Usborne My Second Reading Library 50 Books Collection Set - Ages 5-7 - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The King's Pudding
The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs
Chicken Licken
The Musicians of Bremen
The Mouse's Wedding
The Boy Who Cried Wolf
The Magic Pear Tree
The Dinosaur who Lost his Roar
The Enormous Turnip
The Three Little Pigs
The Magic Porridge Pot
The Gingerbread Man
The Little Red Hen
The Leopard and the Sky God
The Tin Soldier
The Golden Carpet
The Runaway Pancake
The Ugly Duckling
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Little Red Riding Hood
The Reluctant Dragon
Why The Sea is Salty
The Emperor and the Nightingale
Androcles and the Lion
The Hare and the Tortoise
Baba Yaga the Flying Witch
The Owl and the Pussy Cat
Princess Polly and the Pony
Dick Whittington
Cinderella
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Saint George and the Dragon
The Wooden Horse
The Monkey King
Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Daring Princess
Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Sleeping Prince
The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Princess and the Pea
The Little Mermaid
The Nutcracker
The Three Wishes
Beauty And The Beast
Hansel and Gretel
The Elves and the Shoemaker
Forgotten Fairy Tales: Clever Molly
Rapunzel
Sleeping Beauty
The Runaway Princess

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781803708867
Publisher: Usborne
Age Range: Ages 5-7 (Grades K-2)

Overview
The Usborne My Second Reading Library brings together fifty paperback storybooks spanning three graded stages: First Reading Level Three, First Reading Level Four, and Young Reading Series One. Designed for children moving beyond beginner readers, the set pairs familiar fairy tales, fables, and folk stories with gradually longer sentences and richer vocabulary. Each title is fully illustrated to support comprehension while young readers build fluency, confidence, and stamina. Perfect for home reading time, classroom libraries, or as a generous gift, this collection offers months of varied stories that keep early readers motivated as their skills steadily grow.

About the Books
This fifty-book collection is structured in three carefully graded stages so children progress naturally as their reading skills develop. The first fourteen titles come from Usborne First Reading Level Three, featuring short, repetitive sentences and classic plots like Chicken Licken and The Three Little Pigs that reinforce early decoding skills. The next sixteen titles are drawn from Level Four, introducing slightly longer stories and more varied sentence structures, including favorites such as Cinderella and The Ugly Duckling. The remaining twenty books come from Young Reading Series One, bridging the gap toward independent chapter-book reading with fuller narratives like The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor and The Nutcracker. Across all three stages, the stories are retold by a range of experienced Usborne authors and brought to life with colorful illustrations that support comprehension without overwhelming the text. Themes of courage, kindness, cleverness, and perseverance run throughout, drawn from beloved fairy tales, Aesop's fables, and folk stories from around the world. The gentle increase in text complexity across the set means children can keep returning to the same trusted format while continually being challenged just enough to grow their reading stamina. Whether read aloud at bedtime or tackled independently, this expansive library gives early readers a rich, varied path from simple story sentences toward confident, independent chapter-book reading. Parents and teachers alike appreciate how the consistent trim size and paperback format make this set easy to store, share, and rotate through a classroom or home reading corner.

Key Benefits

• Fifty complete paperback storybooks spanning three graded reading levels in one set
• Carefully sequenced from Level Three through Young Reading Series One to build reading stamina gradually
• Classic fairy tales, Aesop's fables, and folk stories from around the world
• Full-color illustrations on every page support comprehension and engagement
• Ideal for home reading routines, classroom libraries, or as a generous gift for growing readers
• Compact paperback format makes the set easy to store, organize, and rotate through

Book-by-Book Guide
The King's Pudding — A curious king sets a playful challenge that teaches patience and cleverness.
The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs — This classic Aesop fable warns against greed with a golden goose and an impatient farmer.
Chicken Licken — A jumpy hen convinces her barnyard friends that the sky is falling in this comic tale of misunderstanding.
The Musicians of Bremen — Four aging farm animals join forces and outwit a band of robbers on their way to Bremen.
The Mouse's Wedding — A tiny mouse family plans a big celebration, discovering courage in small packages.
The Boy Who Cried Wolf — A shepherd boy learns the high cost of dishonesty after crying wolf one too many times.
The Magic Pear Tree — An enchanted tree rewards kindness and shared generosity over selfishness.
The Dinosaur who Lost his Roar — A young dinosaur searches far and wide to find his missing roar again.
The Enormous Turnip — A farmer and his growing team of helpers pull together to harvest one giant turnip.
The Three Little Pigs — Three pigs build very different houses, and only one keeps out the huffing, puffing wolf.
The Magic Porridge Pot — A magic pot fills a whole village with porridge until nobody remembers how to stop it.
The Gingerbread Man — A freshly baked cookie springs to life and outruns everyone who tries to catch him.
The Little Red Hen — A hardworking hen learns who really deserves to share in the bread she baked alone.
The Leopard and the Sky God — A traditional African tale explains how the leopard came to have its spotted coat.
The Tin Soldier — A brave one-legged tin soldier faces daring adventures in this beloved Hans Christian Andersen story.
The Golden Carpet — A magical flying carpet carries its owner on an unexpected journey of discovery.
The Runaway Pancake — A lively pancake escapes the frying pan and leads a merry chase through the countryside.
The Ugly Duckling — A misfit duckling discovers his true identity in this timeless Andersen classic about belonging.
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse — Two cousins compare city glamour with countryside simplicity and learn what really matters.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears — A curious girl wanders into the bears' cottage and samples porridge, chairs, and beds that are just right.
Little Red Riding Hood — A girl in a red cloak meets a cunning wolf on her way to Grandma's house.
The Reluctant Dragon — A gentle, poetry-loving dragon would rather make friends than fight a knight.
Why The Sea is Salty — A folktale explains the ocean's saltiness through a magical, never-ending mill.
The Emperor and the Nightingale — A real nightingale's song proves far more precious to an emperor than a jeweled mechanical bird.
Androcles and the Lion — A kind slave removes a thorn from a lion's paw and later finds unexpected loyalty repaid.
The Hare and the Tortoise — A boastful hare learns that slow and steady wins the race against a determined tortoise.
Baba Yaga the Flying Witch — A brave heroine outsmarts the fearsome witch of Slavic folklore in her hut on chicken legs.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat — Edward Lear's whimsical rhyme follows an unlikely pair who sail away together in a beautiful pea-green boat.
Princess Polly and the Pony — A spirited princess proves her worth through kindness to a beloved pony.
Dick Whittington — A poor boy and his loyal cat travel to London, where fortune eventually turns in their favor.
Cinderella — A kind-hearted girl overcomes her stepfamily's cruelty with help from a fairy godmother and a glass slipper.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — A princess finds shelter with seven kindly dwarfs after fleeing a jealous queen.
Saint George and the Dragon — A brave knight rescues a kingdom from a fearsome, fire-breathing dragon.
The Wooden Horse — The legendary Trojan Horse helps bring the long siege of Troy to its dramatic end.
The Monkey King — A mischievous, powerful monkey causes chaos in heaven in this classic Chinese legend.
Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Daring Princess — A resourceful princess takes her fate into her own hands in this lesser-known retelling.
Forgotten Fairy Tales: The Sleeping Prince — This overlooked tale flips a familiar fairy-tale formula with a prince under an enchanted sleep.
The Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor — A daring sailor faces mythical creatures and treacherous seas across the Arabian Nights.
Jack and the Beanstalk — Magic beans lead Jack up a towering beanstalk to a giant's castle in the clouds.
The Princess and the Pea — A single pea beneath many mattresses proves a princess's delicate, true identity.
The Little Mermaid — A mermaid longs for a life on land in Hans Christian Andersen's bittersweet classic.
The Nutcracker — A magical nutcracker doll comes to life to battle the fearsome Mouse King on Christmas Eve.
The Three Wishes — A woodcutter and his wife squander a set of magical wishes with comic results.
Beauty And The Beast — A kind young woman looks past a beast's fearsome appearance and discovers his true heart.
Hansel and Gretel — Two clever siblings outwit a wicked witch and her house made of sweets.
The Elves and the Shoemaker — Helpful elves secretly finish a struggling shoemaker's work overnight.
Forgotten Fairy Tales: Clever Molly — A quick-witted heroine uses her cleverness to escape danger in this hidden-gem retelling.
Rapunzel — A girl with impossibly long hair is locked in a tower until a chance encounter changes everything.
Sleeping Beauty — A princess falls under a sleeping spell that only true love's kiss can break.
The Runaway Princess — A spirited princess sets off on her own adventure rather than wait to be rescued.

About the Authors
This collection brings together stories retold by a range of experienced Usborne authors, including Susanna Davidson, Mairi MacKinnon, and other trusted contributors to the First Reading and Young Reading programs, working alongside illustrators who bring every classic tale vividly to life on the page. Usborne Publishing has built its reputation over five decades on carefully leveled, richly illustrated books that support children's reading development from first words through confident, independent reading, with titles translated into more than one hundred languages for readers worldwide. Their collaborative approach ensures every story in this set is age-appropriate, engaging, and reliably graded for skill level.

Why You'll Love This Collection
With fifty stories spanning three graded reading levels, this set keeps early readers engaged for months, making it a fantastic birthday gift, holiday season present, or classroom library addition. It's an easy way to build a lasting home reading routine while celebrating a young reader's growing confidence, vocabulary, and independence.

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