Talking Books are read-along versions of the Collins Big Cat titles. Lively readings, sound effects and music all help to bring the books to life.

They are designed to support reading comprehension and language acquisition for all children, and are ideal for working with less confident readers and children with English as an additional language.

Talking Books are read-along versions of the Collins Big Cat titles. Lively readings, sound effects and music all help to bring the books to life. Talking Books are designed to support reading comprehension and language acquisition for all children, and are ideal for working with less confident readers and children with English as an additional language.

This book is part of a book series called Collins Big Cat Talking .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-6 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 2011 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Sheila Bird writes in a little blue shed in her garden in Surrey. Most of her story ideas come to her whilst walking in the neighbouring woods and fields. Sheila's favourite hobby is reading other people's stories. This is her first title for Caterpillar Books. Corinne Bittler studied at the School of Applied Arts in Paris. She loves illustrating animals and funny little characters and adding lots of colours and texture to her artwork. This is her first title for Caterpillar Books.