Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds – I Spy Fairytales: Band 00/Lilac

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

A little girl paints a door into the fairytale world, and as she walks she finds items that familiar characters have dropped. Will she be able to give their lost items back? This beautiful wordless book was written by Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby.

Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop an understanding of how stories work. They support early practice of reading and exploration of familiar themes to further develop curiosity and inspiration for early readers. Images from within each scene are pulled out along the bottom of the pages to focus and promote discussion. These books support Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds.

Pages 14 and 15 contain an “I Spy” feature, which uses visual support to help children explore the themes and sounds contained within the book.

Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.