Witches Do Not Like Bicycles (Reading Ladder Level 2)

The third title featuring Lola, the little sister who’s larger than life! Perfect for children learning to read.

Poor Natalie’s broken her leg and is stuck up in her bedroom all alone.

But Lola has a plan to keep Natalie from getting bored. It involves a walkie-talkie, her new imaginary friend Mrs Beasly, a puppy called Pebbles, a pig, an elephant and a witch. Oh, and Natalie’s brand new birthday bike that she only got to ride once…

The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.

Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.

• Clear type

• Up to 8 lines per page

• Bright, appealing pictures for added interest

• A variety of sentence structures

• A wider range of vocabulary

• Strong themes and characters to discuss

All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.

Book band: Purple

The third title featuring Lola, the little sister who’s larger than life! Perfect for children learning to read.

Poor Natalie’s broken her leg and is stuck up in her bedroom all alone.

But Lola has a plan to keep Natalie from getting bored. It involves a walkie-talkie, her new imaginary friend Mrs Beasly, a puppy called Pebbles, a pig, an elephant and a witch. Oh, and Natalie’s brand new birthday bike that she only got to ride once…

The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.

Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.

• Clear type

• Up to 8 lines per page

• Bright, appealing pictures for added interest

• A variety of sentence structures

• A wider range of vocabulary

• Strong themes and characters to discuss

All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.

Book band: Purple

Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland.  She has been a teacher, a festival director and a writer for television. Nowadays, she still writes for children’s television, but mostly she writes books, in Irish and in English, but never both together.