Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–7 edited by Cliff Moon.

Top children’s authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child.

Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Text type – A fantasy story. The storyboard on pages 14 and 15 allows children to retell the story in their own words. Curriculum links – Science: sorting and using materials. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.