The ugly egg - Lou Kuenzler

Posy the Puffin is sad. All her friends, like the Snow Goose and Mrs Loon, are sitting on their nests, waiting for their eggs to hatch. Poor Posy can't lay an egg of her own, but when she finds a big ugly egg on the ice she takes it under her wing! A baby dragon emerges and the other birds are scared, but they soon find there's a lot to be said for having a fire-breathing friend around at the Arctic Circle . . .

The I Am Reading series provides just the right balance of challenge and support for newly independent readers. Large, easy-to-read type, satisfying stories by top writers and cheerful full-colour pictures help children make the transition from picture books to chapter books. Each book includes a bookmark flap, tips for beginner readers and either short numbered chapters or two short stories.