Rat-a-tat-tat

by Michaela Morgan

Published 27 July 2000

Open the door and see who is there: a cat in a hat, a fox in socks, a dog and a frog; and they all want to play! But the final visitor is not so welcome – a dinosaur – ROAR!

  • Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.
  • Text type – A rhyming story with a predictable and repetitive pattern.
  • A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 gives children the opportunity to recap and discuss the story.
  • Curriculum links – Music: exploring sounds, including chants.
  • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.


Woody’s Week

by Michaela Morgan

Published 20 September 2004

Collins Big Cat Read at Home is a series of stories by top children's authors and illustrators that children will love to read. Built-in progression within and between each level help you choose the right story to develop your child's confidence as they become independent readers. Extra activities will motivate and entertain your child.

In the story Woody’s Week, Gran has sent Woody an exciting birthday present – a model house but Woody has a design idea of his own!

• Read the story Woody’s Week
• Re-tell the story using mini picture prompts
• Complete a variety of interesting activities
• Make a fun theme-based project
• Get helpful tips on reading together

The First steps level offers beginner readers very simple stories with repeated phrases that are clearly supported by illustrations. There are four fun books at this level.