Damian Harvey 
Elves and the Shoemaker 
Independent Reading Purple 8

In this fairy tale retelling, a poor shoemaker and his wife discover a new pair of shoes in their workshop. Each night they wake to find more and more pairs of new shoes. Who has been helping them? This 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)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. Perfect for 5-7 year olds or those reading book band purple 8.