Milly was a joker – she just LOVED playing jokes on her family. But after a whole week of Milly tricking them, her family decide to play a joke of their own…

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child’s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Independent Reading 11 stories are the perfect introduction to first chapter books for children aged 6+ who are reading at book band 11 in classroom reading lessons.

Kay Woodward

Kay Woodward was born in Barrow-in-Furness, grew up in Carlisle, lived in Brighton and spent two years in Kinsale, Co Cork. After working as an editor in children’s publishing, she became an author. She wrote the SKATE SCHOOL series – Ice Princess, On Thin Ice, Stars on Ice, Going for Gold – published by Usborne. Andersen Press have published JANE AIRHEAD (2009) and also the brand new WUTHERING HEARTS (2011). Kay is married with one daughter and lives near the New Forest. Visit www.kaywoodward.co.uk to find out more.

Alex Paterson

Alex was a soldier and a jungle leader before concentrating on his illustration career: following in the footsteps of his sister and cousin who are also both children’s illustrators.He has now had well over 100 books published. Alex lives in a little village in Warwickshire with his wife Sarah and two daughters.