Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.

Miya is looking forward to the new year - she has great friends and exciting things planned ... But things change both at home, where her beloved gran starts to lose her memory, and at school, when a new girl joins, which throws her into a whirlwind of uncertainty. Can her love for art, family and her friends help her?

Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

Pages 78 and 79 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Mio loved writing 'My Name is Miya' as it weaves in many threads of her life, including Japanese culture and food, a biracial family (her children are half Japanese and English, like Miya!), best friends, and the things she learned whilst looking after her grandpa and her mother-in-law, who both had Alzheimer's - which results in memory loss and confusion.

About the Author

Mio is the author of many books from picture books to novels, and a Regional Advisor of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She's also a wife, mother and chief tummy-rubber for her blind pup, Alfie.

Mio loves spinning stories, and sharing strange and fascinating facts with readers of all ages. She can often be found curled up with a good book; exploring; cooking (and eating!) yummy food; panting up and down the mountains of Hong Kong with her dog, her husband, and a camera; or dreaming up more stories to tell!

Book Information
ISBN 9780008553616
Author Mio Debnam
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 5mm