A retelling of the popular traditional story of the princess and the pea. The Princess and the Pea is a phonics-based reading book, covering the fourth phase of letters and sounds that children learn in school, with the focus on alternative letters and sounds for graphemes and phonemes already met. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 330-word story features a fully decodable text, suitable for ages 6 - 7. The Princess and the Pea is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).