Oh Dear Me, I’m Late For Tea!: Band 00/Lilac (Collins Big Cat)

by Alison Hawes

Mike Phillips (Illustrator) and Cliff Moon

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This picture story follows Granny's race against the clock. It's two o'clock and Granny has just one hour to reach her destination. As the minutes tick by, the story shows Granny's increasingly imaginative modes of transport, from skateboard to jet pack, before revealing why she is in such a hurry – it's her grandchild's birthday tea.

  • Lilac/Band 0 – wordless books that tell stories or give information through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories and information books work.
  • Text type – Fiction
  • The Reader Response page shows Granny's pictorial recount of the different transport she used, providing opportunities for speaking and listening.
  • This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: My Party by Maoliosa Kelly.
  • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
  • ISBN13 9780007185306
  • Publish Date 5 January 2005
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint Collins