Playing — Tim Hopgood

It's fun to play outside, and these three children enjoy it in all seasons, summer, autumn, winter and spring â€" whatever the weather! Each season is evocatively illustrated by Tim Hopgood â€" 2008 winner of Booktrust's Best Emerging Illustrator Award, developing the text and encouraging discussion.

• Pink B level/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions

• Text type: A story with predictable structure and patterned language.

• Illustrations of each of the four main seasons on pages 14-15 show the weather you can expect during each one and what sort of games you can play in it.

• Curriculum links: Knowledge and Understanding of the World