The right books for the job

by Barrington Stoke

For over 25 years Barrington Stoke has been pioneering super-readable, accessible books, each expertly designed and edited to counter difficulties including dyslexia and visual stress, and to support those falling behind

Our wide range of high-quality, shorter texts by bestselling and award-winning authors engages and entertains readers, broadens vocabulary, develops fluency and boosts confidence, ensuring that every young person has the opportunity to develop a love of reading.

By using a range of dyslexia-friendly techniques such as a specialist font, tinted, heavier paper, accessible layouts and spacing, and expert language editing, we ensure that all readers can access and enjoy top-quality, relatable and engaging stories. The books are written by authors that their friends and classmates are reading, helping to boost their confidence and enthusiasm for reading.

We are really excited to share that we now publish dyslexia-friendly Shakespeare, including stunning new editions of Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. Complete and unabridged, they offer an accessible entry point for all students and benefit from larger, super-readable print, thick tinted paper and spacious, uncluttered layouts that offer room for annotations and notes — ideal for curriculum study and open-book exams.

For readers who are approaching study of classic texts, we offer expert-written retellings, with A Christmas Carol: A Retelling and Animal Farm: A Retelling from award-winning author Tanya Landman, published this autumn. Incorporating key themes and scenes in a more concise format, they offer support and encouragement for students who may be daunted by the length or language of the originals.

Conscious of the huge need for books to support struggling readers in S1 and beyond, we are also proud to publish super-short new texts for teens, edited to engage those with a reading age of 6. At only around 400 words, these engaging stories include a heart-stopping tale of horror, an eerie fable from the past and an eye-opening imagining of life in war-torn Ukraine. Find the full selection of reading age 6 books for teens on our website.

Don’t forget to check out the latest super-readable fiction from favourite authors, including a brand-new cricket-themed read from Tom Palmer, a cosy murder mystery from Lucy Strange, a spine-tingling horror-fantasy tale from Jennifer Killick and many more!
To learn more about our specialist features and to browse our full collection, visit barringtonstoke.co.uk or feel free to get in touch with any questions at [email protected]