Six simple and colourful stories - perfect for early reading. Read about Milly Bean, Jungle Queen: snakes, bears, tigers, lions...she's not scared of nuffink! Or Herbie Monkey, up his tree dropping nuts onto Granpa. "Can't catch me up my tree!" calls Herbic Monkey. But Granpa knows better! Two stripy socks, three torn tickets, four freckled frogs...how many things are in my pocket? Count them and see! Meet my dog; a loud-barker, a tail-wagger, a cat-chaser - he's all these things and more! Or Joe at the Cup Final, with only minutes to go; United are losing, so - give it to Joe! Written and illustrated by a superb combination of well-established and up-and-coming names in the children's book world, the simple words, funny stories and colourful pictures make these books ideal for children learning to read.

 

This book features in the following series: Beginners Series, Read Me .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 24 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 2001 by Walker Books Ltd .

Katharine McEwen has illustrated more than 30 books for children, collaborating with many well-known authors. This is her first picture book for Templar. She studied at Kingston University and the Kent Institution of Art and Design. JUNE CREBBIN, an ex-primary teacher, is now a full-time writer who also runs very successful writing workshops in schools. June has written a wide range of children's books and writes poetry for children and adults. She lives in Leicester.