Reading Champion: A New King

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)

Lion is tired of being king. He decides to hold a contest to see which animal is most deserving of the throne. You won't believe who crosses the finish line first!

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.

About the Author

Jenny Jinks comes from a family of writers - her sister, Katie Dale and her mum, Elizabeth Dale, have penned many children's books between them and now Jenny has joined them!

About the Illustrator

Her real name is Angela but everyone knows her as Bluebean. She lives in Malaysia where the sun and rain are constant extremes. Angela worked as a concept designer before she found her love for illustrations and stories. Drawing nature and creatures with tiny paws using vibrant and fun colours always brings her comfort. She is mostly influenced by her surroundings and loves to get lost in nature every now and then. Angela has worked for books, fashion, music albums, games and advertisements. While she spends most of her time creating she also enjoys to go out to eat and attend social events. Angela loves good movies, music and is a huge book lover! She used to be scared of cats but she conquered her fear and now lives with 3 fur balls.