The Magic Key

The Magic Key is a series of children's books published as part of the Oxford Reading Tree, from Oxford University Press. The books are written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, and primarily follow the lives of three children, Biff, Chip and Kipper Robinson. The series was first published in 1985 with a set of 30 stories, and there are now over 400. It is used by more than 80% of schools in the United Kingdom, and has been translated into numerous languages in over 120 different countries. In 2000, it was made into a television series, produced by the BBC.