This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic 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. This retelling of the original fairytale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Orange.

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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.Lisa Williams decided to be an illustrator while she was still in primary school. She has been illustrating children's books, magazines and educational material for over 25 years. She has worked with a large number of publishers and also directly with many authors - she loves to create something special and memorable for them by including small personal details in the images that the reader might not be aware of! Lisa often adapts her style to suit the requirements of the project, which has given her the opportunity to develop a wide array of illustration styles.