Barrington Stoke | Dyslexia Friendly Books

We have a large range of over 200 accessible, dyslexia friendly titles from the award winning publisher Barrington Stoke. From first chapter books through to gritty teen fiction there really is something for everyone.

But what makes these books Dyslexia and Reluctant Reader Friendly? How are they different to a standard chapter book?

• Unique, dyslexia-friendly font specially created to make reading easier
• Accessible layouts and spacing stop the page from becoming overcrowded
• Heavier paper with a gentle tint helps reduce visual stresses
• Award-winning authors ensure well-written texts with plenty to engage and
discuss
• Bestselling names that readers will recognise and their friends already love
• Award-winning illustrators help bring the stories to life and aid comprehension
• Expertly edited to ensure unnecessary words don’t hinder comprehension while the text will still challenge the reader
• Lots of illustration to break up the text and keep the story moving
• Short, sharp, unpatronising content matched to the age of the reader not
their reading level

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Killer (High Interest, Low Ability)

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. When the prince and his lady go out hunting, they leave their baby in the care of ...

ATOS Book Level : 1.5
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Date With Danger

Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. Date with Danger has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6, and is fully illustrated throughout. It was ...

ATOS Book Level : 1.7
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

The Bench

Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. The Bench has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6, and is fully illustrated throughout. An old man sits ...

ATOS Book Level : 1.9
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Lights In The Mirror

Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. Lights in the Mirror has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6, and is fully illustrated throughout. The ...

ATOS Book Level : 1.9
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Wolfman

Wolfman is on the loose and he is raging and rampaging through town like a terror! Lamp-posts have been ripped up, paving slabs chewed - even the Army has gone into hiding! A hilarious and brilliantly accessible short story with a reading age of 6, ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.0
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Splash Day!

A fun and colourful rhyming tale from one of the UKs most beloved author-illustrators, Nick Sharratt. Splish, splosh, splash! It's Splash Day and everyone is ready for a water fight! They've got their trunks and wetsuits, some wellies and rubber ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.0
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

The Day Death Died (High Interest, Low Ability)

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 ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.0
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Not A Good Look

Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. Not a Good Look has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6, and is fully illustrated throughout. Kim has a ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.1
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

The Wrong Wheels

Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. The Wrong Wheels has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6, and is fully illustrated throughout. Troy ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.1
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Lion On The Loose

Engage your seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers with Barrington Stoke's SEN short fiction. Lion on the Loose has been specially designed for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6, and is fully illustrated throughout. There ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.2
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Boing Boing

Jane has always been just a little bit different – she has springs in her knees! Support severely struggling readers with this hi-lo adventure with a spring in its step. Jane has always been just a little bit different – she has springs in her...

ATOS Book Level : 2.3
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

The Deal

Fran and her friends are in a band. Find out if they have what it takes to secure the one big deal that can change their lives. Part of Reading Stars Achieve Phonics - our brand-new programme of 98 fully decodable, age-appropriate phonics readers ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.3
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Pancake Face

Alice Peasbody has no nose. People point and stare. Only the birds in the garden are Alice's friends. She tries to hide away, but it's hard to hide a pancake face for ever ... A brilliantly accessible short story with a reading age of 6, designed to ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.5
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Web

NOT SUITABLE FOR PRIMARY AGES DUE TO MATURE CONTENT. This thought-provoking text, Web is all about Tim, who is terrible at French, so when his football coach Max offers to help with this homework, he is thrilled. Although, things begin to ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.6
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Thin Ice

Pete takes a big risk when he sets out on the ice to rescue a stranded dog… Pete knows that you must not walk on ice. But a dog is stuck out there on the lake! What can he do? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.6
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

The Knight’s Kiss

Lady Elinor of Hardford has fallen in love for the first time, with Dan, her cousin and knight-in-training. But her father has other plans. She must marry his friend, Sir William of Courtney - and he’s nearly 50! Ellie must draw on all her skills ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.7
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

All About Ella

Sam is sick, and Ella is sick of Sam. Life seems to revolve around his hospital appointments, his medication and his need for peace and quiet. No one thinks about what Ella wants or needs, no one cares. They don’t even know what day she was born ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.7
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

I’m a Beech Tree

Learn about the long life a beech tree and how it stood through history. Part of Reading Stars Achieve Phonics - our brand-new programme of 98 fully decodable, age-appropriate phonics readers for KS2/KS3 students who are still on their phonics ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.7
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

The Beast

When Robbie and Gaz hear a strange howling sound in the woods behind Robbie's house, they decide it's their chance to take a photo of a big cat and make a fortune selling it to the papers. Nothing quite goes according to plan, but Robbie and Gaz end ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.8
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Glee Club

Mel loves her school's Glee Club, but will their director falling ill and an unexpected romance get in the way of the team's victory? Edited to a reading age of 6.5. Mel and her friends love the high school Glee Club. They can't wait to take on ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.8
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Noodle The Doodle Wins The Day

Sports Day has arrived at Wigley Primary and everyone is excited to take part in unusual events like book balancing, frisbee tossing and seeing who can race in the most layers of clothes! Of course Noodle the doodle is desperate to join in all the ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.9
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

Under Cover Of Darkness

Thrilling WWII story. The Nazis have occupied France. Michel knows that there are Resistance fighters in his town and he's desperate to join them. Will his mother agree to it? After all with his father AWOL, she needs a man around the house. But when...

ATOS Book Level : 2.9
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

The Greatest

Great sporting title, packed with facts about Muhammad Ali. When Ali's bike is stolen by a local bully, he turns to the story of Muhammad Ali for inspiration - the greatest boxer of all time, inspiring the fight of Ali's young life. A brilliant read ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.9
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children

Hostage

Snatched off the street, Angela is alone and terrified. She knows she's been kidnapped but will her dad pay the ransom? Or can she be brave enough to escape? A new edition of a thrilling top selling tale from a top author. Particularly suitable for ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.9
Points Value : 0.5
Book Cover : Paperback

Shadow Girl

A poignant story about foster care children with a supernatural twist, from the award-winning author of Ways to Live Forever. Clare knows she's at least partly to blame for her problems at school, but she's learned that it hurts to make friends when ...

ATOS Book Level : 2.9
Points Value : 1.0
Book Cover : Paperback

This title contains content which may be considered inappropriate for primary aged children