t wait to join the bingo game. One, by one, she crosses off the numbers on her card – she needs just one more to win the surprise prize. But when a sneeze from Elephant sends the last ball flying, the chase for the winning number is on…

Frog on a Log (Board book)

Usborne's popular phonics readers as a simplified board book with flaps!

Giraffe in the Bath

Meet giraffe who is grubby and muddy and needs a hot bath… This lively story has humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves or for reading aloud together. With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Guidance notes for parents are included at the back of the book.

Goat in a Boat

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Goose on the Loose (QR)

Created in consultation with a language expert, this book is part of an engaging phonics-based series, especially written to help your child learn to read.

Hyena Ballerina

A lively story with humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves, or for reading aloud together. With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Guidance notes for parents are included at the back of the book.

Kangaroo at the Zoo

A funny picture book featuring a madcap story about a new kangaroo arriving at the zoo, which uses phonic repetition to help children learn to read. The simple rhyming text helps to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Lizard in a Blizzard

A cloud is blocking the sun and Lizard is determined to move it… But lizards are not wizards whatever Lizard thinks! This fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, has wonderful illustrations by David Semple. The book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.

Llamas in Pajamas

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Mole in a Hole

A funny picture book featuring a madcap story about a builder-mole, using phonic repetition to help children learn to read. The simple rhyming text helps develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Poodle Draws Doodles

Poodle loves to doodle. The problem is, she sometimes gets carried away – walls, doors, floors, no surface is safe! The naughty poodle is soon in trouble. But could her al fresco drawing skills actually come in useful? Find out in this colorful addition to the popular Phonics Readers series.

Seal at the Wheel

Seal has bought herself a new motor boat, Hippo is trying out his new water skis, and Seal is causing chaos! A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with wonderful illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.

Shark in the Park

Created in consultation with a language expert, this book is part of an engaging new phonics-based series, especially written to help your child learn to read.

Snail Brings the Mail

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Spider in a Glider

What can Spider get up to in a glider? One thing's for sure. She'll end up saving the day. A fun rhyming story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with lively illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.

Susanna's bananas (QR)

Susanna is visiting her poorly friend, Sloth, taking a bunch of bananas as a present, but her attempts to cheer him up go horribly wrong…

Ted in a Red Bed (IR) (QR)

A series of fun stories using very simple synthetic phonic-based text. Synthetic phonic learning is the process of reading by sounding the individual sounds of a word and then blending them together to read the word as a whole. With fold out flaps to make the reading experience more interactive. Written in conjunction with an educational psychology expert.

Toad Makes a Road (QR) REVISED

Underpants for Ants

A lively story with irresistible illustrations, this book is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are beginning to read for themselves. The simple rhyming text is a great way to develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

Unicorns in Uniforms

It’s Opening Day at the White Horse Hotel. The staff of unicorns are all dressed in their smart new uniforms, ready to greet Lord Stork, but these clumsy unicorns cause one disaster after another.