Tig in the Dumps

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level

School Book Character day is coming up and Tig is worried as his Mum has found him a frilly Little Boy Blue outfit. Can he get away with turning up as yet another footballer? A strange turn of events leads to a most unexpected outcome.

• Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.
• Text type – A story with a familiar setting.
• Labelled pictures of Tig’s different costumes on pages 30 and 31 provide lots of opportunities for speaking and listening.
• Curriculum links – Citizenship: Choices, Taking part.
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.