Each of these four exciting new stories is a classic story or fable, retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read.

This is a story that depicts how a clever rabbit saved the whole of animal kingdom. He proves that brain power is truly greater than muscle power!

Lion is a bully. All the other animals are terrified of him. So they advertise for help. Soon Rabbit comes to the rescue. Although he's small and Lion is big, Rabbit has something that Lion doesn't have... An extremely funny story with a wonderful little twist, and the key message that you can always get the better of a bully. Winner of the Hampshire Picture Book Award 2014

After becoming a rabbit, Haneru Sato gathers stars at an observatory, sails the sea in a watermelon, tastes the emotions captured in different colors of ice, and more.

Lion wants to eat up ALL of the jungle animals. "Don't worry," says Clever Rabbit. "I have a plan..." Simply written in lively, flowing text Usborne First Reading books are designed to capture the imagination and build the confidence of beginner readers. This book includes audio, simple comprehension puzzles and downloadable worksheets and teacher's notes. "For every parent, child and teacher weary of the monotony of the average reading scheme, Usborne's First Reading series will offer rays of sunlight. The books are carefully levelled and offer a huge variety of accessible and fun, fiction and non-fiction." - Tamara Linke (Proprietor, Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop)

Rabbit and her friends are determined to outsmart Lion and feast on the honey from his tree.

The clever rabbit wants to see the world outside his hutch. he devises a plan to get out. once outside there are many dangers he didn't count on, a dog, a lion, he devises a plan to get back inside. does the clever rabbit learn a lesson? - Read the story to find out the answer