Terry the turtle wants to fly, and he doesn't like it wheb Polly the chimp laughs at him. But when a parrot helps, things start to look good for Terry.

The stories in this series don't exceed 50 words, and are ideal for first readers, covering a range of genres to support literacy requirements at Foundation Stage. They are accompanied by bright, colour pictures, which will reassure the most reluctant of readers and help develop visual literacy skills.

Reading & Writing.

One night a foolish man was walking past the sea. His tummy was as empty as his head. But is that a cheese he sees in the water? He decides to find out.

Bird is tired of the bad weather so she flies on and on until she reaches the sunny places. Will she be happy here?

Sausage is so silly. He pretends to be a tree, pretends to be a canoe, even pretends to be a helter-skelter. The ketchup tuts and the potatoes sigh, but Dan's Mum knows best.

Rhyming text describes a boy who would like to be an extraterrestrial being, as well as an extraterrestrial being who would like to be a boy on earth. Suggested level: junior, primary.