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. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 330-word fiction story features a fully decodable text. A retelling of the popular traditional story of the princess and the pea. The Princess and the Pea is a phonics-based reading book. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 330-word fiction story features a fully decodable text, suitable for ages 6 - 7. The Princess and the Pea covers the fourth phase of letters and sounds that children meet in Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme. The Princess and the Pea is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels (covering Letters and Sounds Phases 2 to 5) and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).