Hazel and Spartan's Picnic Lunch

By Rebecca Slater

Hazel and Spartan's Picnic Lunch - Colouring & Literacy Book

Hazel and Spartan's Picnic Lunch is a decodable storybook designed for developing readers, blending literacy skill-building with creative engagement through colouring. The book follows Hazel and her horse Spartan on a trail ride, where they face challenges such as crossing a muddy river, before stopping for a picnic and making their way home. The simple narrative structure, repetition, and controlled phonics focus make it accessible for younger readers, while the adventure theme ensures it remains engaging.

Interactive Colouring Pages

Each page of the story is paired with a black-and-white line drawing that directly matches the text. Students can colour Hazel, Spartan, and their adventure scenes: brushing in the paddock, riding along the track, encountering branches and rocks, getting stuck in the mud, enjoying lunch, and heading home.

This not only motivates students but also helps with text-to-image connections, comprehension, and retelling of the story.

After Reading Activities

At the back of the book are 15 literacy activities designed to reinforce phonics and comprehension skills. These include:

Phonics hunts (finding sh, th, ck, ng, ch words in the story).High-frequency word practice (rainbow writing, sentence building).Syllable clapping and word segmentation (e.g., Spartan, picnic, branch).Comprehension questions about Hazel, Spartan, and their adventure.Creative tasks such as drawing, sequencing events, writing a rhyme, or imagining a new problem Hazel might face.

These activities ensure the book is more than just a story-it's a complete literacy learning pack.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1764289307
• ISBN13: 9781764289306
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Hazel and Spartan
• Length: 22 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7