Everything about Mr Big is big. And ordinary pens just won't do; every time he tries to write, Mr Big's ordinary sized pens break. So Mr Big drives to the shop in his big car to buy a big pen. But size is not the only surprising thing about Mr Big's new pen.

This is a Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.

This is a fantasy story, and a storyboard on pages 22 and 23 provides a pictorial summary of the story in eight frames - an ideal cue for further discussion and activity. This book supports numeracy learning with shape, space and measure.

This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Crunch and Munch (9780007186655) by Nora Sands.

A wish-fulfilling fantasy story about a magic pen.

About the Author
Hiawyn Oram has been writing children's books for more than 20 years, with more than 60 books published to date, including picture books, poetry, plays, young fiction, story collections, and the book and lyrics for two musicals. Hiawyn has also wriiten for children's television. She has been the recepient of many prizes and awards for her work, including being shortlisted for the UK Smarties Prize for her book, The Second Princess. She has recently published new Narnia picture books.


Book Information
ISBN 9780007185887
Author Hiawyn Oram
Format Paperback
Page Count 24
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 80g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 170mm * 2mm