We stock visually accessible books from the dyslexia specialist publisher, Barrington Stoke. These books are printed on thick, cream paper and have a wider gap between each line of text, so readers of all abilities can enjoy them.
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The Puzzling Paw Prints
Vashti Hardy
A strange creature with great big paws and a terrible growl is roaming the land of Moonlight. No one knows what it can be, so they’ve called in Hana and Ace the detective cat of the Moonlight Mystery Agency.
Can Hana and Ace puzzle out what’s going on, and will solving the mystery help Hana find the answer to some worries of her own?
The Amulet of Hath
Vashti Hardy
A long-lost amulet holds the secret to finding the ancient land of Hath and its hidden treasures. But just as famous relic hunter Lucy Greystone is about to retrieve it, the amulet falls into the hands of nefarious glory hunter Byron Cogsworth.
Now the race is on to be the first to uncover the location of Hath and its gold. But how can Mabel and Will Greystone help their aunt when they only have access to half of the clues, and can they stop Cogsworth before his dirty tricks lead to treasure being lost for ever?
The Birthday Cake Thief
Vashti Hardy
Hana has always longed to have a pet of her own. So when a cat turns up at her bedroom window one night, she thinks her dream has come true. But Ace is no ordinary cat. He’s a detective cat who has come to invite Hana to join the Moonlight Mystery Agency, and that’s when the magical adventures begin!
Join Hana and Ace on their first mission to solve the mystery of Spark the bionic unicorn’s missing birthday cake!ying to hatch a stone, he realises that it may be time for Roy and Silo to become parents for real.
Jellybean
Eve Ainsworth
Ellie battles feelings of anxiety about school that she can’t explain in this sensitively told tale from acclaimed author Eve Ainsworth.
When Ellie wakes up one day and can’t face going to school, her parents think there must be a reason. Is she being bullied? Or is the schoolwork too hard? But neither of these things are the problem, and Ellie finds it impossible to explain how she feels.
As the days of absence turn into weeks and then months, Ellie’s parents support her through this difficult time, but can she find a way to go back?
Blitzers
Alastair Chisholm
When Danny reveals the dark underside of a company making a new fighting toy gadget, he has no idea of the danger he’s in. A gripping sci-fi mystery from bestselling author Alastair Chisholm.
Everyone is desperate to have a Blitzer, the new fighting-game craze. But Danny’s Blitzer is broken – it won’t fight! His classmates laugh at him. His brother tells him to wipe the code and start again. But Danny does something different … and everything changes.
For the people behind Blitzers are hiding a deadly secret, and now everyone is in danger. Can Danny uncover the truth? Can he figure out what Blitzers are? And above all, can he save his best friend?
The Winter Snow Goose
Gill Lewis
As autumn turns to winter on Gull Haven Island, a snow goose crash-lands amidst a storm. Tia and Nat jump to the rescue in this heartwarming tale from Gill Lewis.
The arrival of a rare snow goose heralds the start of a very harsh winter for the Haven Islanders. They have to deal with long power cuts, and when the boats can’t make it over from the mainland, they start to run out of food and other supplies.
In this dark time, Tia and Nat find a creative way to bring the islanders together in a celebration of light and community that will help see them through to the better days ahead.
The Day Death Died
Tanya Landman
When Jack gives Death a taste of his own medicine, he’s unprepared for life in a world where nothing dies. An engaging quick-read for seriously struggling readers from award-winning author Tanya Landman.
Jack’s mum is ill and Jack is devastated when Death arrives to take her away. Jack doesn’t want to let her go, so he fights back and drives Death away.
But what consequences will there be when Death is banished from the world?
Bigfoot and The Wild Boys
Jenny Pearson
Joe is tired of being called average and feeling completely forgettable at school. So when he hears that a Bigfoot-like beast has been spotted in some nearby woods, he spots an opportunity. Surely capturing Bigfoot will make him stand out from the crowd and bring him the popularity he longs for?
With no real plan or survival skills, Joe and his best friend Tiago set off on what turns out to be an unforgettably hilarious quest with some very unexpected results!
The Boy at the Window: A Ghost Story
Lucy Strange
A spine-tingling ghost story from bestselling author Lucy Strange
Folk say the fog plays tricks – that it shapes itself into little hands and frightened faces that press at people’s doors and windows, desperate to come inside. But Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. The boy’s hollow eyes are haunting him. What would happen if Hugo were to open the door and let him in? Brace yourselves for a chilling, wintery ghost story…
The Boy in the Tree
Lisa Thompson
Troublemaker Noah reveals hidden depths as he teams up with goodie-two-shoes Grace to save a majestic local oak tree in this uplifting tale from bestselling author Lisa Thompson.
No one can quite believe it when troublemaker Noah gets involved in the campaign to save a local oak tree. And when he takes his protest up into its branches and refuses to get down, the story goes viral, attracting more attention than he could ever imagined.
But while Noah does really want to save the tree, and marvels at the thousands of creatures that depend on it as their home, he also really wants to save his parents’ marriage. He hopes that his actions will somehow unite them again and stop them arguing, but has he gone too far this time?
Killer
Tanya Landman
When the prince and his lady go out hunting, they leave their baby in the care of their faithful wolfhound, Gelert.
But when they return, their baby is missing, and a horrific attack has taken place.
What has happened and who will pay the price?
The courage of a loyal dog is tragically mistaken for violence in this gripping quick read for seriously struggling readers from award-winning author Tanya Landman.
The Beck
Anthony McGowan
Kyle is less than pleased about getting dumped at his eccentric old grandad’s for the day, but a whole new world opens up to him when he’s introduced to the marvels that can be found in the beck at the bottom of his grandad’s garden.
Once filthy and full of rubbish, the beck has been cleaned up and is now full of amazing creatures. But this magical world is under threat from a new development.
Kyle’s grandad is determined to stop the builders, but when he falls ill, Kyle decides to carry out the plan himself, finding courage and new friends along the way.
Cold Turkey
Simonas Jamesas Greenas
Former bestmates Kit and Hamza must deliver a cooked turkey across town, but can they tolerate one another for that long? A hilarious caper from bestseller Simon James Green.
Can a TURKEY bring best friends Hamza and Kit back together?
Kit is furious following a betrayal by his oldest friend, Hamza –over a girl?! He wants nothing to do with him until the boys are offered a lot of money to do a job for one of their neighbours.
The job is to deliver a turkey to an address across London before it gets cold. Weird but pretty simple, right?
Can Kit and Hamza make it in time, and will they ever speak to each other again if they do?
Becoming Grace
Hilary McKay
Grace Darling nearly drowned when she was eight years old, leaving her with a fear of boats and the sea.
But it’s a fear she has to overcome as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, living on the Longstone Rock with her parents, four brothers, three sisters and her beloved dog, Happy.
Losses at sea bring shadows to an otherwise idyllic childhood, but everything Grace learns growing up on the coast is put to the test in 1838, when The Forfarshire is wrecked on the Harcar Rock, and she has to row out through the storm to the rescue.
Macbeth
New for 2025 – Barrington Stoke’s long-awaited first dyslexia-friendly plays
The complete and unabridged dyslexia-friendly edition of Macbeth, Shakespeare’s dark tragedy that blends the supernatural with prophecy, ambition and murder.
Macbeth, a brave warrior, is fatally impelled by supernatural forces, by his proud wife, and by his own burgeoning ambition. As he embarks on his murderous course to gain and retain the crown of Scotland, we see the appalling emotional and psychological effects on both Lady Macbeth and himself. The cruel ironies of their destiny are conveyed in poetry of unsurpassed power.
Romeo and Juliet
New for 2025 – Barrington Stoke’s long-awaited first dyslexia-friendly plays
The complete and unabridged dyslexia-friendly edition of Romeo and Juliet.
When Romeo and Juliet meet during a chance encounter, they have no idea what lies ahead, for these star-crossed lovers belong to feuding families, and their love will never be accepted by those around them.
Set within a beleaguered city plagued by gang warfare, Romeo and Juliet is widely regarded as Shakespeare’s most successful play.
What it was like to be an… Ancient Greek
David Long
Around 3,000 years ago, the ancient Greeks created one of the world’s most advanced civilisations. While most worked as farmers and fishermen to feed their families, others studied hard to become brilliant astronomers, navigators, philosophers, artists and athletes.
Then, under the rule of Alexander the Great, their language, art and ideas spread through an enormous empire that stretched from Egypt to India. From the myths and legends of the gods atop Mount Olympus to the origin of marathon races, find out what life was really like in ancient Greece in this new exploration from David Long.
Dance of Resistance: The Josephine Baker Story
Catherine Johnson
Dancer, singer, actress, movie star, civil-rights activist – Josephine Baker was a phenomenon!
Overcoming the poverty and abuse of her childhood in a segregated America, Josephine grew up to become one of the biggest stars of the early twentieth century, particularly adored in her adopted country of France. She used her connections to help the Resistance in their fight against the Nazis during the Second World War and later became involved with Martin Luther King Jr and the civil rights movement in the US.
Catherine Johnson brings the Josephine Baker story vividly to life for a young audience in this enthralling piece of narrative non-fiction.
Dracula
Bram Stoker
New dyslexia-friendly version of a masterpiece of the horror genre. Dracula begins when Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to help Count Dracula purchase a London house and makes horrifying discoveries in his client’s castle.
Soon afterwards, disturbing incidents unfold in England – an unmanned ship is wrecked; strange puncture marks appear on a young woman’s neck; a lunatic asylum inmate raves about the imminent arrival of his Master – and a determined group of adversaries prepare to battle the Count.
The Deadsoul Project
Dan Smith
In 1977, the Alpine Heights tower block where Kyle Dempsey and his sister Lauren live with their mum and stepdad becomes the site of a horrific infestation. Believing their stepdad, Connor, to have been killed in action in Northern Ireland, Kyle and Lauren are shocked to find him at home in their flat.
But Connor is changed. Following a secret military experiment, he has been infected with some kind of alien life form, which is using him as a host to infect the other residents of the tower block with gruesome results.
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