Each of these four exciting new stories is a classic story or fable, retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read.

These titles in the popular First Reading series are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover.

Lion is a bully. All the other animals are terrified of him. So they advertise for help. Soon Rabbit comes to the rescue. Although he's small and Lion is big, Rabbit has something that Lion doesn't have... An extremely funny story with a wonderful little twist, and the key message that you can always get the better of a bully. Winner of the Hampshire Picture Book Award 2014

This is a story that depicts how a clever rabbit saved the whole of animal kingdom. He proves that brain power is truly greater than muscle power!

Lion wants to eat up ALL of the jungle animals. "Don't worry," says Clever Rabbit. "I have a plan..." Simply written in lively, flowing text Usborne First Reading books are designed to capture the imagination and build the confidence of beginner readers. This book includes audio, simple comprehension puzzles and downloadable worksheets and teacher's notes. "For every parent, child and teacher weary of the monotony of the average reading scheme, Usborne's First Reading series will offer rays of sunlight. The books are carefully levelled and offer a huge variety of accessible and fun, fiction and non-fiction." - Tamara Linke (Proprietor, Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop)

Rabbit and her friends are determined to outsmart Lion and feast on the honey from his tree.

A greedy Lion is terrorizing the forest and one clever Rabbit is the only animal that can stop him. An interesting and classic Panchatantra folk tale that is perfect for little ones.

A retelling of a traditional East African tale in which a clever hare finds a way to outwit the lion that is terrifying all the other grassland animals.

Presents a West African tale in which the clever monkey faces a mean lion who has been bullying the other animals. Original.