Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency.

Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read.

Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. It's Lucas's birthday party and the whole family are looking forward to the lunchtime pinata.

But when the pinata is opened, it's found to be empty!

Who had the opportunity to steal the sweets and who has an alibi?

There are plenty of clues and some red herrings too.

Follow Lucas as he embarks on an investigation into who stole the sweets and why.

Can he get to the bottom of the mystery or will his birthday be ruined?

This exciting and humorous mystery story is written by Ciaran Murtagh. Lime Plus/Band 11+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.