Let’s Read With Lyla and Dad

Octopus Shocktopus, by Peter Bently

When a giant octopus arrives, the children LOVE their new friend; it makes the perfect slide and is fantastic at football! But some of the grown-ups aren't so pleased. Will they drive it away . . . or will they realise just how helpful an octopus can be? 

Stuck, by Oliver Jeffers

Floyd gets his kite stuck up a tree. He throws up his shoe to shift it, but that gets stuck too. So he throws up his other shoe and that gets stuck, along with... a ladder, a pot of paint, the kitchen sink, an orang-utan and a whale, amongst other things!  

Don’t Panic Annika, by Juliet Clare Bell

Annika always panics. She panics when her coat zip gets stuck on the way to a party. She panics when she can't find her favourite toy at bedtime. Her mum, dad and brother try to help her learn how to stay calm and think her way through a problem.

Thelma the Unicorn, by Aaron Blabey

Thelma the pony wants to be a unicorn, but when her dream comes true it is not quite what she expected. At first she loves the attention, but she soon discovers that being famous is not as fun as she thought it would be.

The Fate of Fausto, by Oliver Jeffers

There was once a man who believed he owned everything and set out to survey what was his. You are mine, Fausto said to the flower, the sheep and the mountain, and they bowed before him. But they were not enough for Fausto, so he conquered a boat and set out to sea...  

The Ugly Kiwi, by Scott Tulloch

We’ve all heard of the Ugly Duckling…. but an Ugly Kiwi??

Cinderella

When Cinderella's cruel stepmother forbids her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets unexpected help from her mice friends and her Fairy Godmother. Will she still go to the ball?? 

The Bath Monster, by Colin Boyd

As your bath water drains down the plughole, that slurping sound is the Bath Monster - dirty bath water is his SECOND favourite food. No one wants to find out what his FIRST favourite food is... until Jackson decides he doesn't believe in the Bath Monster any more, and he is never going to have a bath again!!  

Dear Tooth Fairy, by Alan Durant

When Holly's tooth falls out, she doesn't want to give it up to the Tooth Fairy, so she enters into a correspondence that is full of surprises, and she learns about the world of fairies. 

Margaret’s Unicorn, by Briony May Smith

Margaret's whole world changes when her family moves to a cottage by the sea. One evening, Margaret spots a mist over the water. No, that's not mist ... clouds maybe? No, they're unicorns descending onto the shore! They vanish as quickly as they'd appeared, but accidentally leave behind a baby, tangled in the weeds...