Adventure Books for Kids

Frog gazes up at the glowing stars every night and dreams of holding just one. But when his short arms and tallest hills aren’t enough, he spots a giant palm tree - could climbing to the very top finally bring him close to those shining lights? And what are those tiny golden glimmers twinkling in the pond far below? Join Frog on a brave, starry adventure! This decodable reader practices vowel team syllables through words like ‘giant,’ ’lion,’ ‘quiet,’ and ‘ruin.’

On the golden savanna, Leuk the Hare is not the biggest or the loudest animal, but is he clever enough to win the king’s challenge? When Bour the Lion loses his golden bracelet, everyone races off to search the rough plains, everyone except Leuk, who simply sits and thinks. Can wit really beat brute strength? This Bookbot level practices the many sounds of the ough letters with words such as ’enough’, ’tough’, ‘rough’, ’thought’ and ’though’.

Dr Can Do has a brilliant plan: build a machine that turns cactus into bone meal so Jill never runs out of golden carrots again! But have you ever tried to pick up a giant, prickly cactus? OUCH! How will Dr Can Do haul those spiky plants all the way home from the desert without poking holes in his hands? This decodable reader practices the ‘ough’ phonogram in words like ‘brought,’ ’enough,’ ’tough,’ and ’through.’

Bob is the worst fisherman in the whole neighborhood - and that suits him just fine, because Bob only comes to the dock to nap! But what happens when something enormous yanks his line and drags him down into the deep blue sea? Is the toothy creature rising from the water really a monster, or could it need Bob’s help? This decodable reader practices the ’eigh’ sound in words like ’eight,’ ’eighty,’ ‘heavyweight,’ and ‘sleigh.’

When Ben’s cat misses dinner, he cups his hands like a megaphone and calls - but where has she gone? Following fresh paw prints, he finds her perched happily on top of a huge rubbish pile. Then the pile stands up and walks away with his cat still riding on top! Can Ben outsmart a walking mountain of junk and rescue his naughty puss? This decodable reader practices the ph sound in words like ‘megaphone,’ ‘phenomenal,’ ’triumph,’ and ‘phew.’

In the tall shadows of the Ashanti forest lives Akyekyere the tortoise, who is slow, small, and no match for a hungry leopard’s claws. When Leopard corners him on the path home, will a clever tale about a cursed war-helmet be enough to save one plump tortoise from becoming a very ‘juicy’ meal? Or has this quick-witted trickster finally met his match? This Bookbot level practices the ‘ui’ sound with lesson words like ‘pursuit’, ‘suit’, ’nuisance’, and ‘cruises’.

Dhegdheer the ogress has one giant ear that hears everything for miles, so when a girl named Ada wakes one afternoon to find her mother gone, how can she possibly sneak past a monster who catches every footstep? Ada follows the great footprints toward a cave full of frightened prisoners, but the danger is only beginning. Can a rattling seed pod and a clever plan outwit an ear that never sleeps? This Bookbot level practices reading longer words of three or more syllables, like ‘afternoon’, ‘dangerous’, ‘prisoners’, ‘suddenly’, and ‘immediately’.

Dibs the little dragon has the most magnificent golden bell in the world, jingling proudly on the tip of his tail. But when a cheeky purple dragon snatches it and soars off into the clouds, poor Dibs is left staring up at dizzying heights. How will a tiny dragon who can’t even fly get his treasure back? This decodable reader practices the ’ei’ phonogram in words like ‘weigh,’ ‘height,’ ‘seized,’ and ‘weird.’

What if dinos did not die out millions of years ago? Imagine spotting a raptor by the slide, a sauropod strolling onto the football field, or a triceratops raiding your fridge! Would they ride scooters, shop at sales, or sneak into your bedroom at night? Life on Earth would never be the same - but could we really share a planet with them? This decodable reader practices 2-syllable open words such as ‘dino,’ ‘crazy,’ ’even,’ and ‘only.’

Jill needs ancient debris to craft a shiny new pickaxe - but the only place to find it is the Nether, a fiery world full of lava and strange fire-walking creatures! Can the Mage really build a portal to take them there? Would you dare ride a Strider across bubbling lava, or would you build a bridge instead? What waits on the other side? This decodable reader practices the soft c sound in words like ‘certainly,’ ‘place,’ ‘since,’ and ‘recited.’