Rat Naps: Band 01B/Pink B

by Paul Shipton, Tomislav Zlatic

Sid is a rat at the tip, he lives there with his friends Cam and Tim. But while they sleep soundly in their snug beds Rick the cat is on the look out for some dinner. This exciting story is vividly illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic. • Pink/1B - A simple story with a familiar setting • Text Fiction • Focus s, a, d, t, p. i, n, r, ck, o, m, c, u, g, e • A picture of the tip on pages 14-15 shows all the rats' sleeping spots as well as Rick - on the hunt, to help children to recap the story

16 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2009

About the author

Paul Shipton (born 1963) is an award-winning children's author.

He was born in Manchester and attended Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Manchester University. After completing two Masters' degrees (in Classics and Philosophy), he taught English in Istanbul for a year. After returning to the UK, he taught English as a foreign language for several years, and it was around this time that he published his first book, Zargon Zoo (1991).

Four years later, he published Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear, and relocated with his family to Wisconsin, United States, where he works as a freelance writer and editor. He also writes books for younger readers under the pen name Paul Cooper. He and his wife and two daughters now divide their time between Cambridge, England, and Madison, Wisconsin.

Reviews

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Okay learning to read book, had a couple of more difficult words like 'naps', but nothing too hard.