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Series: Your Next Read Silver
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Your Next Read is the series that will help kids fall in love with reading and reach for the next book – and the next, and the next! The series removes reading roadblocks and grows with kids as their reading confidence and reading interests develop. The...
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Your Next Read is the series that will help kids fall in love with reading and reach for the next book – and the next, and the next! The series removes reading roadblocks and grows with kids as their reading confidence and reading interests develop. The engaging stories, carefully structured text, and illustrations make reading accessible and enjoyable for all kids, whether they are newly independent readers or ready to take the next step.
Do you like FRIENDS, MUSIC and HEARTWARMING STORIES? Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ. Ada the octopus loves to sing, and she has so many friends in Sing Club. In fact, she has TOO many friends! Ada's friends ask her to promise not to make any more besties. But then Ada meets Cleo. Can Ada keep her promise?
From the creators of Your Kid's Next Read – the largest online children's book community in Australia – comes a new chapter in children's fiction. Join the conversation on Facebook today!
Each book is expertly designed to support children who may be struggling with reading. Accessible fonts, carefully spaced text, off-white paper stock, shorter sentences and chapters, and supportive illustrations all work together to reduce overwhelm, build comprehension, and create a reader-friendly experience.
The Your Next Read Silver Series for beginner readers are 112 pages long, divided into six to eight short chapters with an illustration on every spread supporting short sentences and paragraphs. The Gold Series for emerging independent readers are 144 pages long, divided into eight to ten chapters with three illustrations in each chapter, and featuring more complex narratives.
The easy-to-recognise icons covering themes like friendship, sport, mystery, and humour, coupled with much-loved writers and illustrators, means kids can quickly identify the books that interest them most and follow those cues to discover a large library of books in the series to read and collect next.
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Your Next Read Silver: Dragon Beach
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Your Next Read Silver: The Secret Bestie
Your Next Read is the series that will help kids fall in love with reading and reach for the next book – and the next, and the next! The series removes reading roadblocks and grows with kids as their reading confidence and reading interests develop. The engaging stories, carefully structured text, and illustrations make reading accessible and enjoyable for all...Paperback$1499Unit price /UnavailableOut 30 Dec 2026Pre-order
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761822292
Publisher: Affirm Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 December 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Affirm Kids
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Niña Nill
DIMENSIONS
Width: 3251.0mm
Height: 5029.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Maddy Mara is the pen name of Melbourne-based creative duo Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger. Hilary and Meredith have been collaborating on children's books for nearly two decades. Hilary is an author and former publishing director; Meredith is the author of countless books for kids and young adults, and teaches English as a foreign language. Maddy Mara is the melding of their respective daughters' names.
Niña Nill is a children's book author and illustrator based in Queensland, Australia whose work often captures the light and warmth of childhood, blending nostalgia with whimsy. She works in digital media as well as experimenting with traditional media like watercolour, gouache, pencil and pastel. Nia loves visiting the beach and museums, doing crochet, weaving, building miniatures and gardening as well as having adventures with her husband and two children.
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