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Jackie Walter, Author
Rosie Edwards, Illustrator
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: August 28, 2025
Category: Interest age: from c 5 years
ISBN: 9781445196824
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: February 26, 2026
Category: Interest age: from c 5 years
ISBN: 9781445196817
Introducing simple retellings of Enid Blyton’s animal stories to a young audience, especially written for children beginning to read. Each story is accompanied by beautiful colour illustrations to engage the young reader and support the text.
In this story, Lightwing, a baby bird, is too afraid to leave the nest and learn to fly. He watches nervously as first his brother, then his sister leap out of the nest. Now, it is his turn …
Reading Champion is an independent reading programme carefully levelled to match book bands widely used in schools. This book is suitable for readers aged 4+ and has been levelled at book band Yellow 3.
Jackie Walter has written and edited many books for children. She never gets tired of listening to and telling a good story. Jackie lives in Cornwall with her husband and young daughters.
Rosie Edwards is an illustrator based in Northern Ireland. She has a degree in Textiles from Cardiff Metropolitan University and experience in designing homeware, stationery and greetings cards, focusing on children’s products.
Rosie’s inspired by the world building and character design of Disney and Pixar. She is also appreciative of the craftsmanship of stop-motion animation, such as Aardman Animations.
Fascinated with ancient civilisations and global cultural history, Rosie loves to travel. If she wasn’t an artist she’d like to be cabin crew for a long-haul airline. Luckily, being a freelance illustrator gives her the same freedom, just sadly without the fabulous uniform.