Ladybird schemes are carefully planned by experts to fit in with the way children are taught to read at school.

Ladybird publishes two different reading schemes plus several support reader series. They are all appropriate for helping your child to read but cover different methods of doing so. But don't worry the end result will be the same. Varying art styles and stories appeal to different children and their parents.

This chart will help you to pick the right book for your child from Ladybird's three reading schemes.