Plunkett Street School: Facing Fears

"Bruno has a bee buzzing around him," whispered Ruby. "So?" snorted Nelson. "It's just a bee." "Bruno is afraid of bees," said Miles. Nelson laughed so hard it hurt his stomach. "Shhhhhh!" said Ruby", you'll make the bee angry!" Nelson rolled his eyes. " Has anyone noticed how big Bruno is and how small that bee is?"

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.