Cook, Pot, Cook! is based on the traditional tale The Magic Porridge Pot. What will happen when a magic pot will not stop cooking and porridge flows out into the town ... This popular story written by David Bedford and beautifully illustrated by Jimothy Rolovio will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence whilst capturi…
Three Rocks is based on the traditional tale Stone Soup. A poor man arrives in town with three magic rocks, promising that he can use them to make dinner for everyone - how will he manage it? This humorous story written by Monica Hughes and charmingly illustrated by Mark Beech will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidenc…
The Foolish Fox is based on the traditional tale of the lazy fox who does not like working. He asks some sheep to farm the land for him, in return for half of the food they grow. Little does he know that the sheep are planning to outwit him! This humorous story written by Alison Hawes and charmingly illustrated by Matte Stephens will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rew…
Hans in Luck is a German folk tale. Hans is on his way home to visit his mum, but on every step of his journey bad luck befalls him. As Hans tries to change his luck along the way, will he ever be lucky? This humorous story written by Paeony Lewis and charmingly illustrated by Andres Martinez Ricci will capture your child's imagination!
Tom, Dad and Colin is based on the traditional tale A Man, A Boy and A Donkey, about a father, son and their donkey - called Colin in this version! On their travels they meet strangers who give them advice and they end up in a spot of bother! This humorous story written by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler and charmingly illustrated by Tony Ross will capture your child's imagination!
The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds enabling your children to read t…
The Moon in the Pond is a Brer Rabbit tale from African-American traditional stories. Rabbit tells Bear and Fox that the moon has fallen in the pond. Will they be able to rescue it? This humorous story written by Chris Powling and beautifully illustrated by Jeannie Winston will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence wh…
Ho is given a golden paintbrush in return for his kindness to an old man. Magic things begin to happen when Ho starts to paint ... This charming story written by Liz Miles and beautifully illustrated by Meilo So will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence whilst capturing the magic of the original tale. There are usefu…
Jack sells his family's cow for five beans. His mum is very cross and she throws the beans away. Overnight a huge beanstalk grows in the garden, what will Jack find at the top of it? This popular story written by Gill Munton and magically illustrated by Constanze von Kitzing will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence …
In this Japanese story, Yoshi the stonecutter is always wishing for more. He meets a spirit who grants his wishes, until he realises the only way he can be happy is to stop wishing for more. This enchanting story written by Becca Heddle and charmingly illustrated by Meg Hunt will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence …