The Porridge Pincher

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 edited by Cliff Moon. 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.

When the Three Bears leave their house for a walk, a young girl named Goldilocks appears and is drawn in to the house by the smell of hot porridge. But what happens when the bears return and find their porridge is gone? This fun rhyming play by the “national children’s dramatist” David Wood is wonderfully illustrated by Tom Percival.

Pages 30 and 31 present a radio interview with the Three Bears, exploring their thoughts towards the events of the play.

Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.

Ideas for Reading provide practical support and stimulating activities.