The Small Bun: Band 04/Blue (Collins Big Cat Phonics)

A hungry man and his wife baked a small bun. But as soon as they put it on their plate, the bun jumped up and ran off. This lively version of the traditional story of the gingerbread man is by Martin Waddell.

The focus phoneme in this book is al (small).

Collins Big Cat Phonics decodable readers provide fiction and nonfiction especially written by top children’s authors. They allow children to practice the phonemes they have learned, while enjoying a rich reading experience. This helps every child learn how to:
• read the letters that represent the sound
• blend the sounds through the word
• read the word

Featured authors include Emma Chichester Clark, Martin Waddell, Shoo Rayner, John Foster, Malachy Doyle, Paul Shipton and Nic Bishop.

Key features:
Illustrations do not distract from the text or act as picture cues, ensuring that children have to read every word
A special Reader Response spread at the end of the story supports comprehension and ‘next steps’.
Ideas for using the book in small group and independent reading are at the back , right at your fingertips

Fiction and nonfiction by top children’s authors provide practice of all 42 phonemes while enjoying a rich reading experience, helping every child learn how to:
• read the letters that represent the sound
• blend the sounds through the word
• read the word

Completely in line with the recent recommendations in the Rose Review of Reading, Collins Big Cat decodable books deliver the ideal way for children to become confident, fluent readers

Collins Big Cat Phonic Readers are written by leading authors such as Martin Waddell, Emma Chichester Clark, Shoo Rayner, Nic Bishop, Janice Marriot and Malachy Doyle to ensure children enjoy a rich reading experience while practising decoding skills.