Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.


Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.


Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage


Curriculum links: English: fiction from the literary heritage

Prepared for publication by: Collins Big Cat