When Cat and Dog play in the park, Dog gets into a mess. Cat tries to tidy him up, but ends up getting even messier This funny story features the lively characters Cat and Dog.
- Red / Band 2A - A simple story with a familiar setting
- Text type - Fiction
- The focus phonemes in this book are e, s and c (ck). Other phonemes practised are a, t, i, n, c, o, r, m, d, g, u, l, h, f and b.
- The character profiles on the final spread help children compare and contrast Cat and Dog.
- Shoo Rayner also wrote Red 2B Bot on the Moon.
- This story is paired with the simple non-fiction recount about cats: Red 2A Pet Cat, Big Cat.
- More stories about Cat and Dog can be found in Collins Big Cat guided reading series.
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Language Arts