Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Nicholas is a knight who likes to knit. What will he do when a gnawing dragon comes to the palace?

Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.

The focus sounds in this book are: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /c/ x
/zh/ s /sh/ ti, ci

Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Teresa Heapy is an award-winning author who started her career as a Commissioning Editor in children’s publishing. She has written 10 picture books, including the award-winning Very Little series, and over 80 educational titles. Her books have been translated into 13 languages. She loves visiting libraries, schools, bookshops and festivals to read to children and inspire them to write their own books. Davide is an artist from the island of Sardinia. He enjoys wearing brown and reading classic literature such as Moby Dick and Jane Eyre. In his books, he creates illustrations that blend the atmosphere of classic tales with a modern, contemporary vision, aiming to emphasize diversity and inclusivity. With more than seventy books published, he lives with his cat, Alex, in a beautiful attic in Madrid, where he enjoys fulfilling his dream of working as an illustrator.