George the Giant loves to sing, but his singing is very loud and it disturbs the families living nearby. One day, they ordered George to stop singing, but then a baby started crying. Illustrated by Jonathan Langley

This story is about a school full of children who are mad about yo-yos. Some teachers won't let them play, but Mr. Dodd decides to have a yo-yo topic week, with surprising results. Illustrated by Charlotte Hard

This is a play about a lion who visits a farmyard. The farmyard animals try to share their food with him, but he doesn't like it. Illustrated by Garry Davies

Rigby Star is a guided reading programme developed specifically to meet the requirements of the NLS. It offers stories and teaching support to help plan and manage guided reading lessons - all within a structured reading programme. Teaching versions offer support for every title, with prompts for discussing the story summary; preparing pupils for the walkthrough, in which the pupils think about such clues to the book as the blurb, the cover image and title.

Dad can't find the things he needs for work, and he's in a rush because he's late. Will he remember everything in time? Illustrated by Jeffrey Reid

Ideas, resources, and a list of childrens' books that can be used to implement guided reading.