When the mischievous monkey discovers a paintbox, he has a brilliant idea, but things don't go quite as Monkey has planned . . . A hilarious rhyming tale from award-winning author Steve Smallman and illustrator Nick Schon. Perfect for fans of Poo in the Zoo, Hippobottymus and The Dinosaur That Pooped series.

There was once a woman who baked the best cakes in the whole world. The fairies loved her cakes. But they didn't want to buy them and the woman was far too clever to let anyone steal them. So the fairies decide to steal the cake-maker instead! What follows is a hilarious account of how the woman manages to escape the greedy fairies' clutches. This is a Band 09/Gold fiction book which offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. This is a traditional story with a story map on pages 22 and 23 that tracks the comings and goings of the unfortunate fairies to help children retell the story in their own words. This book supports learning around personal and social development and will encourage children to recognise what they like and dislike, what is fair or unfair and what is right or wrong. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For another story in this Collins Big Cat book band for guided reading, try Animal Ancestors (9780007187010) by John Hughes.

Level 1 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are six exciting new wordless stories in the Oxford Reading Tree series. They continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. The wordless stories introduce the characters and children learn that the pictures tell a story, where a story begins and how to turn the pages. They will also begin to identify sounds for objects they see in the pictures. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. These wordless stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters with some new friends for Biff, Chip and Kipper. Specifically written to enable your child to engage with the story and discuss the pictures with confidence, preparing them for their first steps as readers. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 1 titles. The Class Pack includes six of each of the Level 1 titles.

Everything about Mr Big is big. And ordinary pens just won't do; every time he tries to write, Mr Big's ordinary sized pens break. So Mr Big drives to the shop in his big car to buy a big pen. But size is not the only surprising thing about Mr Big's new pen. This is a Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters. This is a fantasy story, and a storyboard on pages 22 and 23 provides a pictorial summary of the story in eight frames - an ideal cue for further discussion and activity. This book supports numeracy learning with shape, space and measure. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Crunch and Munch (9780007186655) by Nora Sands.

Level 1 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are six exciting new wordless stories in the Oxford Reading Tree series. They continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. The wordless stories introduce the characters and children learn that the pictures tell a story, where a story begins and how to turn the pages. They will also begin to identify sounds for objects they see in the pictures. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. These wordless stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters with some new friends for Biff, Chip and Kipper. Specifically written to enable your child to engage with the story and discuss the pictures with confidence, preparing them for their first steps as readers. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 1 titles. The Class Pack includes six of each of the Level 1 titles.

In this Read with Oxford: Stage 4: Biff, Chip and Kipper collection, children can visit a famous artist in Italy, help Anneena solve the mystery of a missing diamond necklace and find out what happens when Gran teaches Dad to dance! This collection contains four stories that are ideal for children who are gaining more reading confidence. There are tips for parents and fun activities throughout the book for you and your child to enjoy together. Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy the dog are the well-loved characters from Oxford Reading Tree, used in 80% of primary schools. With exciting stories, humorous illustrations, tips for parents and after-reading activities, this series is the perfect companion from your child's very first steps in phonics all the way to reading independence. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

In All the Kit Kipper gets ready to start school. An exciting new set of wordless Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with familiar settings and real-life scenarios that children can relate to that will delight young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines. These wordless stories are perfect for preparing children for their first steps as readers. They are ideal for developing skills in communication and language by encouraging conversation and discussion. Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development. Free teaching notes on Oxford Owl support guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities.

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Dunkan Dabble won't answer to his name as he believes he's Batbird, a superhero that he and his friends watch on TV. Dunkan's family and friends find him very difficult to live with as Batbird. He plays too roughly and insists on sleeping upside down. But Dunkan becomes a hero overnight by unwttingly saving his family from a prowling fox. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. Text type - A humorous fantasy story. A timeline on pages 30 and 31 summarises the story in nine sequential steps providing an ideal cue for further discussion. Curriculum links - Citizenship: Choices, Taking part. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

A young monster is getting everything she needs to take a dip: a boat, a toy shark, armbands, goggles, flippers. Once everything is to hand she is ready... to take a bath! The vividly drawn artwork shows each step of the monster's careful preparations, offering lots of discussion points: is she going for a swim in a pool? In the sea? Pink B level (Band 1B) books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language. An illustration on pages 14 and 14 shows the monster splashing happily in the bath, with all her toys labelled, to help children recap and discuss. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

In this Read with Oxford Stage 1: Biff, Chip and Kipper collection, children can enjoy funny rhymes with Kipper, watch Biff and Chip's magic show and find out what happens to Mum's new hat on a windy day! This collection contains two Phonics books and three Stories for Wider Reading that are ideal for children taking their first steps in reading. There are tips for parents and fun activities throughout the book for you and your child to enjoy together. Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy the dog are the well-loved characters from Oxford Reading Tree, used in 80% of primary schools. With exciting stories, humorous illustrations, tips for parents and after-reading activities, this series is the perfect companion from your child's very first steps in phonics all the way to reading independence. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

Level 1 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are six exciting new wordless stories in the Oxford Reading Tree series. They continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. The wordless stories introduce the characters and children learn that the pictures tell a story, where a story begins and how to turn the pages. They will also begin to identify sounds for objects they see in the pictures. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

In this Read with Oxford Stage 1: Biff, Chip and Kipper collection, children can play a game of 'I Spy' with Kipper, join in with the family's silly races and find out what happens on a trip to the seaside! This collection contains two Phonics books and three Stories for Wider Reading that are ideal for children taking their first steps in reading. There are tips for parents and fun activities throughout the book for you and your child to enjoy together. Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy the dog are the well-loved characters from Oxford Reading Tree, used in 80% of primary schools. With exciting stories, humorous illustrations, tips for parents and after-reading activities, this series is the perfect companion from your child's very first steps in phonics all the way to reading independence. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

In The Travelling Players the children save the day when a plot to stop some travelling players performing their play is uncovered. Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful mixture of familiar settings and brand new magic key adventures to inspire young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines. These phonics-based stories are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. They contain high-interest vocabulary to support language development beyond Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl support independent reading, guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities.

Level 1 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are six exciting new wordless stories in the Oxford Reading Tree series. They continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. The wordless stories introduce the characters and children learn that the pictures tell a story, where a story begins and how to turn the pages. They will also begin to identify sounds for objects they see in the pictures. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. These wordless stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters with some new friends for Biff, Chip and Kipper. Specifically written to enable your child to engage with the story and discuss the pictures with confidence, preparing them for their first steps as readers. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 1 titles. The Class Pack includes six of each of the Level 1 titles.

In this Read with Oxford Stage 2: Biff, Chip and Kipper collection, children can watch Biff and Chip look after the hens, go on two space adventures with Kipper and find out how Wilf's dad saves the day! This collection contains two Phonics books and two Stories for Wider Reading. There are tips for parents and fun activities throughout the book for you and your child to enjoy together. Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy the dog are the well-loved characters from Oxford Reading Tree, used in 80% of primary schools. With exciting stories, humorous illustrations, tips for parents and after-reading activities, this series is the perfect companion from your child's very first steps in phonics all the way to reading independence. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

Kipper finds out where milk comes from in From Cow to Cup. An exciting new set of wordless Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with familiar settings and real-life scenarios that children can relate to that will delight young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines. These wordless stories are perfect for preparing children for their first steps as readers. They are ideal for developing skills in communication and language by encouraging conversation and discussion. Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development. Free teaching notes on Oxford Owl support guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities.

Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop More A are exciting new titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series. The stories continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and all your favourite characters with some new friends for Biff, Chip and Kipper. They also support children's transition from fully decodable readers, such as Floppy's Phonics, to a richer, wider reading experience with high-interest vocabulary. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 2 titles. The Class Pack includes six of each of the Level 2 titles.

Dad grows a huge pumpkin for a contest in Pumpkin Mess. Can he get it there without making a mess? The non-fiction book that accompanies this title is Grow a Strawberry Mess. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings will develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across both text types. This book is one of six titles at Oxford Level 3, which are phonically decodable featuring a small number of pre-taught, non-decodable topic words to enrich the texts and support language development. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress.

Biff and Wilma meet two princes trapped in a tower in Princes in the Tower. Why are the boys there? Can the girls help them to escape? Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful mixture of familiar settings and brand new magic key adventures to inspire young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines. These phonics-based stories are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. They contain high-interest vocabulary to support language development beyond Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl support independent reading, guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities.

Level 1 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are six exciting new wordless stories in the Oxford Reading Tree series. They continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. The wordless stories introduce the characters and children learn that the pictures tell a story, where a story begins and how to turn the pages. They will also begin to identify sounds for objects they see in the pictures. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Level 1 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are six exciting new wordless stories in the Oxford Reading Tree series. They continue to provide storylines full of humour and drama, with familiar settings and characters. The wordless stories introduce the characters and children learn that the pictures tell a story, where a story begins and how to turn the pages. They will also begin to identify sounds for objects they see in the pictures. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.