Minecraft Books for Kids

Ned is tired of eating bread for every single meal - surely there must be something tastier out there? When The Book suggests a trip to the beach with a strange stick-and-string contraption, Ned is full of anticipation. But what exactly is a fish, and will Ned have the patience to catch one? Get ready for a splashy seaside adventure! This decodable reader practises ci/si/ti making /sh/ in words like ‘anticipation,’ ‘delicious,’ ‘instructions,’ ‘patient,’ and ‘satisfaction.’

Deep in a Minecraft mine, a miner’s ordinary Tuesday changes forever when a glowing emerald winks from the cave wall. One touch - and suddenly they are standing outside under stars with no idea how they got there, monsters closing in, and a baby zombie on a chicken in hot pursuit. What is this cursed emerald, and where on earth will it take them next? A decodable reader practising words like “beautiful,” “flickering,” “backwards,” and “reflected.”

A growling belly, a village full of traders, and one little green gem that should buy a roasted chicken - easy, right? But why do the villagers panic the moment the gem comes out? Why does a cat freeze solid by your knee, and why has the whole morning vanished in a blink? Something is very wrong with this shiny rock… This decodable reader practises the ‘kn’ sound in words like ‘knee,’ ‘knelt,’ ‘knocked,’ ‘knew,’ and ‘knucklehead.’

Steve is trapped in a strange village, clutching a Cursed Emerald that won’t let him go. The villagers only hum, a scruffy cat watches him from the hay, and his brother’s old warnings keep echoing in his head. Can Steve find a cartographer to map his way home before the emerald hollows him out? And what happens when he reaches for a second gem? This decodable reader practises the ’ei’ sound in words like ’eight,’ ‘receive,’ ‘veins,’ and ‘weird.’

Alex has a cursed emerald in his pocket, and one accidental peek turns his brother Jake into a stone statue! Can an ancient message scratched into the back of the village iron golem hold the secret to breaking the curse? What does “Nether fire” really mean, and will the brothers be brave enough to face the bubbling lava together? This decodable reader practises the ph sound in words like ‘alphabet,’ ‘decipher,’ ‘phrase,’ and ’triumphantly.’

The cursed emerald won’t stop tormenting its owner - every time they try to reach the Nether and destroy it, the gem teleports them somewhere else entirely. Now Jake has been frozen to stone twice, the curse is growing stronger, and twelve clever plans have already crumbled. Can they brew a potion powerful enough to finally hurl the gem through the portal - before the Consumed claim one more victim? A decodable reader practising words like “stumbled,” “chattered,” “shovelling,” and “announced.”

The cursed emerald must be destroyed - but anyone who touches it turns to stone. Can two friends pull off a wild plan using mine carts and fire resistance potions in the terrifying Nether? What happens when the potion tastes like nothing at all? And what do you do when your best friend becomes a statue you have to push into the lava? Readers will practise multi-syllable words such as ‘resistance,’ ‘portal,’ ‘crumbled,’ and ‘scrambled’ in this decodable adventure.

Zom has a handwritten list, a rumbly tummy, and one big goal: catch the tastiest seafood in the ocean. But have you ever tried to grab a slippery cod with your bare hands? Or knock on a turtle’s shell? When Zom dives deeper than he’s ever gone before, he stumbles upon something shimmering and strange beneath the waves. What could possibly be down there? This decodable reader practises the ‘wr’ sound in words like ‘wrap,’ ‘wreck,’ ‘wrestle,’ and ‘wrong.’

Deep in the cold sea lives the fastest, sneakiest cod on the coast - and every fisherman has given up trying to catch it. Every one, that is, except Steve. But Steve has no rod, no net, and no boat. How on earth will he catch a fish with his bare hands? And when the tide washes something unexpected onto the shore, could Steve finally have a chance? This decodable reader practises vowel team syllables in words such as ‘diet,’ ‘quiet,’ ’naive,’ ‘reacts,’ and ’triumph.’

Jill has twelve bones and a big plan - tame a wolf from the glade! But this cheeky little white wolf keeps snatching bones and bolting into the trees. Can Jill outsmart a wolf who seems to be playing her own game? Will there be any bones left by sundown, or will she walk home empty-handed? This decodable reader builds confidence with 3+ syllable words such as ‘afternoon,’ ‘caterpillar,’ ’eleven,’ and ‘honestly.’