The school book bag, starring your child
Reading-practice books your child can genuinely read on their own — every word built only from the letter-sounds they’ve already been taught at school. Except this time, the story is about them.
That’s what schools mean by “decodable”. We check every word, letter by letter, and match each book to the exact phonics phase your child is on. And children try harder when the hero is them.
3 free books a month — stories or reading practice, your choice. No card required.
How it works
Pick their phase
Choose the level that matches what school sends home — organised by the book-band colours you already know from the book bag.
We build their book
A brand-new practice book in minutes, using only the sounds and tricky words your child has been taught — with them as the main character.
They read it to you
Clear school-book lettering, one step per page, and a practice page at the back with the sounds covered and talk-about-it questions.
Matched to how UK schools teach phonics
Eight levels across Phases 2–5 — the phonics sequence English primary schools follow, from first letter-sounds to the Year 1 screening check.
First weeks of Reception
The very first letter-sounds — enough to read simple words like sat, tap, dog.
Reception, spring
Two-letter sounds (sh, ch, ai, ee…) — words like chip, rain, night.
Reception, summer
No new sounds — longer words like jump, green, train.
Year 1
New spellings for known sounds — day, boy, cake, smile — towards the phonics screening check.
Genuinely decodable — not just “simple”
Every word in every book is validated letter-by-letter against the sound set for its level, and every finished book is reviewed for story sense before it’s served. If a book doesn’t pass, your child never sees it. Learning books are new — we’re refining them with real families, and we’d love your feedback.