This simple picture book with a familiar theme, looks at the different thigns
that a family take on a picnic; the rug, the basket, the sandwiches, the cakes
and the drinks. The scene is set for a perfect picnic, until the wasps arrive!
• Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by
illustrations.
• Text type – A story with a predictable structure and patterned language
• A labelled illustration on pages 14 and 15 gives children the chance to
recount and discuss the story.
• This story is paired with an information book with a similar theme:
Minibeasts by Siobhan Hardy.
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
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