The Only Rosie Maloney

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 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Rosie Maloney is a mouse who is tired of how she looks. She wanted to look like all the other mice – but will it make her happy? This thought-provoking story was written and beautifully illustrated by Charlotte Middleton.

Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.

The focus sounds in this book are: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ ce, c /c/ x /sh/ ti, si, ssi /c/ qu(e)

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.

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.