Books in the Reading Ladder Level 2 series

Dilly the dinosaur gets up to lots of mischief in this colour-illustrated early reader by internationally acclaimed author, Tony Bradman. Perfect for children learning to read.

Perfect for children learning to read, this is a wonderful story about facing fears as a family from Anne Fine, a former Children's Laureate whose awards include the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Book Prize.

A football-loving prince takes on a troll in this hilarious colour-illustrated early reader by Sally Prue. Perfect for children learning to read.

A spooky but funny story about Jeff Brown's Flat Stanley - everyone's favourite flat boy - perfect for children learning to read.

Telling tales lands Norman in tons of trouble in this funny adventure that's perfect for children learning to read. Norman the Knight has told so many silly stories that his family are all fed up. What will happen when a real, scaly, smoky, fire-breathing dragon comes knocking on the door of Creaky Castle?

A brilliant school story story by Jacqueline Wilson, told in her own definitive style for Egmont's Blue Banana series. Mark is the class bully.

A New Friend for Charlie When Charlie finds a tiny alien in his pocket, he's thrilled to make a new friend. But Zak's excitement soon makes a mess of the house. Can the pair tidy up before Mum comes home? Happy Birthday, Charlie It's Charlie's birthday, but bad weather threatens to ruin his party. Can Zak save the day?

Spinderella the spider has a passion for football! She tries to play a match with her brothers and sisters but she doesn't know how many spiders should be on each team. Even worse, she can't count the goals! Luckily for Spinderella, her Hairy Godmother has a plan...

The third title featuring Lola, the little sister who's larger than life! Perfect for children learning to read. Poor Natalie's broken her leg and is stuck up in her bedroom all alone.

Apollo the Swallow and Chack the Blackbird meet in the garden as fledglings when they are both learning to fly. Apollo explains that he is practising flying to Africa - but Chack doesn't believe him. Chack tells Apollo that the blossom on his favourite tree will eventually turn into orange berries - Apollo doesn't believe him.

Knights and dragons plays trick on each other... in space! A colour-illustrated early reader by Sheryl Webster. Perfect for children learning to read.

Sinclair is no ordinary teddy bear. At night, when his owner Emily is fast asleep, he becomes a Wonder Bear, flying all over the world, and magically changing himself into new materials to save people in danger. One night, in India, France and Australia, he's a very busy bear indeed.

Norman and Doris the Dragon get ready for the big joust - but Norman's silly stories land him in trouble again in this brilliantly funny adventure, perfect for children learning to read. There's going to be a jousting contest at Creaky Castle - Norman and Doris the Dragon can't wait!

A royally entertaining story by former children's laureate Anne Fine for Egmont's Blue Banana series. Pip's class are sending big red helium balloons off to celebrate their school's 100th anniversary.