Your Next Read Silver: Will Fin Win?
Published on 24. February 2026
108 pages
978-1-76182-532-3 (ISBN)
Description
Your Next Read is the series that will help kids fall in love with reading and reach for the next book ? and the next, and the next!
The series removes reading roadblocks and grows with kids as their reading confidence and reading interests develop. The engaging stories, carefully structured text and illustrations make reading accessible and enjoyable for all kids, whether they are newly independent readers or ready to take the next step.
Do you like ANIMALS, SPORT and FRIENDS?
Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ.
Fin never wins anything. On school sports day, a naughty puppy stops Fin from coming first in his race. Will Fin ever win? Or will he learn that there are more important things than medals?
From the creators of Your Kid's Next Read ? the largest online children's book community in Australia ? comes a new chapter in children's fiction. Join the conversation on Facebook today!
Each book is expertly designed to support children who may be struggling with reading. Accessible fonts, carefully spaced text, off-white paper stock, shorter sentences and chapters, and supportive illustrations all work together to reduce overwhelm, build comprehension and create a reader-friendly experience.
The Your Next Read Silver Series for beginner readers are 112 pages long, divided into six to eight short chapters with an illustration on every spread supporting short sentences and paragraphs. The Gold Series for emerging independent readers are 144 pages long, divided into eight to ten chapters with three illustrations in each chapter, and featuring more complex narratives.
The easy-to-recognise icons covering themes like friendship, sport, mystery and humour, coupled with much-loved writers and illustrators, means kids can quickly identify the books that interest them most and follow those cues to discover a large library of books in the series to read and collect next.
The series removes reading roadblocks and grows with kids as their reading confidence and reading interests develop. The engaging stories, carefully structured text and illustrations make reading accessible and enjoyable for all kids, whether they are newly independent readers or ready to take the next step.
Do you like ANIMALS, SPORT and FRIENDS?
Then this book is YOUR NEXT READ.
Fin never wins anything. On school sports day, a naughty puppy stops Fin from coming first in his race. Will Fin ever win? Or will he learn that there are more important things than medals?
From the creators of Your Kid's Next Read ? the largest online children's book community in Australia ? comes a new chapter in children's fiction. Join the conversation on Facebook today!
Each book is expertly designed to support children who may be struggling with reading. Accessible fonts, carefully spaced text, off-white paper stock, shorter sentences and chapters, and supportive illustrations all work together to reduce overwhelm, build comprehension and create a reader-friendly experience.
The Your Next Read Silver Series for beginner readers are 112 pages long, divided into six to eight short chapters with an illustration on every spread supporting short sentences and paragraphs. The Gold Series for emerging independent readers are 144 pages long, divided into eight to ten chapters with three illustrations in each chapter, and featuring more complex narratives.
The easy-to-recognise icons covering themes like friendship, sport, mystery and humour, coupled with much-loved writers and illustrators, means kids can quickly identify the books that interest them most and follow those cues to discover a large library of books in the series to read and collect next.
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Jane Godwin is the author of many award-winning stories for young people, including her bestselling picture books with Anna Walker, Sadie and the Silver Shoes, What Do You Wish For?, Today We Have No Plans, All Through the Year, and Little Cat and the Big Red Bus. Jane has also collaborated with Andrew Joyner on the delightful picture books How Big Is Too Small? and Bear Make Den. Visit her at JaneGodwin.com.au.
Tom Jellett is a Sydney based illustrator. For over twenty years he has illustrated a number of books for children including My Dad Thinks He's Funny by Katrina Germein, Why I Love Footy by Michael Wagner, as well as his own author-illustrated book The Train at the End of My Street. His work can also be seen in a number of magazines and newspapers, including editorial illustrations for The Australian and The Weekend Australian. Tom was also recently included in the Editorial category for Illustrators 62, and exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, New York in 2020.
Tom Jellett is a Sydney based illustrator. For over twenty years he has illustrated a number of books for children including My Dad Thinks He's Funny by Katrina Germein, Why I Love Footy by Michael Wagner, as well as his own author-illustrated book The Train at the End of My Street. His work can also be seen in a number of magazines and newspapers, including editorial illustrations for The Australian and The Weekend Australian. Tom was also recently included in the Editorial category for Illustrators 62, and exhibited at the Society of Illustrators, New York in 2020.
