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Bug Club Shared Reading: The Colourbot (Reception)

David MacPhail author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pearson Education Limited

Published:6th May '20

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Bug Club Shared Reading: The Colourbot (Reception) cover

Mr Braithwaite is a painter and has built a robot to help him on all his decorating jobs - Colourbot. Equipped with every colour you can think of, Colourbot can paint exactly what Mr Braithwaite says. But as time goes on Colourbot starts to have other ideas...


  • Highly engaging, illustrated picture book to be read out loud to children aged 4–5

  • Ideal for reading aloud at home with your child

  • Helps expose your child to rich language and curriculum-linked vocabulary 

  • Includes key terms from Art and the topic area of colour

  • Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools


‘These books are a great start to addressing the wider curriculum and the vocabulary issues that schools are identifying.’ - Assistant Head, Primary Academy


The Bug Club Shared books are highly engaging, beautifully illustrated stories designed to be read out loud to children. The programme exposes children to rich, curriculum-linked vocabulary, helping to build an understanding across school subjects and cultivate a love for reading.

ISBN: 9780435201326

Dimensions: 270mm x 212mm x 4mm

Weight: 90g

16 pages