Pippa Goodhart

A gorgeous new picture book from renowned duo Pippa Goodhart and Anna Doherty. This fun, bouncy story encourages children to believe in themselves, and think about what’s on the inside, rather than physical attributes. Poor Jaguar is feeling lonely until little ladybird says that they should play together. Why? Because they both have spots of course! Lots of the other animals have spots too, like Snake and Rockhopper! ‘Let’s make a dotsy club!’, says Ladybird. But Zebra wants to join too, and he’s stripy – it’ll have to be a pattern club! But what about poor old monkey – he doesn’t have any pattern! Maybe they will create a club they can all belong to!

A group of animals start a race to see who is the best to get a juicy strawberry,

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. Scientists have always turned to nature for inspiration, after all, it was here before us! Follow this fascinating information book to find out about how humans have studied some of the most intriguing creatures on the planet to inspire some incredible designs. From climbing walls like a gecko to swimming as fast as a shark, you'll be amazed at the inventions and designs inspired by nature!

When Toby finds a mermaid stranded in a rock pool on the beach he takes her home and tries to cheer her up. For a while Toby and the mermaid have fun but the more the mermaid sees the love Toby and his family have for each other the more she misses her own family and home. A story about feelings, love, happiness and letting go.

When Mr. Khan asks the children to paint what they saw on their way to school, Joe notices his baby sister is crying in the picture. He stops the clocks and goes back to the street to find out why... This sweet story reminds us to slow down, take a breath and notice the small details in our busy everyday life.

Life is so busy! On his way to school, Joe is missing all the exciting things happening around him - he is in such a rush, he doesn’t even notice his little sister crying! Given a task to draw what he saw on his way to school, Joe decides to stop time to appreciate all the little details that make life meaningful, and find out why Poppy was crying.

Bird and Frog find a strawberry on their way. There’s only one strawberry and the two of them. So, only “the best” animal gets to eat the fruit. Soon Rat, Shrew, Squirrel, and others join them in a competition to find “the best” and award them with the strawberry. The animals have fun playing together. But, as they reach the finish line, it’s time to see who gets the reward. The animals find there is a lesson for all of them about being “best friends”.Best Test is the second title after Fair Shares by the duo, Pippa Goodhart and Anna Doherty.

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. Moving house and school means Megan has to make new friends. She thinks that having a dog will help her to do that, but rather than the cute puppy she'd hoped for, she gets a smelly old dog called Rosie. Megan feels embarrassed when she walks Rosie in the park and notices her new classmates giggling and whispering comments. But are they really laughing at her? Perhaps she misunderstood … This sweet story about friendship is written by Pippa Goodhart. White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 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.

In a world of endless colors, sizes and shapes it's easy to get a little dizzy. But can there ever be order amid the chaos? Join one little girl on her journey to find out just what makes the world a beautiful place to be in. When Frankie begins sorting out her toy box, she decides not to stop there. She organizes her bedroom, her classroom, even the bathroom. Perhaps people can be organized too? But how? Frankie quickly realizes that the variety and diversity of life on Earth is perhaps what makes it the most beautiful of all.

Bear and Hare try to reach some juicy pears, but they need some help. Hare finds three chairs, but is it fair that Hare has two chairs and Bear only one? When they have the same, Hare still can't reach the pears So a little friend teaches them that fair isn't always everyone getting the same thing ... with hilarious results A beautifully simple picture book that considers, what is fair? The answer is not always as simple as you'd think.

Orphan Polly Freeman lives with her seamstress aunt Jemima in London. One day when her aunt gets caught thieving, they are sent to St Pancras Workhouse. Jemima pretending to be mad, is locked in the lunatic ward while Polly has to work picking ropes of old ships to untwist the reusable fabric. In the workhouse, Polly finds it really difficult to make friends. Only Min is nice to her and the two become inseparable. After a few weeks, Polly and Min are recruited to work for a mill in the north of England. Working at the mill is very dangerous but at least Polly and Min are well fed and have a warm bed.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1â??6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Award-winning author Pippa Goodhart comes together with an exciting new illustrator Augusta Kirkwood to produce this gentle and heartwarming tale about the growing relationship between a father who wants to give his child the moon, and the child who just wants to spend time with her daddy. The lyrical text is wonderfully complimented by Augusta's gorgeous watery illustrations. Perfect for Fathers day.

Margaret the Mermaid is the youngest of her brothers and sisters and has always wanted to visit the land above the sea. When her father grants her wish on her 8th Birthday, she finally learns what it's like to be human, but will she decide to stay Up There? The Little Mermaid is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 6-7 years

Elodie would love to make her parents proud - so proud their faces will light up, like a garden bright with flowers. She thinks it's going to be tricky though, especially when her spelling is a bit wonky and she's the clumsiest person she knows. However, Elodie is nothing if not determined and sets to work, making new friends and creating chaos on the way. Reflect is a series of emotionally powerful books with realistic settings, carefully crafted to promote thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level reading comprehension. Written by top childrens authors and developed with Literacy expert and Series Editor Nikki Gamble, these are books you can trust to engage, entertain and support childrens personal development. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to stories with the right depth and complexity for them, and helping them to progress. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children deepen their understanding and support their reading comprehension. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links to relationships education and support literacy skills.

Captivating picture book filled with hundreds of amazing artefacts - what will YOU choose at the British Museum?Would you like to wear a toga or trousers? Would you play with a doll or dice? Would you live in a tent or tree?This fascinating picture book encourages children to make their own choices on every page. Written by the author of the much-loved You Choose! series, and with questions to inspire children to spot extra details throughout, this book makes it irresistibly fun to choose between this or that. Featuring hundreds of amazing photographic objects from the British Museum and a QR code to scan so you can find out more, this book is hours of fun!

** OVER 2 MILLION YOU CHOOSE BOOKS SOLD **Originally published as Just Imagine and newly reissued as a Puffin paperback, this is the perfect imaginative book for fans of You Choose, You Choose in Space and You Choose Fairy TalesWhat would it be like to be as little as a mouse; or as big as a house?Imagine exploring the depths of the ocean, travelling into the past or the future - YOU CHOOSE YOUR DREAMS and your own wild and wonderful adventure!This highly inventive and interactive book allows children to tell their own stories, combining new elements each time.You Choose Your Dreams is an incredible spur to the imagination and creativity, building confidence in storytelling.Nick Sharratt's intricately detailed, funny illustrations ensure that read after read, you get a brand new story.

Set at a fascinating and unusual time in history - when Darwin and dinosaurs were changing the way people saw the world.