Books in Young Puffin Confident Readers series

An exquisitely illustrated retelling of the classic story by Hans Christian Anderson. An evil troll creates a mirror which reflects the bad and ugly sides of people. Shards of its glass enter a young boy, causing him to reject his loving family and best friend Gerda. Helped by kind strangers and guided by her warm heart, Gerda makes the perilous journey to rescue her friend from the icy palace of the Snow Queen.

Class 3 are sure that something is very wrong when Mr Majeika leaves school without saying goodbye. When they find a message from him saying he's been arrested by the Silly Crime Squad, they are determined to rescue him. To do this they must outwit Hamish Bigmore and Mr Majeika's old enemy, Wilhelmina Worlock. They succeed and Wilhelmina is punished with a 'spell' on earth as a Supply Teacher!

He's large and wet and he's a crocodile. But Allie can't let the traffic warden tow him away, so she takes him home. that's before she realizes just how complicated it is, looking after a fussy and rather grumpy guest. How is Allie going to feed the crocodile, keep him in water and hide him from her mum at the same time? A book for confident readers.

Although he is a skilled soccer player, Billy Gray would rather take ballet lessons than be on the Skimpole Street School team, but when their coach is unable to come to practices, his mother--and dance teacher--takes over and prepares the boys for a key game that will determine whether the school will be allowed to take part in the league.Although he is a skilled soccer player, Billy Gray would rather study ballet than be on the Skimpole Street School team, but when his mother--and dance teacher--becomes the substitute coach, she prepares the boys for a key game