Favourite stories are retold in a lively natural language to help children to develop the confidence to read alone. Henny Penny and her friends are on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling when they meet a hungry fox.
One morning, Hansel and Gretel's mother said to the children, "Today you'll both go to town to take a message for me." "But be careful,"she warned them, "and don't leave the road, you could get lost.
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was loved by everyone who knew her. Her grandmother was so fond of the child that she delighted in giving her presents. Once she made her a beautiful cape and hood of red velvet. The little girl liked it so much that she never went out without wearing it. In time, everyone called her " Little Red Riding Hood".
My tiger is very sloppy. He spills his milk and wipes his face on the tablecloth. He never puts away his toys. It takes me all morning to clean up his room.
The tale of the Powhatan princess from the Virginia woodlands is one of the best known and most loved in American history. While myth and legend have clouded some of the details, time has not diminished her bravery, selflessness, and comm. Pocahontas discovers a bear in a cave when she goes upriver to explore.
There was once a King and Queen who were childless. They prayed that they might have a family and, at last, their prayers were answered and the Queen gave birth to a a very beautiful daughter.
It was a mistake to take my sloppy tiger to school. When he saw the computer, he got very excited. He bounded over to it and hit all keys at once. "Computers are not for tigers," said the teacher.
Retells the adventures of a tiny boy in a horse's ear, a mouse hole, a snail shell, a cow's throat, and a wolf's belly. There was once a woodsman and his wife who were very sad because they had no children. "If only we had a child to love," said the wife, "I wouldn't mind if he were as small as my thumb!" Time passed and at last they had a son, which made them both very happy. Strangely …
This series features brand new retellings of classic stories by top authors and illustrators, in keeping with the National Literacy Strategy.