Collins Big Cat — THE PRINCE AND THE PARSNIP: Band 04/Blue ISBN: 9780007512843

Inspired by the tale of the Princess and the Pea, well-known children’s author Vivian French tells the story of Princess Sue who seeks a prince using a royal parsnip test! • Inspired by the tale of the Princess and the Pea, well-known children’s author Vivian French tells the story of Princess Sue who seeks a prince using a royal parsnip test! • Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. • Children can recap the stages that Sue had to go through to find her prince using the story map on pages 14–15. • Text type: A retelling of a traditional tale • Curriculum links: Literacy