Adam Walker-Parker – illustratör

Do you love space? How about wizards? And the mysterious pyramids of ancient Egypt? Find them ALL in the pages of this laugh-out-loud ‘pick your own’ picture book adventure! Bo’s sister, Kai, has lost her special stick – and he needs YOUR help to find it before she starts to cry!Is the stick lost in space? Has a wizard cast a spell on it? Or is it buried in an ancient Egyptian pyramid?It’s up to YOU to decide! The themes in this book were chosen by readers! Primary school children across the country selected WIZARDS, ASTRONAUTS and PYRAMIDS as part of a national competition! About the seriesPick a Story is the ONLY series where young readers choose between three completely different worlds – allowing them to change the story as it happens. Children are excited by having choice and a feeling of agency, and it fires their imaginations.Choice and value! Readers choose the direction of the adventure on every page. With endless story paths to be taken, the adventure is always different.Packed with activities! Each page includes an activity, such as search-and-find, odd-one-out, mazes and more, woven seamlessly into the narrative – perfect for immersing and engaging young readers.Look out for: Pick a Story: A Pirate Alien Jungle Adventure Pick a Story: A Dinosaur Unicorn Robot Adventure Pick a Story: A Superhero Mermaid Dragon Adventure Pick a Story: A Monster Princess Shark Adventure

Do you love minibeasts? How about ogres? And detectives? Find them ALL in the pages of this laugh-out-loud ‘pick your own’ picture book adventure! Lami is looking after her cousin’s hamster, Hamlet. The trouble is, Hamlet has disappeared … and she needs YOUR help to find him!Is Hamlet mingling with minibeasts? Being ogled by an ogre? Or dabbling with detectives? It’s up to YOU to decide!Pick a Story is the ONLY series where young readers choose between three completely different worlds – allowing them to change the story as it happens. Children are excited by having choice and a feeling of agency, and it fires their imaginations.Choice and value! Readers choose the direction of the adventure on every page. With endless story paths to be taken, the adventure is always different.Packed with activities! Each page includes an activity, such as search-and-find, odd-one-out, mazes and more – perfect for immersing and engaging young readers.Look out for: Pick a Story: A Pirate Alien Jungle Adventure Pick a Story: A Dinosaur Unicorn Robot Adventure, Pick a Story: A Superhero Mermaid Dragon Adventure Pick a Story: A Monster Princess Shark Adventure Pick a Story: A Wizard Astronaut Pyramid Adventure

The Point Street Garden allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Autumn 1, Week 1 of Essential Letters and Sounds. These readers complement existing Oxford University Press decodable books and can be used alongside them to strengthen phonics teaching and reading confidence.Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education.Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS) is a Department for Education validated synthetic phonics programme, developed by the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub to help children learn to read quickly and confidently.Structured around daily lessons and matched to the progression of the original Letters and Sounds framework, ELS provides a clear, systematic approach to phonics. Each stage is supported by engaging decodable books, interactive resources, and practical guidance for parents and teachers.Used in classrooms across the UK, ELS is designed to build fluent readers, confident speakers, and willing writers. Affordable, flexible, and easy to implement, it works seamlessly with existing resources while offering everything needed to support children's literacy journey both at school and at home.

Do you love pirates? How about aliens? And jungle animals? Find them ALL in the pages of this laugh-out-loud ‘pick your own’ picture book adventure! Vincent’s dog, Trouble, has DISAPPEARED and he needs YOUR help. Has Trouble been stolen by aliens? Or pilfered by pirates? Is she exploring the jungle? It’s up to YOU to decide! Pick a Story is the ONLY series where young readers choose between three completely different worlds – firing their imaginations and promoting agency. Choice and value! Readers choose the direction of the adventure on every page. With endless story paths to be taken, the adventure is always different.Packed with activities! Each page includes an activity, such as search-and-find, odd-one-out, mazes and more, woven seamlessly into the narrative – perfect for immersing and engaging young readers. ‘The ideal book to inspire a lifelong love of reading’ – Lancashire Newspaper Group 'A truly un-put-downable book’ – Armadillo Magazine

Do you love dinosaurs? How about robots? And unicorns? Find them ALL in the pages of this laugh-out-loud ‘pick your own’ picture book adventure! It’s Gwen’s birthday but, oh no, the birthday cake that Dad’s been busy making has DISAPPEARED. Gwen needs YOUR help to find it!Has the cake been stolen by dinosaurs? Or taken by robots? Has it been snatched by unicorns? It’s up to YOU to decide!Pick a Story is the ONLY series where young readers choose between three completely different worlds – allowing them to change the story as it happens. Children are excited by having choice and a feeling of agency, and it fires their imaginations.Choice and value! Readers choose the direction of the adventure on every page. With endless story paths to be taken, the adventure is always different.Packed with activities! Each page includes an activity, such as search-and-find, odd-one-out, mazes and more, woven seamlessly into the narrative – perfect for immersing and engaging young readers.

Do you love dragons? How about mermaids? And superheroes? Find them ALL in the pages of this laugh-out-loud ‘pick your own’ picture book adventure! Davy is on his way to school to show his teacher the AMAZING picture he has drawn for Show and Tell. It’s probably the best thing he has ever drawn, ever ever EVER. But all of a sudden, whoa, the picture has DISAPPEARED. Davy needs YOUR help to find it!Has the picture been taken by dragons? Or pinched by mermaids? Has it been pilfered by a superhero? It’s up to YOU to decide! Shortlisted for the MadeForMums Toy Awards 2023 Pick a Story is the ONLY series where young readers choose between three completely different worlds – allowing them to change the story as it happens. Children are excited by having choice and a feeling of agency, and it fires their imaginations.Choice and value! Readers choose the direction of the adventure on every page. With endless story paths to be taken, the adventure is always different.Packed with activities! Each page includes an activity, such as search-and-find, odd-one-out, mazes and more, woven seamlessly into the narrative – perfect for immersing and engaging young readers.Look out for: Pick a Story: A Pirate Alien Jungle Adventure Pick a Story: A Dinosaur Unicorn Robot Adventure

Do you love monsters? How about princesses? And sharks? Find them ALL in the pages of this laugh-out-loud ‘pick your own’ picture book adventure! Zara is enjoying a day at the beach, when she realised – horror! – that Old Ted has disappeared. He may be old and worn … but Zara needs him back, and she needs YOUR help to find him!Has Old Ted been taken by a monster? Or pinched by a princess? Or snapped up by a shark? It’s up to YOU to decide!Pick a Story is the ONLY series where young readers choose between three completely different worlds – allowing them to change the story as it happens. Children are excited by having choice and a feeling of agency, and it fires their imaginations.Choice and value! Readers choose the direction of the adventure on every page. With endless story paths to be taken, the adventure is always different.Packed with activities! Each page includes an activity, such as search-and-find, odd-one-out, mazes and more, woven seamlessly into the narrative – perfect for immersing and engaging young readers.Look out for: Pick a Story: A Pirate Alien Jungle Adventure Pick a Story: A Dinosaur Unicorn Robot Adventure Pick a Story: A Superhero Mermaid Dragon Adventure

Twenty all-new stories of summertime, full of adventure, fun and a generous pinch of magic. A mermaid who struggles with singing finds her true gift; an ice-cream seller finds a book of magical recipes; a boy decides to set a world record, any world record, to save his friends' kickabout space; and a family of vampires accidentally book a holiday to Rome. Beautifully descriptive language, pacy stories and lively illustrations make for a deliciously moreish collection, perfect for encouraging developing and newly-confident readers."A book to treasure - every story is a gem."Natasha Farrant, Costa Children's Book Award winner.