Simona Meisser – illustratör

Milo the dog is very proud of his moustache, but one day a bird comes and steals it from him. Join Milo as he searches for his missing moustache, and finally solves the problem, in this hilarious and quirky story by nine-year-old Collins Big Cat Competition winner Katie McDougall, with wonderful illustrations by Simona Meisser. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural languageA story with a familiar settingAn aerial view of Milo's surroundings on pages 14 and 15 helps readers to recap the key events of the story, providing a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.Curriculum Links: Citizenship: Choices.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Clementine the crocodile is known for always being happy and having a big smile, but one day she gets toothache and can’t smile anymore. Can she overcome her fear of the dentist and regain her smile? Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Text type: A poemCurriculum links: Science: Ourselves; Health and Growth.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Bert lives deep in the rainforest and is completely awestruck by the beauty of other bright and wonderful creatures. If only he could sparkle like that? Or can he? This wonderful, decodable story is written by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham and fantastically illustrated by Simona Messier. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type: A story with a familiar setting.Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story.Curriculum links: science, geography.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.