Happy as Larry
Band 08/Purple
Published on 22. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
24 pages
978-0-00-875401-3 (ISBN)
Description
Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.
Larry's friends want to be as happy as he is, but what's his secret? Join Carrie, Harry and Ari as they attempt to follow Larry's lead, but end up making an important discovery of their own. This fun rhyming story by Rachael Davis is illustrated by Kelly Caswell.
Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
Larry's friends want to be as happy as he is, but what's his secret? Join Carrie, Harry and Ari as they attempt to follow Larry's lead, but end up making an important discovery of their own. This fun rhyming story by Rachael Davis is illustrated by Kelly Caswell.
Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 11 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 147 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
62 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-875401-3 (9780008754013)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Rachael Davis is a mixed-race Black children's author represented by Alice Williams. She grew up in a low-income single-parent family and studied Mathematics at Oxford University before doing a masters in English Literature at Surrey University. Rachael writes inclusive and empowering books for children of all ages, both fiction and non-fiction, and is passionate about showcasing diversity, STEM and mental wellness.