Read with Oxford: Stage 2: Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: The Trunk and The Skunk and Other Stories

A Patch of Black

Bug Club Guided Julia Donaldson Plays Year Two Gold The Fish in the Tree (BUG CLUB)

Read with Oxford: Stage 4: Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: Clare and the Fair and Other Stories

Julia Donaldson's Book of Names: A Magical Rhyming Celebration of Children, Imagination, Stories... And Names!

Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 4: Songbirds More A: Tails

Read with Oxford: Stage 3: Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: Spike Says and Other Stories

The Giants and the Joneses: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this unforgettable, funny and classic adventure from the bestselling author of The Gruffalo!

Read With Oxford

This collection includes several fun and engaging stories for young readers, each featuring lively illustrations and designed to help them build their reading skills. One standout tale, 'Singing Dad,' highlights a father whose singing initially embarrasses his daughter but ultimately brings joy. The collection focuses on phonics skills with seven stories including 'Singing Dad' and 'Viv's Odd Pet,' as well as 'Ron Rabbit's job at the fish and chip shop.' Included are tips for reading together, focusing on letter patterns and tricky words. Created by former Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson, it is part of the Songbirds phonics programme used in schools to foster a love of reading. There are eight Songbirds story collections available, each with engaging storylines, characters, and activities. The Read with Oxford range provides levelled reading books to build reading confidence, along with practical advice, free eBooks, and fun activities available on oxfordowl.co.uk.

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Read with Oxford: Stage 2: Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: Singing Dad and Other Stories

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Read with Oxford: Stage 2: Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: The Trunk and The Skunk and Other Stories

Julia Donaldson, Deborah Allwright, 2018

A Patch of Black

Rachel Rooney, Deborah Allwright, 2012

Bug Club Guided Julia Donaldson Plays Year Two Gold The Fish in the Tree (BUG CLUB)

Julia Donaldson, 2013

Read with Oxford: Stage 4: Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: Clare and the Fair and Other Stories

Julia Donaldson, Martin Chatterton, 2018

Julia Donaldson's Book of Names: A Magical Rhyming Celebration of Children, Imagination, Stories... And Names!

Julia Donaldson, Nila Aye, 2025

Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 4: Songbirds More A: Tails

Julia Donaldson, Clare Kirtley, 2007

Read with Oxford: Stage 3: Julia Donaldson's Songbirds: Spike Says and Other Stories

Julia Donaldson, Melanie Williamson, 2018

The Giants and the Joneses: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of this unforgettable, funny and classic adventure from the bestselling author of The Gruffalo!

Julia Donaldson, 2004