Based on the small version of "The House Cat", this book is intended as a whole class teaching resource used by teachers to teach reading and writing conventions. It is recommended by the NLS for use in the shared reading session of the reading hour, particularly at Key Stage 1. It tells the story of Tom Cat who lives in a house with two families; he is the House Cat. At the beginning of the story the two households are described, and it is immediately apparent that the two abodes within the house - upstairs and downstairs - provide settings for the House Cat which are very different from each other. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book features in the following series: Big Books, Picture Of .

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 1995 by Scholastic .

Helen Cooper has written and illustrated over 18 picture books. They have been translated into over 26 languages and won various awards. Notably among these The Bear Under The Stairs, winner of the Smarties Young Judges Prize, The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed, and Pumpkin Soup, both winners of the Library Association Kate Greenaway medal.