Books by Katie Dale

Katie Dale is a celebrated British author known for her engaging blend of heartfelt storytelling and sharp, contemporary themes. Her novels often explore identity, secrets, and the unexpected twists that shape our lives, appealing to both young adult and adult readers alike. With a clear, confident voice, she crafts characters who feel real and whose dilemmas linger long after the final page.

Balancing emotional depth with page-turning plots, Dale's work has earned critical praise and a loyal readership. Whether uncovering family mysteries or confronting moral choices, she writes with warmth, wit, and a keen eye for human nature, making each book a thought-provoking and thoroughly satisfying read.

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  • Reading Champion The Perfect Place for a Picnic

    Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion The Perfect Place for a Picnic

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

    20 in stock

    £8.99

  • Trouble Undercover: (Brown Chapter Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Trouble Undercover: (Brown Chapter Reader)

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisDev loves cracking codes, but he never expected to crack a code and enrol in a school for spies! He loves his new school, where he learns about disguises and gadgets. When the headmasters calls him and his friends, Anya and Mo, to their first mission, Dev can''t wait to prove himself. But things don''t quite add up... can Dev figure out what''s really going on?

    10 in stock

    £6.99

  • Watch Out Nebit

    HarperCollins Publishers Watch Out Nebit

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Dive into the world of Ancient Egypt with a young narrator and their naughty dog Nebit, racing through the streets and causing havoc as they go! This energetic and funny story is written by Katie Dale.Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.The focus sounds in this book are: /f/ ph /w/ wh /ee/ e-e, e, y /igh/ y /ch/ tch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /z/ se /sh/ ch /ai/ aPages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds

    2 in stock

    £9.05

  • Mummy Mayhem

    Maverick Arts Publishing Mummy Mayhem

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisOmar is on holiday in Egypt with his dads! Along the way he makes friends with an unusual character

    2 in stock

    £6.99

  • Ocean Explorers

    Maverick Arts Publishing Ocean Explorers

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisFinn can''t wait for the summer holidays to roll around! His friends are off to sunny countries, but not Finn. He wants to explore the ocean with his Uncle Jim and Aunt Lucy! Together with a team of marine biologists, Finn gets to explore the ocean in a submarine. However, when they stumble across some hidden treasure, will greed get the better of them?

    2 in stock

    £6.99

  • Reading Champion Abduls Lazy Sons

    Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion Abduls Lazy Sons

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisAbdul works hard on the farm, but his sons never help. They are far too lazy! Then Abdul thinks of a clever trick to make them work very hard indeed ...Reading Champion is a completely innovative reading programme developed with experts at UCL''s Institute of Education. The series offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills, with books spanning the 4-11 age group.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, so they can read with little or no help and encourages reading for pleasure. This story is perfect for those reading book band 9 (Gold) or aged 6 and up.

    2 in stock

    £7.82

  • Cowardly Howard

    Maverick Arts Publishing Cowardly Howard

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisHoward is a bull with a fear of EVERYTHING! Can he overcome his fears?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • The Freaky Flat

    Maverick Arts Publishing The Freaky Flat

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisFreddy and his dad move into a new flat. But when he hears strange noises at night, he''s sure there must be a monster!

    2 in stock

    £6.99

  • Reading Champion Funny Footprints

    Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion Funny Footprints

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn this story, it is Ben''s birthday and it is snowing! He goes for a walk with Dad and sees some very funny footprints in the snow. Where could they lead?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Independent Reading: Orange stories are perfect for children aged 5+ who are reading at book band 6 (Orange) in classroom reading lessons.

    1 in stock

    £7.05

  • Eggs!: A lift-the-flap counting book full of

    Nosy Crow Ltd Eggs!: A lift-the-flap counting book full of

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisCan you guess what's inside these eggs? Lift the card flaps to discover all kinds of baby animals! This book encourages children to count the eggs from one to five, while lifting the sturdy flaps to discover some surprising little creatures that hatch from eggs. Illustrated by the Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning artist Jenny Løvlie in sumptuous, textured detail, with a read-aloud rhyming text from Katie Dale, this beautiful board book will delight young readers. Scan the Stories Aloud QR code on the back cover the read along with the story!

    7 in stock

    £6.99

  • Viv the Vet and Top Dog (Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Viv the Vet and Top Dog (Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisViv is a vet. There are lots of pets to help! There are lots of dogs at the park. But who will be top dog?

    1 in stock

    £7.44

  • Shooting Star: (Gold Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Shooting Star: (Gold Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisBy day, Stella is a normal girl but by night... she's Shooting Star!

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Nell's Spells and Zip! Zap!: (Red Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Nell's Spells and Zip! Zap!: (Red Early Reader)

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisNell is a witch who loves to cast spells! She wants to get a broom and find the perfect hat.

    2 in stock

    £6.99

  • Shy Stan: (Blue Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Shy Stan: (Blue Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisBen is the new fish in class and introduces everyone to his friend Stan. But no one can see Stan!

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Dot and Dan and Snack Attack (Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Dot and Dan and Snack Attack (Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisDot and Dan want a snack. But Dan eats too much! There are cookies on the shelf. Can Dot and Dan get them?

    1 in stock

    £7.44

  • Little Women

    HarperCollins Publishers Little Women

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelFollow the lives of the March sisters, who are forced to pull together when their father leaves to fight in the war. But will the girls cope when disaster strikes and their mother has to leave too, or will their changing world pull them apart? This edition, written by Katie Dale has all the warmth of Louisa May Alcott's original classic.Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.Text type: Fiction from our literary heritageCurriculum links: English: fiction from the literary heritageThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

    1 in stock

    £10.92

  • Look Out Nebit

    HarperCollins Publishers Look Out Nebit

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Dive into the world of Ancient Egypt with a young narrator and their naughty dog Nebit, racing through the streets and causing havoc as they go! This energetic and funny story is written by Katie Dale.Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

    1 in stock

    £8.59

  • Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Floppys Phonics Decoding

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each stage of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context.These fully decodable stories are 100% matched to the phonic progression of the Floppy''s Phonics teaching programme and provide a perfect fit with your phonics teaching - endorsed by phonics expert and trainer Debbie Hepplewhite. They consolidate taught GPCs at each stage of the programme, with one book covering two weeks of teaching, and can be used in class or as take-home readers. Support for parents and carers is provided on the inside cover notes.Levels 1+-2 consist of simple blending books and short texts. Levels 3-5 include 3 fiction (with one Biff, Chip and Kipper adventure) and 3 non-fiction per level.Rhino helps Danny feel brave. But one stormy night, Rhino is missing ...

    Out of stock

    £999.99

  • Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    Oxford University Press Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Can You See Sasha? allows children to apply their phonics learning from Reception, Autumn 2, Week 6 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

    1 in stock

    £9.38

  • Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    Oxford University Press Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Lights Out allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Spring 1, Week 1 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

    1 in stock

    £6.80

  • Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    Oxford University Press Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Dec''s Super Specs allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Spring 2, Week 5 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

    1 in stock

    £6.80

  • Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    Oxford University Press Essential Letters and Sounds Essential Phonic

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Sasha''s Sleepover allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Summer 2, Week 2 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

    1 in stock

    £6.80

  • Reading Champion A Pet to Play With

    Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion A Pet to Play With

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisRaj can''t wait to get a new pet, but there are so many to choose from! Which one will he pick? Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Independent Reading Red 2 stories are perfect for children aged 4-5 who are reading at book band 2 (Red) in classroom reading lessons.

    1 in stock

    £7.05

  • Reading Champion Sids Stick

    Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion Sids Stick

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisReading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Independent Reading Yellow stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 3 (Yellow) in classroom reading lessons.In this story, Sid the dog is desperate to find his stick, but he keeps getting it wrong. Then he finds another dog at the end of his stick... can they be friends?

    2 in stock

    £7.05

  • Reading Champion The Missing Necklace

    Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion The Missing Necklace

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisA crime has been committed in Ancient Egypt - who has stolen the Queen''s precious necklace? Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

    2 in stock

    £7.82

  • Reading Champion Who Will be King

    Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion Who Will be King

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisReading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

    2 in stock

    £7.82

  • Gloria the Gladiator

    Maverick Arts Publishing Gloria the Gladiator

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisGloria dreams of being a gladiator, but girls aren''t allowed to fight! She trains in secret, desperate to join her brothers in gladiator battles. One day, Gloria sneaks in to a trial battle, and is surprised to be invited to the Emperor''s Young Gladiators Tournament! But can she fight while keeping her identity hidden?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Dog in a Dress and Run, Tom, Run!: (Red Early

    Maverick Arts Publishing Dog in a Dress and Run, Tom, Run!: (Red Early

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe animals wear lots of clothes. Who do they belong to? Tom likes to run. Will Tom win the big race?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Catch It, Jess! and Cat Nap (Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Catch It, Jess! and Cat Nap (Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisRun, Jess! Can she catch it? Jess wants to nap. But the animals are too noisy!

    1 in stock

    £7.44

  • Little Scarlet's Big Fibs: (Blue Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Little Scarlet's Big Fibs: (Blue Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisScarlet takes buns and cakes to her Gran''s house, but she always eats them before she gets there! Maybe the Big Bad Wolf will pay her a visit.

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Scary Scott: (Gold Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Scary Scott: (Gold Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThere were lots of good things about being a ghost. But there was also one big bad thing...

    1 in stock

    £7.44

  • Rush! And Tap, Tap, Tap!: (Pink Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Rush! And Tap, Tap, Tap!: (Pink Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisEveryone is in a rush and who can find things to tap on?

    1 in stock

    £7.44

  • Duck is Stuck and Get The Ball!: (Pink Early

    Maverick Arts Publishing Duck is Stuck and Get The Ball!: (Pink Early

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisDuck is stuck. Can someone get him out? Dog is playing catch at the park. Can he get the ball?

    1 in stock

    £5.99

  • Maverick Arts Publishing Sniffer Dog and Robber Ron: (Pink Early Reader)

    Out of stock

    Book SynopsisPip sniffs, what can he smell? Ron dresses as a robber, what will happen?

    Out of stock

    £999.99

  • Get That Broom! and Fizz! Wizz!: (Red Early

    Maverick Arts Publishing Get That Broom! and Fizz! Wizz!: (Red Early

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisNell''s broom zooms off! Who can get it? Everyone is making wishes with Nell''s wand. What will happen?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Cheeky Monkey and Rock Croc: (Red Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Cheeky Monkey and Rock Croc: (Red Early Reader)

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe cheeky monkey keeps splashing the other animals! Ron wants to join a band, which one is right for him?

    2 in stock

    £6.99

  • Get Your Skates On!: (Blue Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Get Your Skates On!: (Blue Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisRon gets some skates from his Nan. He zooms everywhere! Will he ever take them off?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Monster Mayhem: (Blue Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Monster Mayhem: (Blue Early Reader)

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe monsters cannot sleep. They all want to be scary. Who is the scariest monster of all?

    2 in stock

    £6.99

  • Whoosh!: (Green Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Whoosh!: (Green Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisBen wants to have a great day with his Dad, but the wind is too strong! But Dad has a plan!

    1 in stock

    £5.99

  • Hee-haw! Yee-haw!: (Turquoise Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Hee-haw! Yee-haw!: (Turquoise Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisClover is Billy''s donkey. They are best friends, but one day, Billy grows too big to ride Clover. What will Clover do now?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • The Cow's Bottom: (Gold Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing The Cow's Bottom: (Gold Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisJayden really wants the main role of Jack in the school play: Jack and the Beanstalk. But things don''t go according to plan!

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Teacher's Pet: (White Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Teacher's Pet: (White Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTom takes his hamster, Gizmo, to school for Show and Tell. But his teacher, Mr Hanson, is allergic to hamsters! When Mr Hanson sneezes, the strangest thing happens...

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Ghost Girl: (Grey Chapter Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Ghost Girl: (Grey Chapter Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisWhen Artie sees a ghostly figure in his family's barn, he can''t believe his eyes! Ghosts aren''t real, are they? But the ghost girl explains she''s not dead or a ghostshe''s a time-traveller from the future! But she lost her tour group and can''t find her way back home... and if she doesn't get back to future soon, she could disappear! Can Artie and his sister, Cassie, find a way to help her?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • The Cursed Necklace: (White Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing The Cursed Necklace: (White Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisAkil and Neema discover a cursed necklace under a bush! Can they return the necklace to its true owner before things go drastically wrong?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Invisible Ivan: (Lime Chapter Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Invisible Ivan: (Lime Chapter Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisIvan loves visiting his Great Aunt Polly, who is the best prankster ever, and her dog, Geronimo. One day, Great Aunt Polly shows Ivan how to make invisible ink, which is great fun! Until Ivan spills the ink on himself... and turns invisible! Ivan thinks this is awesome at first imagine all the pranks he can do! But soon he starts to worry... how long will his invisibility last? And what if he stays invisible forever?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Clone Alone: (Grey Chapter Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Clone Alone: (Grey Chapter Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisJ3264 is one of thousands of clones who are travelling through space looking for a new planet to invade... and Earth looks perfect! J3264 is chosen to lead the invasion only his ship crash lands, leaving him stranded. All alone, J3264 disguises himself and is taken in by two humans, Krish and Sanvi, under the new name Jay'. But Krish and Sanvi show Jay that humans might not be so bad after all...

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Top Pup and Bad Rat: (Red Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Top Pup and Bad Rat: (Red Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTop Pup likes to help others! But who will help Top Pup? Bad Rat nicks a bag of buns! Who will catch him?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

  • Kung Fu Kid: (Green Early Reader)

    Maverick Arts Publishing Kung Fu Kid: (Green Early Reader)

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisStu likes to do Kung Fu! He chops lots of things, but will he ever stop?

    1 in stock

    £6.99

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