Bøker av Katie Dale

It's the twins' birthday and they are very excited. But where are their presents? Mum and Dad have set a treasure trail, and the twins will have to solve the riddles to find them!Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Independent Reading 11 stories are the perfect introduction to first chapter books for children aged 6+ who are reading at book band 11 in classroom reading lessons.The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows:Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+

Lancelot is not a very good knight; all he is good at is making people laugh. Then one day, he enters the Royal Tournament... Will Lancelot finally become a good knight?

Ivan loves visiting his Great Aunt Polly, who is the best prankster ever, and her dog, Geronimo. One day, Great Aunt Polly shows Ivan how to make invisible ink, which is great fun! Until Ivan spills the ink on himself... and turns invisible! Ivan thinks this is awesome at first ¿ imagine all the pranks he can do! But soon he starts to worry... how long will his invisibility last? And what if he stays invisible forever?

Akil and Neema discover a cursed necklace under a bush! Can they return the necklace to its true owner before things go drastically wrong?

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Tom takes his hamster, Gizmo, to school for Show and Tell. But his teacher, Mr Hanson, is allergic to hamsters! When Mr Hanson sneezes, the strangest thing happens...

Jayden really wants the main role of Jack in the school play: Jack and the Beanstalk. But things don''t go according to plan!

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Clover is Billy''s donkey. They are best friends, but one day, Billy grows too big to ride Clover. What will Clover do now?

Ben wants to have a great day with his Dad, but the wind is too strong! But Dad has a plan!

The monsters cannot sleep. They all want to be scary. Who is the scariest monster of all?

Henrietta is busy baking a cake for the Barnyard Bake Off contest. But then, Henrietta trips! The cake is a mess! What will Chef Ram-see say?

Ron gets some skates from his Nan. He zooms everywhere! Will he ever take them off?

The Red Rocket Pirates are on a ship! Will they find treasure?

The cheeky monkey keeps splashing the other animals! Ron wants to join a band, which one is right for him?

Who is quicker? Mum, Dad, Jen or Tom? The greedy gull gets lots of food, but then he gets a shock!

Nell''s broom zooms off! Who can get it? Everyone is making wishes with Nell''s wand. What will happen?

Pip sniffs, what can he smell? Ron dresses as a robber, what will happen?

Duck is stuck. Can someone get him out? Dog is playing catch at the park. Can he get the ball?

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Raj is tired of cleaning up after his mean stepfamily and he hopes he can sneak out to go to the football tryouts: the winner earns a spot on Coach Prince's amazing football camp for the summer! Illustrated by Ellie Shea.

Bella loves ballet but there's one problem: her mum can't afford the lessons. When Bella is given an old music box, she is amazed to find out that the little ballerina inside comes to life. Illustrated by Giovana Medeiros.

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Carla and her Mum have nothing left to eat so Carla goes out in search of food, but there is none! Just when all seems lost, a kind maiden gives her a magic porridge pot that fills with oats. Carla and her Mum now have all the food they need, but will Mum remember the words to stop the pot of oats from overflowing? Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band.Children will practise their phonic skills in context and develop their comprehension skills. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

There were lots of good things about being a ghost. But there was also one big bad thing...