• Lilac/Band 0 – wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
• Text type – Non-Fiction.
• Pages 14 and 14 recap the different stages of the party and preparations in a sequenced flow chart providing opportunities for further writing and speaking and listening activities.
• This non-fiction book is paired with a story on a similar theme; Oh Dear Me I’m Late for Tea by Alison Hawes.
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

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.

Collins Big Cat is a whole-school reading programme that provides complete support for primary reading. Children will become fluent readers through hundreds of high-quality fiction and non-fiction banded books by award-winning authors and illustrators. In-depth teaching resources support you in developing and assessing key reading skills at all stages from early reading through to phonics, to guided, whole-class and independent reading for more confident readers.