Plunkett Street School: The Lunchbox

Holly skipped up to Miles, who had his head between the steps and his bottom in the air. "Miles, what are you doing?" "I'm trying to get... something... er, nothing", said Miles, grunting and huffing. Holly peered behind the steps and watched Miles digging around the "nothing". Miles had cleared the dirt away from the top of a small, metal box with a handle. His heart began to race.

These amusing books from Gigglers series, set in a school environment, are easy to read but also contain links to moral education and PSHE. The books also contain hints and tips about how the narrative was constructed with information about parts of speech and storytelling.

Gigglers series has been written for children aged between 9-11 years, whose current reading age is 8-9. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by brilliant author - Lisa Thompson. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The glossary list of tricky words can aid comprehension before reading the book.