A hopeful little frog tries to turn himself into a handsome prince by piecing together the torn pages of a spell book. There's just one problem – although Frog knows all about magical spells, spelling is another matter . . . Interest Age 3+ Reading Age 5+ Author – Emily Gravett Publisher – Two Hoots (Imprint of Pan Macmillan) With huge thanks to Schoolreaders Volunteer, Kathy Thompson and Nelson the Dog for sharing this story. Kathy is a volunteer at one of our partner schools in Essex. SCHOOLREADERS is a charity which matches volunteers to primary schools to read with children on a one-to-one basis. We currently have over 1,200 volunteers supporting over 12,000 children every week. To find out more, please visit www.schoolreaders.org.

A monster has invaded the pages of this original and super-fun picture book! Children need to read aloud with Schoolreaders Volunteer, Kathy and follow the instructions to help free the pesky monster by tilting, spinning and shaking their book. A fantastic celebration of all the fun that can be had with a book! Reading Age 5+ Interest Age 3+ Author – Tom Fletcher Publisher – Penguin Random House With thanks to our Schoolreaders Volunteer, Kathy Thompson, for sharing this story. Kathy is a volunteer at one of our partner schools in Essex. SCHOOLREADERS is a charity which matches volunteers to primary schools to read with children on a one-to-one basis. We currently have over 1,200 volunteers supporting over 12,000 children every week. To find out more, please visit www.schoolreaders.org.

Schnitzel von Krumm - with the very low tum - is up to mischief, chasing, digging, hiding and hustling. He should remember that dogs never climb trees - but that's not going to stop him scampering right to the very top of the tree! Reading Age 6+ Interest Age 3+ Author – Lynley Dodd Publisher – Puffin With thanks to our Schoolreaders Volunteer, Kathy Thompson, for sharing this story. Kathy is a volunteer at one of our partner schools in Essex. SCHOOLREADERS is a charity which matches volunteers to primary schools to read with children on a one-to-one basis. We currently have over 1,200 volunteers supporting over 12,000 children every week. To find out more, please visit www.schoolreaders.org.

One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins. But when Max has sent the monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to feel lonely and realises it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best of all. Reading Age 6+ Interest Age 4+ Author – Maurice Sendak Publisher – Red Fox Picture Books With thanks to our Schoolreaders Volunteer, Kathy Thompson, for sharing this story. Kathy is a volunteer at one of our partner schools in Essex. SCHOOLREADERS is a charity which matches volunteers to primary schools to read with children on a one-to-one basis. We currently have over 1,200 volunteers supporting over 12,000 children every week. To find out more, please visit www.schoolreaders.org.

In a mansion surrounded by lakes and forests, Frederick is bored. He leads a very sheltered life: and when Emily invites him to play outside he has no choice but to refuse – what if he hurts himself? Much better to stay safely indoors. But Emily is not one to take no for an answer . . . Interest Age 4+ Reading Age 7+ Author – Ben Manley Illustrator – Emma Chichester Clark Publisher – Two Hoots (Imprint of Pan Macmillan) With thanks to Schoolreaders Volunteer, Kathy Thompson and Nelson the dog for sharing this story. Kathy is a volunteer at one of our partner schools in Essex. SCHOOLREADERS is a charity which matches volunteers to primary schools to read with children on a one-to-one basis. We currently have over 1,200 volunteers supporting over 12,000 children every week. To find out more, please visit www.schoolreaders.org.

Join us in the funniest talent show ever. Meet bears with baggy bottoms, pigs with perky pinky ones and peacocks who love to put theirs on display. Guaranteed to cause fits of giggles, one thing’s for sure – whoever is the winner, bottoms are top! Reading Age 7+ Interest Age 2+ Author – Jeanne Willis Publisher – Puffin With thanks to our Schoolreaders Volunteer, Kathy Thompson, for sharing this story. Kathy is a volunteer at one of our partner schools in Essex. SCHOOLREADERS is a charity which matches volunteers to primary schools to read with children on a one-to-one basis. We currently have over 1,200 volunteers supporting over 12,000 children every week. To find out more, please visit www.schoolreaders.org.