Interest age: from c 4 years

Ben and Jack really want to help on the farm, but the animals just do not like the food they're handing out! 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Ben and Jack really want to help on the farm, but the animals just do not like the food they're handing out! 'Reading Champion' offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

What would feelings do if they were little furry creatures? 'What Feelings Do When No One's Looking' is a stunning, charming and brilliantly inventive picture book about the feelings that live inside us, sure to provoke many fascinating conversations with any child.

This story is part of 'Reading Champion', a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE). 'What's in Your Bag?' features Fred, whose bag is very big! What does he have inside it?

Kevin the Cucumber is so cool - everybody knows it! Whenever anyone gets hot and bothered, Kevin is always there to cool them down. He even has his own super cool cucumber song. But when Kevin starts to feel like his friends are leaving him out, something happens that has never happened before: K...

When Ice Cream never gets picked by any of the children queueing in front of the Ice Cream Van, she feels that no one will ever love her for who she is. Suddenly she's filled with self-doubt. Ice Cream has a meltdown!

When Jelly is entered into the 'Best Food Competition', it makes her wobble with worry. Everyone loves chicken nuggets and pizza - but does everyone love jelly? Suddenly she's filled with self-doubt. But soon Jelly learns that the things that make us different should be celebrated - and that it's...

When Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it's welcome. This beautiful debut by new author-illustrator talent Eva Eland takes a poignant but uplifting look at dealing with uncomfortable emotions.

Nancy and Jake are farmers. They raise their cows and pigs, and grow their crops. They use a lot of big machines to help them, and spray a lot of chemicals to get rid of the weeds and the pests. That's what all good farmers do, isn't it? And yet, there is no wildlife living on their farm. The ani...

Are you looking for happiness? Sometimes it can feel really far away, and sometimes you might have so much you can't help but share. You can try to chase it, control it or capture it, but even if it seems like it's gone for a while, you'll know it's never far away.