North West Academies Trust

Story Time

The Gruffalo - Read by Mrs Alford from Oak View Academy


Little Red Riding Hood - Read by Ms Whittaker from Oak View and Weaverham Academy

Wilf the Mighty Worrier - read by Mrs Wynne from Acresfield Primary School

Wilf worries about everything. He is a Mighty Worrier. And now the most evil man in the world has decided he wants to become the most evil man in the whole UNIVERSE.


Wilf the Mighty Worrier is King of the Jungle 1

Wilf the Mighty Worrier is King of the Jungle 2

Wilf the Mighty Worrier is King of the Jungle 3

Wilf the Mighty Worrier is King of the Jungle 4


Two Short Stories Read by Mrs Alford from Oak View Academy

One Child One Seed


I Went to the Zoopermarket


Charlie Changes Into a Chicken - read by Mrs Wynne from Acresfield Primary School

Charlie McGuffin has an amazing secret – he can change into animals. The problem is, he cannot decide when it happens. It happens when he is worried about things and that gives him more things to worry about!

Charlie Changes into a Chicken 1

Charlie Changes into a Chicken 2

Charlie Changes into a Chicken 3

Charlie Changes into a Chicken 4

Charlie Changes into a Chicken 5

Charlie Changes into a Chicken 6

Charlie Changes into a Chicken 7

The Boy Who Grew Dragons - read Mrs Garner from Delamere Academy

When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches!

The Boy Who Grew Dragons

Chapters 4 and 5

The Boy Who Grew Dragons

Chapters 6 and 7


Charlie Turns into a T-Rex - read by Mrs Wynne from Acresfield Primary School

What happens when you feel stressed? Maybe you start sweating, or your heart beats faster.

When Charlie McGuffin gets stressed, something a little bit different happens: he turns into an animal!


Charlie Turns into a T-Rex 1

Charlie Turns into a T-Rex 2

Charlie Turns into a T-Rex 3

Charlie Turns into a T-Rex 4

Charlie Turns into a T-Rex 5

Charlie Turns into a T-Rex 6

Charlie Turns into a T-Rex 7

Three short Stories Read by Teachers from Oak View and Weaverham Primary Academies

The Promise - Read by Ms Whittaker

Ruby's Worry - Read by Ms Whittaker

The Teeny Weeny Tadpole - Read by Mrs Alford

Beetle Boy - read by Mrs Wynne from Acresfield Primary School

Darkus's dad has disappeared - but his new friend, a giant beetle called Baxter, is some consolation. Together, boy and beetle set out to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance.

Beetle Boy 1

Beetle Boy 2

Beetle Boy 3

Beetle Boy 4

Beetle Boy 5

Beetle Boy 6

Beetle Boy 7

Beetle Boy 8

Beetle Boy 9

Beetle Boy 10

Beetle Boy 11

Beetle Boy 12

Beetle Boy 13

Beetle Boy 14

Beetle Boy 15

Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World

A brilliantly funny new series written and illustrated by BBC Blue Peter's Konnie Huq, featuring chaotic family life and madcap school science projects!

Cookie 1

Cookie 2

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