Our BookLife Readers are expertly crafted by the publishing team at our sister company, BookLife Publishing. These books are thoughtfully categorised to suit a variety of reading needs and styles, ensuring that every pupil can find the right fit for their reading journey. Within the collection, we offer fully decodable fiction and non-fiction reading scheme books, Hi-Lo titles, dyslexia-friendly options, comic-style books, and selections for more advanced readers.
Fiction Readers
Our BookLife Fiction Readers are fully decodable and banded from Lilac to Lime. Many of these titles are also part of the Accelerated Reader™ scheme. Designed to align with the Book Banding scheme, these stories are phonetically decodable, following the same phonemes children learn in the classroom. This consistent approach supports reading development both at home and in school. Each story is brought to life with vibrant, diverse illustrations and includes comprehension activities at the end of every book, plus additional free downloadable resources on our website.
Non-Fiction Readers
BookLife Non-Fiction Readers are fully decodable and range in book band levels from Lilac to Lime. Covering a wide variety of high-interest topics, these books nurture children's natural curiosity while supporting reading development. Like their fiction counterparts, they also feature engaging end-of-book activities and free supplementary resources available from our website.
Freedom Readers
Designed as a natural progression from our decodable series, Freedom Readers offers young readers a wealth of fiction and non-fiction topics to explore. These books encourage a love of reading as children transition to more complex books.
Our BookLife Rapid Readers are Hi-Lo titles specifically tailored for children aged 9–12 who have a lower reading age of 5–6, 6–7, or 7–8 years. These books deliver highly engaging, age-appropriate stories in a format that supports the reader’s current ability, helping them build confidence and skills without feeling left behind.
Accessible Readers
Our Hi-Lo Accessible Readers are designed to support pupils with dyslexia and other learning differences. Printed on off-white matte paper with larger fonts and increased line spacing, these books ensure an easy-to-read experience, making them ‘really readable’ for children who need extra support.
Graphic Readers
Perfect for reluctant readers and comic book fans alike, our Graphic Readers provide exciting stories packed with twists and turns. Designed for children who are comfortable with reading but hesitant to pick up a full-prose book, these graphic novels engage and entertain while building confidence, ultimately preparing young readers for more traditional prose reading.
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The BookLife Readers begin with the very basics of phonetically decodable reading. Starting with the earliest step of CVC words - words comprising a consonant, a vowel and a consonant - and building on this combination slowly, the reader follows a prescribed format taken directly from the recognised Letters and Sounds educational document. By aligning our books with Letters and Sounds, we offer our readers a consistent approach to learning, whether at home or in the classroom. Books levelled as ‘a’ are an introduction to the band. Readers can advance to ‘b’ where graphemes are consolidated and further graphemes are introduced. The illustrations guide the reader, helping to deliver reading progression through the scheme in a colourful and exciting way. As a reader moves through the book band levels, the page numbers, level of repetition and sentence structure complexity all advance at a rate which encourages development without halting enjoyment.
