First Day: Band 06/Orange (Collins Big Cat) - Tapa blanda

It's Flynn's first day at school and he's nervous about making a mistake. An amusing story unfolds as Flynn's parents recount the mistakes others have made: Police officer Julie Nick gave a robber an ice cream and Ned Mutton tried to milk the chickens. Convinced he won't do anything so silly, Flynn walks out of the house still wearing his pyjamas!

· Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.

· Text type - A humorous story with a familiar setting.

· A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 provides a pictorial summary of the eight funny accounts.

· Curriculum links - Citizenship: Choices; People who help us.

Kes Gray was noted by The Independent as one of the top ten children's authors in the UK in 2003. He is the author of award-winning ‘Eat Your Peas’ . He works as a freelance advertising copyrighter and lives in Essex with his wife and children. It has always been his dream to write children's books.