The picnic, paperback/monica hughes

Description 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.