Every child has a reading fingerprint. So does every classroom.
Stop managing reading. Start seeing it. Pickatale gives every child their own matched library and gives you real visibility, without the spreadsheets.
One system. Every framework. Easy to find the right book.
Five levels, with a real book from the Pickatale library at each one.
Every level also maps to CEFR, Pre-A1 through B1, and to UK book bands. Ask us for the full mapping if your setting uses one.
Stop planning reading time. Start reading it.
Pickatale handles differentiation automatically, so you can focus on the children in front of you.
Reading levels sorted automatically
Every child placed at exactly the right level from day one. No testing sessions, no diagnostic admin.
New matches after every book
The library refreshes based on what each child just read. They never run out, and you never need to find their next book.
Progress updated in real time
No spreadsheets. See every child at a glance: who is on track, who needs support, who is ready to move up.
Classroom fingerprint
Every reader, finally visible.
One view of who is thriving and who needs a nudge, updated as they read.
One topic. A story for every level in your class.
Upload a lesson plan, a topic or a slide deck. Pickatale turns it into illustrated, levelled stories, one for every reading level in the room.
See how Create works
L2
L4
L5One objective. Three ways in.
Every book covers the same lesson objective, so the class can talk about one topic together. What changes is how far the reading has to stretch.
Rain falls from the cloud. The puddle grows.
Water vapour rises, cools in the higher air, then falls again as rain.
Because condensation depends on temperature, the cycle slows wherever the air stays warm.
A worked example for one topic. Reading levels and ages follow the level system above; the lines, lengths and vocabulary show the shape of what comes back.
We are giving every UK school 200 free books to start.
Then unlock the full platform for £100 per class: personalisation, Create and live tracking included.
- 200 curated books, matched to your class
- Personalisation engine: every child, their own shelf
- Create: turn any topic into a levelled story
- Live progress tracking, no spreadsheets
- GDPR compliant, UNICEF approved
- Full teacher support included
Per academic year. School licence available.
Go All In is the National Literacy Trust’s campaign for the National Year of Reading 2026, a year-long national push to get more children reading for pleasure. Our free 200-book offer for UK schools runs alongside it.
Built for UK classrooms. Trusted worldwide.
Every data point stays on Pickatale. No advertising, no third-party data sharing, no surprise costs.
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I work with a Year 7 pupil who is disengaged with school but has a special interest in fishing, so Pickatale Create was a game changer.