First Chapter Books (short chapters, lots of illustrations) - 5+
By Mostly Book Talk
First Chapter Books (short chapters, lots of illustrations) - 5+
By Mostly Book Talk
These are all brilliant illustrated chapter books. A great first step from reading scheme books - engaging stories in short manageable chapters with illustrations. Many are the start of a series which can be an easy next step. From 5+ (but for independent reading most will be a bit older)
Claude in the City
Alex T. Smith
£7.99 £7.59First in a series, click on the author's name to find others.
Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat!
Pip Jones and Ella Okstad
£7.99 £7.59First in a series, click on the author's name to find others.
The Man Who Wore All His Clothes
Allan Ahlberg and Katharine McEwen
£5.99Part of trio of Gaskit Family books - all quirky and great fun. If this is a hit, try The Cat who got Carried Away and the Children who Smelt a Rat.
Early Reader: The Three Little Witches Storybook
Georgie Adams and Emily Bolam
£6.99 £6.64Linked books available of Three Little Pirates, Three Little Astronauts and Three Little Princesses.
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: Up, Up and Away!
Tracey Corderoy and Steven Lenton
£6.99 £6.64First in a series of longer books with the characters from the picture books, click on the author's name to find others.
Dixie O'Day: In The Fast Lane
Shirley Hughes and Clara Vulliamy
£5.99 £5.69First in a series, click on the author's name to find others.
Isadora Moon Goes to School
UK) Muncaster Bedfordshire Barton le Clay Harriet (
£6.99 £6.64First in a series, click on the author's name to find others.
Fabio The World's Greatest Flamingo Detective: The Case of the Missing Hippo
Laura James and Emily Fox
£6.99 £6.64First in a series, click on the author's name to find others.
Captain Pug
Laura James and Eglantine Ceulemans
£6.99 £6.64First in a series, click on the author's name to find others.
Hubble Bubble: The Glorious Granny Bake Off
Tracey Corderoy and Joe Berger
£6.99 £6.64First in a series of longer books with the characters from the picture books, click on the author's name to find others.
