A classic tale of the Irish legend Finn McCaul, as he strives to fulfill a challenge to free his jailed uncle. The question is, is it even humanly possible?! Find out in this non-stop, funny story of perseverance, imagination—and a bit of speed, written by the Canongate Prize winner Lari Don.
• Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.
• Text type: a retelling of a traditional tale
• Curriculum links: English: fairy stories, myths, and legends
• Ideas for reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities

Collins Big Cat ― The House Of Nine Doors: Band 12/Copper

Children's Books

Don, Lari.

Classics

Collins

Hazel, Cashew and Conker are squirrels who have hidden their nuts somewhere safe - but they can't remember where! Will they ever find them again? This fun story was written by Lari Don. Hazel, Cashew and Conker are squirrels who have hidden their nuts somewhere safe - but they can't remember where! Will they ever find them again? This fun story was written by Lari Don. Orange/Band 6 offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages and reduced support from illustrations. A wider range of texts is included. The focus sounds in this book are:/ai/ a /j/ ge, g, dge /ch/ tch, t /ee/ e, y /w/ wh /c/ ch /s/ se /igh/ y, ie /l/ le /f/ ph /v/ ve /oo/ u /z/ se Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

The Hide and Seek Squirrels: Band 6/Orange (Collins Big Cat)

Literature & Fiction

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised – The Hide and Seek Squirrels: Phase 5

Education & Reference

Here is a new story from the author of First Aid for Fairies and Other Fabled Beasts.  Sandy and Ella are out playing on the beach one day when they spot something sparkling by the jaggy rocks. They run over to see what it is and find a telescope that someone has left behind. But how will they find the owner?  Then they see a funny shape in the sand―and realize it’s a bottom print! They run back home for their art kit and trace the print. Then the big bottom hunt begins, as they ask each villager in turn, “Is this your bottom?”  The Big Bottom Hunt, is a delightful and very funny story from writer and storyteller Lari Don, illustrated with great charm.

The Big Bottom Hunt (Picture Kelpies)

Grant, Gabby

Floris Books

One sunny morning, the triplets disappear, leaving only a few mysterious clues behind: an open upstairs window, three missing rocking horses, and strangely shaped marks on the lawn. Could they be hoof prints? Used to their silly pranks, older sister Pearl sets out to find them. At the garden gate, she encounters Thomas, the snooty grandson of a local earl, who warns her that the moors are not safe today. But who is he to boss Pearl around?   As she searches for the triplets and tries to outwit Thomas, Pearl’s journey through the rugged Scottish hills develops into an amazing and perilous adventure. Pearl tries to outwit living, breathing rocking horses and several powerful land magicians, who turn the very rocks of the mountains against her. But can she trust the mysterious Thomas? And can she save her brother and sisters from the unknown fate that lies ahead?   This is a tale of dark magic and destiny set in the 1920s Scottish Highlands.   (Ages 8–12)

Rocking Horse War (Kelpies)

Mysteries & Detectives

Kelpies

When Yann the centaur is stabbed through the heart by a unicorn horn, the life-threatening injury needs a magical remedy. Helen and her fabled-beast friends unite, with the help of the dragons, to find a magical token with the power to heal him. But they only have until tomorrow night.   The friends split into teams: Lee, Helen and Sapphire search for King Arthur's scabbard; Catesby, Lavender and Sylvie search for hidden gems in a cliff face; Rona and Tangaroa wash a flower in seven waterfalls at sunrise. But will they complete their missions in time to save Yann? And with their archenemy, the power-crazed Master of the Maze, on the loose once more, danger is never far away.   This is the fourth and final book in Lari Don's popular First Aid for Fairies series.

Maze Running and other Magical Missions

Teen & Young Adult

Catriona must write her name on all her thank you notes before she's allowed to play with her birthday presents. It's going to take forever! Unless... She puts her colored pencils and a sprinkling of magical ingredients into a big pot. Then she says the magic word. But the pencils start writing on walls, scribbling on the table, and doodling on the fridge! Can Catriona stop the magical mayhem? This is a hilarious picture book from Lari Don, author of The Big Bottom Hunt and Orange Juice Peas!, vibrantly illustrated by Claire Keay, about the consequences of taking shortcuts, and the power of the magic word.

The Magic Word (Picture Kelpies)

Girls Giants & Goddesses

A selection of brilliant folk tales about heroines from all around the world. In these stories it's the girls who save the day through their courage, cunning or kindness - whether they are facing up to wolves, demons, dragons, enemy tribes, or the sun itself! Handsome princes need not apply - these girls are doing it for themselves. Stories from Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe make this a really inclusive anthology of girl power, stunningly illustrated in papercut style.

Girls, Goddesses and Giants: Tales of Heroines from Around the World

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

A C BLACK (CHILDRENS BOOKS)

A brilliant collection of folk tales: from the girl whose stepmother turned her into a dragon, to the werewolf's bride, and the god who became a fish but was caught in his own net...Stories from the Americas, Asia, Scandinavia and Europe make this a wonderfully inclusive anthology, stunningly illustrated in papercut style.

Serpents and Werewolves

Featherstone Education

Horse Of Fire

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