Vivian French worked in children's theatre for ten years before she established herself as a storyteller. In 1988 she began to write for children and has had over 40 books published since them, including her Morris books and two Sleepovers, and the 3rd Century story in Centuries of Stories for Collins. She has travelled from Orkney to Oklahoma talking about children's books; is a visiting lecturer at the University of the West of England and reviews for the Guardian.
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book. Jodie loves to juggle - plates, oranges, anything! But his mum isn't so keen - not when Jodie has so many 'accidents' when practising his juggling skills. She'd rather Jodie played something less destructive, like football in the park. Will she persuade Jodie to swap his juggling for footie? And will Jodie the footballer be less accident-prone than Jodie the juggler?