Collins Big Cat Phonics — HANSEL AND GRETEL: Band 04/Blue ISBN: 9780007236022

Hansel and Gretel are left all alone in the Brown Wood, and have to try to find their way home. This retelling of the Grimm fairytale is by award-winning author, Malachy Doyle. • Blue / Band 4 – A traditional story • Text type – Fiction • The focus phonemes in this book are oy, ir, au (Paul), al, aw and air. • Use the story map on the final spread to discuss Hansel and Gretel’s route home. • This title is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Birds by Jilly MacLeod. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.