Plunkett Street School: A Very Special Guest

Miss Fazio marked the register, like she did every morning. Everyone said "yes" when their name was called - except for Bruno, who always said "present". "Pascal?" asked Miss Fazio. Pascal said something that sounded like "wee". Brooke and Beatrice giggled. Everyone stared at Pascal. He hid behind his hair. "Do you want a pencil, Pascal?" asked Leon. "Wee," said Pascal, looking up.

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.