From Laura Gehl, author of One Big Pair of Underwear and Cat Has a Plan, comes a laugh-out-loud Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read about a hungry goat interrupting a sleepy cat's naptime.Cat wants to nap, and
From Laura Gehl, author One Big Pair of Underwear and Goat Wants to Eat, comes another side-splitting Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read about a thrilling game of hide-and-seek between three animal friends.Cat is it. Dog can hide. Frog can hide. Can Cat find Dog and Frog?Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Dog Can Hide was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a hilarious story with words they can read on their own?
• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work. • Text type: A wordless traditional story • The storyboard
50 Windows to Open and Explore!Come follow Big Cat and the little puppies on their adventures—and lift the 50 flaps to see what fun things are hiding everywhere you go. Yay—the rain has stopped,
50 Windows to Open and Explore!Come follow Big Cat and the little puppies on their adventures—and lift the 50 flaps to see what fun things are hiding everywhere you go.Energetic puppies can tire mom o
A stuck-up cat and a good-natured dog are pen pals from a distance, until a disastrous sleepover brings them together in this playful illustrated chapter book told in letters. Andy has two pets and two houses: a cat, Simon, at his mom's house and a dog, Baxter, at his dad's house. But when Andy's mom goes on a business trip, Simon must spend a few nights at Andy's dad's house. A sleepover with the beast? Simon says, "No, thank you." Baxter, on the other hand, is sooooo excited to play together. He and Simon can go on walks! Stay up late! Eat liver treats! He can't wait to finally meet his pen pal in person. What could go wrong? The big introduction does NOT go well for these wildly different pets. Simon is so desperate to get back home to his quiet, clean oasis that he escapes through a basement window. Can Baxter convince him to return before Andy notices his beloved cat is gone? This funny and heartwarming collaboration between Geisel Honor and Edgar Award-winning author Dori Hillest
• Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. • A story map on pages 14–15 allows children to recap the story and discuss each stage. • Text type: A story
Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children's books such as Trixie Tempest and Pass the Parcel), gives a masterclass on illustrating your own cartoons - with help from Trixie Tempest and other
• Pink B/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. • Children can re-cap the journey and the changing weather on pages 14–15. • Text type: A story with a predicta