First Reading A charming story from the Farmyard Tales series featuring much-loved characters Poppy and Sam, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright. Now part of the Usborne Reading Programme, published in B-format hardback with a ribbon marker. First Reading Level Two books stretch the reader with more advanced storylines. They are 32 pages long, with extras including character pages and reading-related puzzles. Usborne First Reading titles are for beginner readers, containing short sentences and carefully controlled words and grammatical structures.Adapted by Rob Lloyd Jones.