THE IDEA
As a primary school English teacher, I was always frustrated that there were no storybooks on the market that met the needs of my students. The books that I found were always too hard or  too easy - and most of them were really boring!

I was looking for stories that were at an appropriate level of difficulty, with interesting characters and engaging storylines. I hoped that these stories would use the same target vocabulary as the textbooks that were used in my students’ English lessons, but in a natural and authentic way. I was also looking for books which included comprehension exercises - so that parents and teachers could check the progress of each and every child. 
 
Finally, I wanted to find books that came with an accompanying audio version – so that all children, no matter what their background was, could benefit from having the stories being read to them. After discovering that there was nothing like this on the market, I decided to create the Lee Family Series…