The Sauce That Went Bang!

by Abie Longstaff

Published 10 January 2022

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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.

Ever wished vegetables tasted of burgers and chips instead of vegetables? Join Josh and Zena to see their grand plan to revolutionise the taste of food! But will it work? Can you have too much success?

Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.

Text type: A humorous story

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities


The Wizard of Oz

by Abie Longstaff

Published 21 September 2015
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level

Rediscover the wonderful story of Dorothy’s adventures in Oz, with new friends the Scarecrow, Lion and Tinman, as they come up against good witches and wicked witches in their quest to find the Wizard, who promises to save them all in very different ways. Will Dorothy ever find the way home? Find out in this gripping retelling by Abie Longstaff.

  • Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Rumpelstiltskin

by Abie Longstaff

Published 16 January 2015

Daisy longs to marry the king, but he wants her to prove herself first. Daisy asks for help from an unlikely friend, but finds herself making promises she can’t keep.

  • Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.
  • Text type – A traditional story.
  • A story map on pages 22 and 23 tracks the key events of the plot.