Big Bad Wolfsville

by Timothy Knapman

Published 20 September 2019
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level

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.

Once upon a time, Story Town was the place where people went to live happily ever after, until Little Bo Peep's sheep went missing and the Big Bad Wolf came to town ...

See familiar characters from famous fairy tales transported to a new, humorous context in this thrilling adventure story by Timothy Knapman.

White Plus/Band 10+ 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.


Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level

Can you imagine what life was like before television was invented? Find out about how music, dancing, film, television, sport and computing have changed since 1900. Read about the different things people used to do in their spare time and how this is different from what we do today.

  • Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
  • An information book.
  • Curriculum Links: History

Whisked Away!

by Timothy Knapman

Published 1 September 2020

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.

Baker Jake bakes wonderful homemade cakes, but the day before he is due to take part in a TV baking competition, his special whisk goes missing! Without it, Jake fears he will be beaten by the fiendish Maureen Buttercream, owner of the soulless "Cakes-U-Like" chain. So who has stolen the whisk? By the time the true culprit is revealed, Jake will have to find out whether he or his whisk is the real secret of his success. Join Baker Jake as he solves the mystery of the stolen whisk in this exciting story by Timothy Knapman.

White Plus/Band 10+ 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.


Jump into the New

by Timothy Knapman

Published 11 July 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. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

When Cody’s adventurous summer plans were suddenly cancelled, the looming school holidays felt like a bleak emptiness, with nothing to do, nowhere to go. Until someone, new and unexpected, changed all that.

Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

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