Titles in This Set Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Wise Princess Forgotten Fairy Tales: Clever Molly Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Nettle Princess Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Daring Princess Animal Legends Stories of Dinosaurs Stories of Dragons Stories of Ghosts Stories of Haunted Houses Stories of Magical Animals Stories of Mermaids Stories of Monsters Stories of Unicorns Stories of Robots The Billy Goats Gruff The Burglar's Breakfast The Dinosaurs Next Door The Emperor's New Clothes The Monster Gang The Sorcerer's Apprentice The Story of Chocolate Story of Toilets, Telephones & other useful inventions Stories of Wizards Stories of Dolls The Minotaur Alice in Wonderland A Midsummer Night's Dream Black Beauty Hamlet East of the Sun, West of the Moon Romeo and Juliet The Clumsy Crocodile The Railway Children The Snow Queen The Wizard of Oz The Firebird Alice Through The Looking-Glass The Canterville Ghost Perseus and the Gorgon Young Reading Stories of Thor Condition : New Format : Paperback ISBN : 9781805073383 Publisher : Usborne Age Range : 5-7 years Overview The Usborne Young Reading Collection brings together forty beautifully illustrated paperbacks drawn from Young Reading Series One and Series Two, designed to guide children from their first steps in independent reading through to confident chapter-book reading. Featuring much-loved classics, myths, monsters, dinosaurs and original comic stories, this bumper set has been developed with reading experts to keep young readers turning pages, building vocabulary, fluency and a genuine love of books along the way. About the Books This generous 40-book collection is split into two carefully graded stages. The first twenty-five titles come from Usborne Young Reading Series One, written for children who are just beginning to read independently. Each of these books contains several short, lively stories or a longer tale broken into easy-to-read chapters, covering everything from dinosaurs and dragons to ghosts, unicorns, robots and forgotten fairy tales. The remaining fifteen titles are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Two, aimed at slightly more confident readers ready for longer single stories told in chapters. This stage introduces retellings of enduring classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Black Beauty, The Wizard of Oz, The Railway Children and The Snow Queen, alongside accessible versions of Shakespeare plays including Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, plus myths like The Minotaur and Perseus and the Gorgon. Every book is fully illustrated in colour and has been assessed by literacy consultants at the University of Roehampton, ensuring the vocabulary, sentence length and story structure are perfectly pitched to support progression at each stage. It's an ideal all-in-one library for parents, teachers and gift-buyers who want a ready-made reading journey rather than picking books one at a time. 40 graded paperbacks covering two full reading stages in one set Mix of classic retellings, myths, and original illustrated stories Developed with reading experts from the University of Roehampton Builds vocabulary, confidence and independent reading fluency Great value bumper set – ideal for home libraries, schools and gifting Fully illustrated throughout to support and engage young readers About the Authors This collection brings together contributions from Usborne's team of experienced children's writers and retellers, who specialise in adapting classic tales, myths and original stories for young, developing readers. Usborne Publishing, founded by Peter Usborne in 1973, is a leading British publisher of children's books, working with an in-house team of writers, editors and designers alongside external authors and illustrators to create engaging, carefully levelled reading material trusted by parents and teachers across the UK. Why You'll Love This Collection With forty engaging titles spanning two reading stages, this set takes the guesswork out of choosing books and gives young readers a rich, varied library to grow with — from first independent reads to confident chapter-book adventures. Please Note: Book covers may vary slightly from the image shown; you will receive the current UK edition with the ISBN listed above.