Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.

Leon loves drawing. Asha loves writing. Together, they create graphic novels full of adventure and magic, but nothing could prepare them for a spaceship landing in the school grounds. The aliens seem cute and friendly, but Leon and Asha aren’t totally convinced. It might be time to creep on to the spaceship, discover the aliens’ secrets … and save Earth from an invasion!

Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

One day I was picking my kids up from school and as we walked across the playground I suddenly thought, ‘I wonder what would happen if an alien spaceship landed now?’ My boys both love drawing comics and graphic novels and I’ve always thought how cool it would be if their drawings came to life. The two ideas came together and then I began to imagine what would happen next…