New Releases by Pippa Goodhart

TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.This pack contains six books, one of each of the following titles: Tall and Tiny, The Lambton Worm, Icarus, Sea Stories, The Magic Cow and Puss in Boots.

Poor Jack: first his dad dies, then he gets stuck with a measly cat while his older brothers get to take over the family business. What rotten luck! But soon he realises that Puss in Boots can do all sorts of things: he can talk, catch his supper and even trick the King. But will his plan tomake Jack rich prove a step too far for this conniving cat? Children will love to learn the original story behind one of their favourite feline characters.TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children''s authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children.The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening.

Granda is different from other folk--he talks to the hills. One day, he tells his granddaughter, Lily, an old story about Dragon Boy--a human child who was raised by a dragon mother. The young lad lived happily with his family in the Dragon Hills. He looked like a dragon in his costume of leaves, and he learned to sing dragon songs. But he couldn''t make fire like his dragon friends and somehow, he still felt as if he was the odd one out. Then one day, Dragon Boy is reunited with his real mother and goes to live with his human family, but he still misses his dragon past and he still talks to them when he can. Just like Granda in fact, thinks Lily

FAMILY & HOME STORIES (CHILDREN''S / TEENAGE). This title is perfect for children learning to read, these three heart-warming stories have a special message: however stormy life gets, your friends will help you though! When the wild wind brings down the big tree in the wood, the animals have nowhere to call home. Kind Miss Chutney takes them in...but then the rain comes. It splits and splots and threatens to spoil her home, too. Her new friends want to help, but what can they do? Never fear, for a sunny day brings a bright idea...The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It''s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories. Ages 5+

TRADITIONAL STORIES (CHILDREN''S / TEENAGE). This is a charming princess story by Pippa Goodhart, perfect for children learning to read. When King Frederick and Queen Gwen have triplet daughters, they''re delighted. However, there''s a bit of a muddle when they''re born, and no one knows which one is the eldest, and therefore the heir. So when King Frederick wants to retire, he has to decide who will be Queen. Will it be Princess Hazel, Princess Apple or Princess Cherry? He sets his daughters a test - whoever can bake a cake, following the instructions but also adding their own flourish, will rule after him. The princesses all have their individual qualities - but who has the right ingredients to be Queen? The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It''s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Ages 5+

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children''s imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children''s readingexperience, with something to appeal to every child. This pack contains six of each of the following original stories: Dear Mum, Bad, Bad Dog, Snoot, My Sabre-tooth Pet, How the Bink Got Its Stink, Looga and Barooga: The Treasure of Soap Island.All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it''s easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children''s reading development is also available at a href="https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.

''Story Sparks'' is an emotionally engaging fiction series that will fire children''s imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills.

Traditional Tales is a series of enchanting tales from around the world that have been shared for generations.Stunning artwork.Language-rich stories to engage and inspire young readers.Books include story maps to help students retell the stories in their own words.All titles can be purchased in packs of six. For more information, please contact your Oxford Primary Consultant

Dog loves music and wants to join the band. Cat, Bird and Rabbit can''t stand Dog''s howl...but then he discovers his talent for drumming!The Tiddlers series features fun stories with a word count of fewer than 50 words for children who are just starting to read.A word list at the beginning of the story allows for a quick check of the reader''s ability to read and understand words before reading, and a puzzle at the end of the story encourages rereading for pleasure.

ust imagine what it would be like to be as small as a mouse, or to travel into the future... This wonderfully inventive and interactive book allows a child to tell their own story, combining new elements each time.

When Nelly reads a description of herself in a book, she is convinced that she is a mouse. After all she is grey, has big ears and a thin tail. When she meets some mice, the confusion only grows in this delightfully funny tale about mixed messages and taking everything you read in books just a little too literally. Brilliantly read by Amelia Fox. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.

A traditional story about a prince who is turned into a frog.

Red Hen works hard to dig, plant, cut and mill the grain while the other animals refuse to help. Will they wish they hadn''t been so lazy when Red Hen has finished making her big jam buns? This beautifully illustrated retelling of the traditional tale is written by well-known author Pippa Goodhart. -Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress books are specifically designed for struggling readers, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading. This title has a text level of Band 2A / Red A, which provides predictable text, and an interest level of Band 10 / White. -Text type: A traditional story -The flow chart on pages 14 to 15 allows children to discuss and recap Red Hen''s progress as she completes each of her jobs. -Curriculum links: Citizenship

The class have made up some new races for school sports day. There''ll be a three-legged race and even a wheel-barrow race. But none will be as much fun as Jake, Bella, and Nasim''s Fun Race!

Jake, Bella, Nasim, and the class are looking for animal clues in the woods. When they find some enormous paw prints and a big, fat tail mark, they wonder what kind of scary creature could have left them behind.

Looking for something fun to do one day, the Sun and the Wind begin a competition. Both try to get a man to take his coat off as he walks his dog. Find out who wins the contest in Pippa Goodhart''s delightful retelling of this traditional story about teamwork. -Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress books are specifically designed for struggling readers, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading. This title has a text level of Band 3 / Yellow, which provides varied sentence structure and natural language, and an interest level of Band 8 / Purple. -Text type: A traditional story -A story map on pages 14 to 15 enables children to recap the story and discuss each stage. -Curriculum links: Science, Citizenship

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series is a collection of some of the best known stories from around the world carefully adapted for children to read themselves.The series is beautifully written and illustrated to capture children''s imaginations

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 stages and matched to the phonic progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Stage 6: TheFrog Prince Yoshi the Stonecutter Monkey''s Magic Pipe How the Bear Lost His Tail 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 stages and matched to the phonic progression in Letters and Sounds enabling your children to read the stories independently. Accompanying free Teaching notes are available online at www.oxfordprimary.co.uk/tales, along with an eBook and storyteller video for each stage. Parents can also visit www.oxfordowl.co.uk for practical advice, helpful information about phonics, lots of fun activities and free eBooks. FREE GROUP/GUIDED READING NOTES! a href="http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/oxed/primary/literacy/ort/traditional-tales/ort_tradtales_stage-6-teaching-notes.pdf?region=international"Click here/a.

A colouring-book edition of the bestselling classic which children can colour in and make their own. Imagine you could go anywhere, with anyone and do anything. Where would you live? Where would you sleep? Who would be your friends? What games would you play? Go on . . . You choose! With the help of Nick Sharratt''s wonderful illustrations, Pippa Goodhart looks at a whole range of scenarios where choosing is made fun! There are 24 jam-packed pages to colour in and sixty fantastic full-colour stickers to stick wherever you choose. The perfect combination of fun and learning, this is a wonderful way to expand skills in literacy.

Mother Duck is excited when all her eggs start to hatch. But one egg contains a big surprise!

Iris'' domineering mother has just died. Iris is relieved to be free of her, and is then intrigued by what she finds when clearing out her mother''s flat. It turns out that Iris is illegitimate. So she isn''t the person she''d thought she was. Perhaps she can reinvent herself now?

Ordered by the king to make a new gate for the town, Jess''s father recruits a new dragon named Huff to keep the forge heated in his blacksmith shop, but when the dragon becomes sick from working day and night, Jess springs into action to find the perfect cure and nurse him back to health.

Brightly illustrated first reading books with large text format by top authors and illustrators.

See what kind of treasures Ronnie will bring home from his special space mission.

Six exciting and much-loved children''s classics sensitively adapted to enrich your junior pupils'' reading, with free Teaching Notes to support teaching of comprehension skills and strategies. These books have masses of boy and girl appeal and will introduce your readers to significant authorsfrom the past - a key part of the Literacy Strategy. In addition, the comprehension questions and teaching notes will help you to draw out and practice difficult comprehension strategies such as inference, empathy and deduction. Each book features 2 author biographies - one for the original authorand one for the TreeTops author. Plus, there are notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible.

Six exciting and much-loved children''s classics sensitively adapted to enrich your junior pupils'' reading, with free Teaching Notes to support teaching of comprehension skills and strategies. These books have masses of boy and girl appeal and will introduce your readers to significant authorsfrom the past - a key part of the Literacy Strategy. In addition, the comprehension questions and teaching notes will help you to draw out and practice difficult comprehension strategies such as inference, empathy and deduction. Each book features 2 author biographies - one for the original authorand one for the TreeTops author. Plus, there are notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible.