The Usborne My First Reading Library contains fifty brilliant books from the Usborne Reading Programme to help guide children through the first stages of reading. From fabulous fables to traditional fairy tales and extended nursery rhymes, this comprehensive collection includes something to capture the interest of all young readers.

• The first 22 books are taken from Usborne Very First Reading. With these, your child takes the first steps in reading with your help, following the phonics methods used in schools
• The next 12 books are taken from Usborne First Reading Level One. These delightful and very short stories are for children to try reading themselves
• 16 further books are taken from Usborne First Reading Level Two. These slightly longer stories will build stamina and reading confidence

1. Pirate Pat (Very First Reading)

2. Double trouble (Very First Reading)

3. The dressing-up box (Very First Reading)

4. Captain Mac (Very First Reading)

5. A bus for Miss Moss (Very First Reading)

6. The perfect pet (Very First Reading)

7. Dog diary (Very First Reading)

8. Bad Jack Fox (Very First Reading)

9. Grizzly bear rock (Very First Reading)

10 . The magic ring (Very First Reading)

11. The Queen makes a scene (Very First Reading)

12. A fright in the night (Very First Reading)

13. Stop that cow! (Very First Reading)

14. The deep, dark woods (Very First Reading)

15. Moon zoom (Very First Reading)

16. Run, rabbit, run! (Very First Reading)

17. Late night at the zoo (Very First Reading)

18. Wild school (Very First Reading)

19. The circus under the sea (Very First Reading)

20. The monster diner (Very First Reading)

21. Knight fight (Very First Reading)

22. Mr. Mystery (Very First Reading)

23. The Greedy Dog (First Reading Level One)

24. The Rabbit's Tale (First Reading Level One)

25. Anansi and the bag of wisdom (First Reading Level One)

26. The Three Wishes (First Reading Level One)

27. Old MacDonald had a farm (First Reading Level One)

28. The Ant and the Grasshopper (First Reading Level One)

29. The Fox and the Stork (First Reading Level One)

30. The Fox and the Crow (First Reading Level One)

31. The Sun and the Wind (First Reading Level One)

32. King Midas and the Gold (First Reading Level One)

33. The Lion and the Mouse (First Reading Level One)

34. The Wish Fish (First Reading Level One)

35. Doctor Foster went to Gloucester (First Reading Level Two)

36. The Magic Melon (First Reading Level Two)

37. How Bear Lost His Tail (First Reading Level Two)

38. Little Miss Muffet (First Reading Level Two)

39. Old Mother Hubbard (First Reading Level Two)

40. One, two, buckle my shoe (First Reading Level Two)

41. The Daydreamer (First Reading Level Two)

42. There Was a Crooked Man (First Reading Level Two)

43. The Tortoise and the Eagle (First Reading Level Two)

44. King Donkey Ears (First Reading Level Two)

45. Clever Rabbit and the Wolves (First Reading Level Two)

46. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (First Reading Level Two)

47. How Elephants Lost Their Wings (First Reading Level Two)

48. The Genie in the Bottle (First Reading Level Two)

49. The Dragon and the Phoenix (First Reading Level Two)

           50. Clever Rabbit and the Lion (First Reading Level Two)












Usborne - My Second Reading Library with Slip Case (50 Books)




The first 14 books are taken from Usborne First Reading Level Three. These stories, including many classics tales, are designed to boost developing readers' confidence.
The next 16 books are taken from Usborne First Reading Level Four. These slightly longer stories help to increase readers' stamina in a range of story styles.
20 further books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series One. Each of these books contains several lively short stories, or one longer story in easy-to-read chapters.

The 50 books include:
The Runwaway Princess
Sleeping Beauty
Rapunzel
Rumpelstiltskin
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Hansel and Gretel
The Frog Prince
Puss in Boots
The Nutcracker
The Little Mermaid
The Princess and the Pea
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Aladdin and His Magical Lamp
The Monkey King
The Wooden Horse
Saint George and the Dragon
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
Cinderella
Dick Whittington
Princess Polly and the Pony
The Owl and the Pussycat
Baba Yaga the Flying Witch
The Hare and the Tortoise
Androcles and the Lion
The Emperor and the Nightingale
The Inch Prince
The Reluctant Dragon
Little Red Riding Hood
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
The Ugly Duckling
The Runaway Pancake
The Golden Carpet
The Tin Soldier
The Leopard and the Sky God
The Little Red Hen
The Gingerbread Man
The Magic Porridge Pot
The Three Little Pigs
The Enormous Turnip
The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar
The Magic Pear Tree
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
The Mouse's Wedding
The Musicians of Bremen
Chicken Licken
The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
The King's Pudding



Usborne - My Third Reading Library with Slip Case (40 Books)

A broad range of story styles, all with lively, readable text and fully illustrated, encouraging children to find the topics they enjoy most, and also to try something different from time to time

The first 25 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series 1. Each of these books contains several lively short stories, or one longer in easy-to-read chapters. 

The next 15 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series 2. These contain one longer story in chapters, and include many retellings of world classics.

Young Reading Series 1 ----- 1. The Minotaur 2. Pirate Adventures 3. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice 4. The Story of Chocolate 5. The Billy Goats Gruff 6. The Emperor’s New Clothes 7. Magical Animals 8. Stories of Dragons 9. Stories of Ghosts 10. The Twelve Dancing Princesses 11. Stories of Monsters 12. Stories of Pirates 13. Stories of Princes and Princesses 14. Stories of Robots 15. Stories of Witches 16. The Burglar's Breakfast 17. Animal Legends 18. Stories of Mermaids 19. The Story of Toilets, Telephones and other useful inventions 20. The Magic Gifts 21. Wizards 22. The Monster Gang 23. The Dinosaur Next Door 24. Stories of Haunted Houses 25. Stories of Dinosaurs

Young Reading Series 2 ----- 1. Around the World in 80 Days  2. The Secret Garden  3. The Wizard of Oz 4. Beauty and the Beast 5. Pinocchio  6. Wind in the Willows  7. Alice in Wonderland  8. Black Beauty  9. The Clumsy Crocodile 10. The Railway Children 11. The Snow Queen  12. The Story of Heidi  13. Hamlet  14. Romeo and Juliet 15. Macbeth

 

Usborne Reading Collection for Confident Readers
(40 Books)

The 40 titles included in this brand new collection are designed to help children grow as readers.

It includes a broad range of story styles, with readable text and fully illustrated pages, to encourage readers to find the themes they enjoy most and also try something different from time to time.

The first 25 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Two, many of which are adapted classics for children to discover:

Twelfth Night
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Aesop's Fables
The Enchanted Castle
The Canterville Ghost
The Firebird
Robin Hood
The Phantom of the Opera
Robinson Crusoe
Gulliver's Travels
A Little Princess
The Prince and the Pauper
The Midnight Ghosts
The Magical Book
The Incredible Present
The Amazing Adventures of Ulysses
Hercules the World's Strongest Man
The Shocking Story of Electricity
Jason and the Golden Fleece
The Story of Flying
The Fairground Ghost
Mystery Mansion
The Story of the Olympics
Treasure Island
The Story of Cars

The next 15 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Three, which include longer adaptations to develop readers' stamina:

William Shakespeare
The Odyssey
Frankenstein
Anne Frank
Oliver Twist
The Three Musketeers
Pompeii
Little Women
Stories of Vampires
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
White Fang
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Othello
The Count of Monte Cristo