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Usborne Young Reading 1 Books in Order

Usborne Young Reading 1 contains 52 books, published between 1982 and 2016. The first book is Magical Animals (1982) and the newest is Icarus, The Boy Who Flew Too High (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
52
Published
1982–2016
Pages on record
1,949 in 40 of 52 books
Reading time
32–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,949 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 40 of 52 titles with a page count on record.

See all 52 books in order Printable Usborne Young Reading 1 checklist

Usborne Young Reading 1 is a levelled reading series for children moving from picture books to short stories on their own. Volumes average 48 pages and retell fairy tales, myths and folklore, among them The Billy Goats Gruff, The Elves and the Shoemaker, Rapunzel, Twelve Dancing Princesses and Icarus, The Boy Who Flew Too High. The run holds 52 books published between 1982 and 2016, with non-fiction such as Story of Chocolate alongside the stories. Different authors write individual titles.

How many Usborne Young Reading 1 books are there?

Usborne Young Reading 1 has 52 books, released between 1982 and 2016.

Usborne Young Reading 1 Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 52 Usborne Young Reading 1 books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Magical Animals by Carol Watson, book 1 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (1982)
  2. Cover of Stories of Ghosts by Russell Punter, book 4 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2004)
  3. Cover of Story of Chocolate by Katie Daynes, book 5 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2004)
  4. Cover of The Billy Goats Gruff, book 6 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2004)
  5. Cover of The Elves and the Shoemaker by Jane Bingham, book 7 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2004)
  6. Cover of Little Mermaid, book 8 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2005)
  7. Cover of Stories of Fairies by Anna Lester, book 11 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2006)
  8. Cover of Stories of Unicorns by Rosie Dickins, book 12 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2006)
  9. Cover of Rumplestiltskin by Susanna Davidson, book 13 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2006)
  10. Cover of Stories of Knights by Jane Bingham, book 15 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  11. Cover of Stories of Witches by Christopher Rawson, book 17 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  12. Cover of Stories of Princes and Princesses by Christopher Rawson, book 18 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  13. Cover of The Dinosaurs Next Door by Harriet Castor, book 20 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  14. Cover of Stories of Robots by Russell Punter, book 21 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  15. Cover of The Monster Gang by Felicity Everett, book 22 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  16. Cover of Pirate Adventures by Russell Punter, book 23 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  17. Cover of Stories of Dinosaurs by Russell Punter, book 24 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  18. Cover of Stories of Snowmen by Russell Punter, book 25 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  19. Cover of Stories of Haunted Houses by Russell Punter, book 26 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  20. Cover of Stories of Dogs by Russell Punter, book 27 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  21. Cover of Stories of Cowboys by Russell Punter, book 28 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  22. Cover of Burglars Breakfast by Felicity Everett, book 29 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2007)
  23. Cover of The Magic Gifts by Russell Punter, book 31 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2009)
  24. Cover of Sleeping Beauty, book 32 of the Usborne Young Reading 1 series (2010)
  1. 1
    Magical Animals1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  2. 2
    Animal Legends1982 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    198248
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  3. 3
    Twelve Dancing Princesses1989 · confirmed 1/4
    1989–
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  4. 4
    Stories of Ghosts2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    Story of Chocolate2004 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200448
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  6. 6
    The Billy Goats Gruff2004 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200448
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  7. 7
    The Elves and the Shoemaker2004 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200448
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  8. 8
    Little Mermaid2005 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200548
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  9. 9
    Rapunzel2005 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200548
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  10. 10
    Stories Of Ponies2005 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200548
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  11. 11
    Stories of Fairies2006 · 47 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200647
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  12. 12
    Stories of Unicorns2006 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200648
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  13. 13
    Rumplestiltskin2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  14. 14
    Stories of Pirates2006 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200648
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  15. 15
    Stories of Knights2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  16. 16
    Stories of Magical Animals2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  17. 17
    Stories of Witches2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  18. 18
    Stories of Princes and Princesses2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  19. 19
    Stories of Mermaids2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  20. 20
    The Dinosaurs Next Door2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  21. 21
    Stories of Robots2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  22. 22
    The Monster Gang2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  23. 23
    Pirate Adventures2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  24. 24
    Stories of Dinosaurs2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  25. 25
    Stories of Snowmen2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  26. 26
    Stories of Haunted Houses2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  27. 27
    Stories of Dogs2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  28. 28
    Stories of Cowboys2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  29. 29
    Burglars Breakfast2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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  30. 30
    Stories of Monsters2007 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200748
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Where to start with Usborne Young Reading 1

Start with Magical Animals (1982), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Usborne Young Reading 1 book?

Icarus, The Boy Who Flew Too High (2016) is the newest Usborne Young Reading 1 book released so far.

Is there a new Usborne Young Reading 1 book coming?

No next Usborne Young Reading 1 book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Usborne Young Reading 1 at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Usborne Young Reading 1 title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Usborne Young Reading 1 books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,949 pages across the 40 of 52 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Usborne Young Reading 1 books, 28 of 52, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 52 titles, 15 are credited to Russell Punter, 6 to Katie Daynes, 4 to Susanna Davidson and 3 to Carol Watson. A further 17 writers are credited. 4 titles carry no credit.

What the Usborne Young Reading 1 books are about

44 of the 52 Usborne Young Reading 1 books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 33 of 44. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.