If you’ve not made friends with it yet, then you need to go and introduce yourself to the Collins4Parents website. It’s not only jam-packed with excellent books for every stage of your child’s learning, but they also offer a boat load of useful resources and practical guides to help both you and your resident student.
Right now there’s also an online 30% discount for parents on all Back to School books, so now’s a good time to stock up. Just use the code BTS2016!
And so we’re on to day two of our #BackToSchoolBooks fortnight – is it good round here this week or WHAT?
And today is SUCH a brilliant prize for all the pre-schoolers and early readers. Big Cat Reading Lions were far and away my kids’ favourite reading books at school – sadly it wasn’t the official ‘reading scheme’, but there were always some in the school library for them to choose as their ‘extra’ book of the week. The thing is, they’re not the same prescriptive format as so many schemes – the joy in the Big Cat books is that each book in the series has been created by leading children’s authors and illustrators first. They’re then carefully levelled by educational experts – so you know they’re perfectly targeted to support them whatever their reading level, but they’re also actually interesting and engaging to read!
So today’s prize is the first three levels of the reading lions series – each contains six books, three fiction and three non-fiction (so important. My son was such a slow reader until a teacher stopped thrusting fiction books at him and let him ploigh through non-fiction history books!). Level 1 is for first reading – simple short sentences, with very few tricky words. Level 2 is for the next step, applying their decoding skills on longer sentences with new phonemes, there’s direct speech with more tricky words. And Level 3 supports your child to read with a little adult support; longer, less illustrated texts, with paragraphs, literary language and distinctive characterisation.
The books all works alongside any reading scheme used by your child’s school, and each book features talking points to extend your child’s understanding of the book.
And as if that £75 bundle of books isn’t enough, Collins are also throwing in a seriously comfy beanbag for all those reading hours. Fab, no?
Just use the box below to enter – closing date is the 13th of September, and first name of of the cyber hat wins. Good Luck!
6 September 2016
Would love to win this xx
9 September 2016
A lovely prize, would love to win x
10 September 2016
love it
13 September 2016
Would LOVE this!!!
6 September 2016
Brilliant prize, perfect for our grandchildren
6 September 2016
Amazing giveaway my son would really love these books and I’d be over the moon if I won them for him xx
6 September 2016
Perfect for my sons reading and development
6 September 2016
Great prize my 4 year old who starts school tomorrow would love these ?
6 September 2016
Great present for Christmas
6 September 2016
Trying to win for a friend starting off in teaching.
6 September 2016
Fab, granddaughter diagnosed with dyslexia so would be ideal for her.
6 September 2016
These would be amazing for my children. I’d love to win.
6 September 2016
Great giveaway thanks.
6 September 2016
Perfect prize for my little one’s reading corner xx
6 September 2016
My daughter would really love this prize, fingers crossed
6 September 2016
Would love this
6 September 2016
My son would be so excited if he won this. Great prize!
7 September 2016
Great pack, thanks.
7 September 2016
Fantastic prize to treat my girls,thanks for the chance
7 September 2016
My little people would be over the moon with these. Although there may be some squabbling over who sits on the beanbag!
7 September 2016
My son just started school today and was sent home with reading homework and a reading progress record book. This prize would be perfect for him to develop to. Fingers Crossed x
7 September 2016
Great set of books to help my grankids on the wonderful journey of literature and knowledge.
8 September 2016
Fantastic prize, and be great if i won could use with my 3 children
8 September 2016
Great prize
8 September 2016
THese would be perfect for my son whohas struggled to read.
8 September 2016
Wonderful prize x
8 September 2016
Excellent books to help children discover the joy of reading, whilst sitting comfortably too
8 September 2016
Awesome, thanks for the chance x
8 September 2016
This would be perfect for my niece who started in Year 1 yesterday. I really want to encourage her to read as it gives you such a great head start in your school life.
8 September 2016
My daughter would love to read in comfort with this prize.
8 September 2016
My Daughter would love this!
8 September 2016
Great prize,my kids love to read.
8 September 2016
This would be fab, yes please!
8 September 2016
Fantastic prize giveaway,thank you x
8 September 2016
Great !!
8 September 2016
What a great prize!
8 September 2016
wow wow thankyou for the chance xx
8 September 2016
Wonderful book prize. The kids would be so thrilled.
8 September 2016
A perfect prize for my 5 year-old granddaughter.
8 September 2016
Fantastic prize
8 September 2016
I know a little some one that will love this
8 September 2016
would love to win :)
8 September 2016
Fab and the bean bag looks amazing
8 September 2016
My boy would love this
8 September 2016
i would love to win this amazing giveaway for my children
8 September 2016
My grandson would love these, he loves all kinds of cats. x
9 September 2016
Great prize fingers crossed
9 September 2016
Yes please, would love to win this x
9 September 2016
My niece would love this super prize
9 September 2016
Our Three year old son loves Books and has just started attempting to spell out words during stories. This would be a wonderful prize to boost his learning. great prize, fingers crossed!
9 September 2016
What a fab prize to win….
9 September 2016
Great competition; I am sure it will be a ‘roaring’ success… would love to win xxx
9 September 2016
These sound such amazing books. We’re just starting on our reading journey with our little preschooler.
9 September 2016
Wow, amazing prize, would love to win for my kids :-)
9 September 2016
My little ones would love this :)
9 September 2016
Just what my year one classroom needs!
10 September 2016
Fab draw thanks for the chanced to win…would give to my niece
10 September 2016
Great giveaway thanks
10 September 2016
I’d love to win this!
10 September 2016
great prize for the grandchildren to share
10 September 2016
perfect for my niece …
10 September 2016
Yes please x
10 September 2016
Great prize – thanks for the comp
10 September 2016
Would make a great reading corner in a bright sunny room
10 September 2016
I used these books when I was teaching, the children loved them. Now my grandson is just starting school, he’ll love them too.
10 September 2016
oh wow think of all the Granny / Brownie points l could earn if l were to win this please and thank you
10 September 2016
Great giveaway
10 September 2016
Fantastic prizes!
10 September 2016
Great giveaway – my daughter would love this
10 September 2016
Please put my name in your cyber hat. Thank you.
10 September 2016
Count me in to win please
10 September 2016
I would love to win this for my granddaughter.
10 September 2016
Great giveaway would love to win this amazing priZe
10 September 2016
A great prize
10 September 2016
“Food Chains” – thanks
10 September 2016
Fantastic prize!
10 September 2016
Would love to win for my daughter.
10 September 2016
Great prize!
10 September 2016
fingers crossed would love this x
10 September 2016
cool prize, would love this
10 September 2016
count me in, nothing more relaxing than reading
10 September 2016
My 4 year old boy has just started primary school and ai would love for him to have a special place to sit and learn. His older brother aged 6 would love this too!!
10 September 2016
Great prize
10 September 2016
great prize
10 September 2016
This would be fab for my daughter
10 September 2016
Fab prize. Ideal for my daughter.
10 September 2016
I would love to win this for my daughter :)
10 September 2016
Lovely prize
10 September 2016
my son has just started school, these would be ideal for him.
10 September 2016
Amazing giveaway!!!!
10 September 2016
My 5 almost 6 year old would love these and would especially love his own special reading space/chair!
10 September 2016
My daughter loves reading books.
11 September 2016
Perfect for encouraging my grandsons to sit and read.
11 September 2016
Great prize!
11 September 2016
Great prize for wet days in.
11 September 2016
Grandchildren would love this. x
11 September 2016
my twin nephews would love this xx
11 September 2016
I can’t see a ‘box below’ to enter so thought I’d leave a comment! Please enter me if this is wrong and I am blind! Our little boy is 4 and we are home schooling him so these would come in very handy and we could start using them right away! We have obviously been looking for material for him but its a confusing and expensive business and with another little one due next month we could really do with a hand and it would be one less thing to worry about for a few weeks!
Thanks and all the best! :)
11 September 2016
Fab prize, all 3 of my little ones would get use out of the books :)
11 September 2016
Amazing prize, would love to win for my daughter x
11 September 2016
My boys would love to win this! Great prize xx
11 September 2016
Magic
11 September 2016
lovely prize :-))
11 September 2016
Brilliant prize, perfect for my son.
11 September 2016
This would be perfect for my son who is just beginning to learn to read xxx
11 September 2016
This box?
11 September 2016
Would be fantastic present for my grandson
11 September 2016
lovely giveaway <3 thank you
11 September 2016
Fab Prize :) My nephew Jack would absolutely love this!
11 September 2016
This would be perfect for my son. Amazing giveaway!!
11 September 2016
Great prize, thank you for the chance
11 September 2016
This would be great for my daughters
11 September 2016
These would be awesome as he is just started the fascinating journey of reading and the love of books. I would be so happy to receive these to help and encourage him along the way.Thank you for being so generous.
11 September 2016
great – this would be very helpful! Thank you
11 September 2016
My grandson would love this
11 September 2016
Yes please my nieces and nephews would love this ?
11 September 2016
What a lovely giveaway.
11 September 2016
Would love to win this amazing prize
11 September 2016
Super prize, I would be thrilled to be your lucky winner ?
11 September 2016
Amazing prize!
11 September 2016
This would be fantastic to win
11 September 2016
Love to win this lovely prize
11 September 2016
Fabby prize! My son would love this x
11 September 2016
I love reading with my daughter ,she reads the words she knows it really has helped her confidence
11 September 2016
Great prize – are people ever really lucky enough to win these prizes?
11 September 2016
Fingers crossed.
11 September 2016
Would love to win!
11 September 2016
Hope Im lucky enough to win this great prize
11 September 2016
Brilliant prize,my Littles would love it
11 September 2016
Fabulous prize! Very generous Dxx
12 September 2016
awesome giveaway would go perfect in the reading corner x
12 September 2016
Such a lovely prize! Our little girl is just starting to learn to read so this would be ideal xxx
12 September 2016
Oh wow, my granddaughter would love them, and it will help prepare her for school x
12 September 2016
What an awesome giveaway!
12 September 2016
I would love to win.
12 September 2016
Fab giveaway xx fingers crossed for my little bookworm
12 September 2016
Wow amazing give away, would love this for my son
12 September 2016
Would love this for my (not so little anymore) son x
12 September 2016
lovely prize count me in
12 September 2016
What a lovely Prize. Thanks for giving everyone a chance to win.Good luck.
12 September 2016
Fab books and the beanbag is a bonus! ;-)
12 September 2016
Perfect for my little reader thank you!
12 September 2016
Such a wonderful giveaway many thanks. My 6 year old bookworm would love this super prize
12 September 2016
Would be amazing to win this for my son! we love reading together xx
12 September 2016
What a lovely giveaway thank you for the chance
12 September 2016
My Grandchildren would love this
12 September 2016
What a lovely prize hope I’m lucky
12 September 2016
This would be absolutely brilliant for our little boys, eldest is now in year 1 and younger in reception ?? I’m sure the books would be of use for their little sister in couple of years time too. Fingers crossed xx
12 September 2016
My youngest who is in year one absolutly loves Big Cat so these would give him just the push and help he needs with his reading.
12 September 2016
Perfect count me in thanks for the chance
12 September 2016
One of my favoutite things is sharing books with my kids so this would be an amazing prize – comfy beanbag too – the perfect place to curl up with a good book.
12 September 2016
great prize thank you
12 September 2016
My 4 year old son would love this
12 September 2016
would be fab x
12 September 2016
My niece is developing a real passion for reading.
12 September 2016
I have a grandson who needs encouragement to read as opposed to sit in front of a PC. This fabulous giveaway would help.
12 September 2016
This is a great prize for a little reader
12 September 2016
This giveaway is great, my son would love this
12 September 2016
Wow love this, I haven’t seen anything like this before, would love to win this xxxx
12 September 2016
My daughter would love this :)
12 September 2016
would love to win this for my daughters
12 September 2016
Lovely prize. Would love to win
12 September 2016
Great prize! My daughter Sophie would love this :)
12 September 2016
What a wonderfully useful and enjoyable prize. :)
12 September 2016
I would love to win this fab prize for my children. We are a book friendly family: my daughter loves listening to stories and if we won she could curl up and relax in the beanbag whilst listening to her favourite books.
12 September 2016
This would be great for my son.
12 September 2016
What a fantastic competition, would love to win. Thank you for the opportunity.
12 September 2016
Love The Railway Children
12 September 2016
Fab prize
12 September 2016
What a lovely prize, my two would love this, they are both keen readers and this would be a fantastic prize for them to share.
12 September 2016
Would love to win. What a great prize. Thanks for the chance.
12 September 2016
Fabulous prize!!
My grandchildren would love it
12 September 2016
awesome prize, i would love to win this for my grandchildren
12 September 2016
What a totally amazing prize
12 September 2016
My son too loves non fiction books. We are ploughing our way through books about space and volcanoes, anything to encourage him to read and more importantly, love to read.
12 September 2016
A lovely prize, would love it for my 2 youngest x
12 September 2016
This would make an awesome gift for my twins
12 September 2016
wow this is fantastic, please count me in. reading is so important.
12 September 2016
My son would be over the moon! Please pop my name in. Thank you x
12 September 2016
Brilliant prize for my granddaughter. Thank You.
12 September 2016
Great giveaway!! Thank you
12 September 2016
Yes please x
12 September 2016
What a fab prize… My little girl would love this! :-) x
12 September 2016
Great prize!
12 September 2016
Lovely books to read sitting on the comfy bean bag
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
12 September 2016
Fantastic
12 September 2016
Great prize. My daughter would love this.
12 September 2016
my girls are book mad and would love this prize
12 September 2016
Yes please :)
12 September 2016
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12 September 2016
A great way to encourage my godson to read.
13 September 2016
This is brilliant !
13 September 2016
absolutely lovely giveaway fingers crossed
13 September 2016
My 4 year old book worm would love this prize! Thank you for the opportunity
13 September 2016
what a brilliant prize
13 September 2016
Fab giveaway! Perfect for my grandson!
13 September 2016
My little girl loves to read so this prize would help me to engage with her and explore exciting reading challenges! X
13 September 2016
Great prize! Perfect for my little niece.
13 September 2016
A comfy place to sit and read and great books
13 September 2016
fabby
13 September 2016
Fingers crossed. Lovely prize to encourage kids to read more.
13 September 2016
Exactly the same as yourself with my grandson being a reluctant reader not helped by a speech problem but his confidence soars when I find history books about events like The Great Fire of London etc which then lead to chat and creative works. Time with him and books is the best commodity I can give him so this win would be wonderful.
13 September 2016
great prize
13 September 2016
Would love this
13 September 2016
Amazing giveaway! Thanks for the chance guys!
13 September 2016
My grandaughter would absolutely love this
13 September 2016
I would love to win this prize!
13 September 2016
Beatrix is 4 and loves to read and this would be the perfect encouragement to continue enjoying her fabulous hobby x
13 September 2016
What fantastic prize- if you can read, you can do anything! X
13 September 2016
Would love to win this for the kids
13 September 2016
Great Prize
13 September 2016
Tremendous prize!
13 September 2016
Throw my name into the draw please.fab prize.x
13 September 2016
Oh for the peace & quiet when plenty books are available!?
13 September 2016
this would keep me and the kids happy and quiet for a while
13 September 2016
I would absolutely love to win please xox
13 September 2016
What a fantastic prize! :)
13 September 2016
would love to win,count me in please :)
13 September 2016
I would love to win this wonderful prize for my four grandchildren who love to share their books with me!
13 September 2016
Lovely prize…perfect to encourage more reading time with your children :)
13 September 2016
Great little set of reading books!
13 September 2016
Great prize, thanks for opportunity to win. Good luck everyone!
13 September 2016
Perfect for my little girl,thank you for the lovely chance Xx
13 September 2016
Great giveaway Fingers crossed
13 September 2016
Awesome prize, hours of fun for the little ones
13 September 2016
What an adorable prize :-) My grandson would love it x
13 September 2016
This would be a great prize to win for my 6/7 year old grandchildren #BackToSchoolBooks
13 September 2016
wowee, love this, so would my children x
13 September 2016
The prize is termific
13 September 2016
Brilliant prize it would be perfect for my grandaughter.
13 September 2016
lovely prize!
13 September 2016
Would really encourage my Granddaughter to read more.
13 September 2016
Love it
13 September 2016
What a fab prize this would be for my two kids
13 September 2016
This is such a great set, thanks for the chance! :)
13 September 2016
i would love to win this for my youngest granddaughter, who loves reading
13 September 2016
Great prize. Thanks
13 September 2016
Amazing my daughter would love this
13 September 2016
These books look great!It’s so important to keep reading fun!
13 September 2016
Fab prize. This would keep my daughter amused for a while x
13 September 2016
Brilliant giveaway.
13 September 2016
I would love to win this.
13 September 2016
Fabulous prize x
13 September 2016
My grand daughter is 3 and just started nursery. I’m a school librarian and she loves to read with me. This would be so lovely for us to cuddle up on a bean bag and I will always share my love of reading with her
13 September 2016
My Son would adore this – DID YOU KNOW – A single, brief exposure to good reading material can result in a clear increase in enthusiasm for reading. Thank you so much for the Giveaway!
13 September 2016
Love to read in the beanbag
13 September 2016
great prize
13 September 2016
Would love to win this
13 September 2016
I read both Welsh & English books with my Godson as his parents are both very dyslexic, he is starting school next year so these would be perfect for his reading progress :-)
13 September 2016
Thank you for the chance of this fab prize bundle
13 September 2016
omg this would be great I love reading with my boys x
13 September 2016
Wow would love to win this for my nearly 3 year old x
13 September 2016
this looks fantastic
13 September 2016
What a perfect prize for a granny to five girls
13 September 2016
Super-squishy beanbag, and fab reading set! Thank you for this great giveaway.
13 September 2016
Wow! Amazing prize! Great for reading books or watching movies while relaxing on a bean bag.
13 September 2016
Beauriful prize would so love to win for my little bookworm X x
13 September 2016
Amazing prize!
13 September 2016
My daughter would be over the moon with this prize
13 September 2016
My little boy has just started school and he would love this for reading his books at home :) xx
13 September 2016
These would be fantastic for my daughter xxx
13 September 2016
I am always looking to supplement my daughters school reading books with other books from home but unsure til she starts reading them whether they are suitable or not- so this prize would help tremendously. These could then be passed to our youngest who will start school next year.
14 September 2016
Fabulous prize! Would love to win this for my grandchildren