Ash Roy – illustratör

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.A monster is loose and Gabby Amelia Penrose, Expert Monster Wrangler, is on the case. Can Gabby get this monster back where it belongs before it destroys Dad’s painting studio and steals all the neighbours’ golden trinkets?Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.A monster is loose and Gabby Amelia Penrose, Expert Monster Wrangler, is on the case! Can Gabby get this monster back where it belongs?Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.It’s nearly the end of the final school year for Frankie, Mia, Bee, Eni and George. Every day they all eat lunch together in a tucked away corner of the school grounds and talk about their hopes and dreams for the future. But then there’s a falling out, new friendships are made and different paths are taken. Will that be the end of the Castle Club?Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.