Big Cat Story Talk - The Boy and the Ball

Paperback

Leo and his mum take a trip to town to buy him a ball for a trip to the park – but along the way he loses it. Will he ever get it back?

Themes: shopping, park, family, friendships, emotions, play, losing something

The Big Cat Story Talk programme includes online training, videos and resources to assist with classroom implementation, delivery and engagement.

RRP: £7.99

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-879396-8

Publication Date

27-02-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

24 pages

Dimensions

245x275mm

Product Description

Leo and his mum take a trip to town to buy him a ball for a trip to the park – but along the way he loses it. Will he ever get it back?

Themes: shopping, park, family, friendships, emotions, play, losing something

The Big Cat Story Talk programme includes online training, videos and resources to assist with classroom implementation, delivery and engagement.

Author

Clare Fennell, Illustrated by Clare Fennell

Clare grew up constantly reading, drawing and singing! Having left university with an illustration degree, she worked as a designer, studio manager and product manager in the greetings card industry for fifteen years. Latterly, Clare decided to follow her true ambition to illustrate children’s books, setting to work creating a studio filled with picture books, cats, cushions, pencils, paint and a gazillion scraps of paper. Working from her studio in Leicestershire, Clare can also be found daydreaming, listening to loud tunes, and drinking too much coffee. She is often distracted by Bowie the Border Collie!

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-879396-8

Publication Date

27-02-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

24 pages

Dimensions

245x275mm

Product Description

Leo and his mum take a trip to town to buy him a ball for a trip to the park – but along the way he loses it. Will he ever get it back?

Themes: shopping, park, family, friendships, emotions, play, losing something

The Big Cat Story Talk programme includes online training, videos and resources to assist with classroom implementation, delivery and engagement.

Author

Clare Fennell, Illustrated by Clare Fennell

Clare grew up constantly reading, drawing and singing! Having left university with an illustration degree, she worked as a designer, studio manager and product manager in the greetings card industry for fifteen years. Latterly, Clare decided to follow her true ambition to illustrate children’s books, setting to work creating a studio filled with picture books, cats, cushions, pencils, paint and a gazillion scraps of paper. Working from her studio in Leicestershire, Clare can also be found daydreaming, listening to loud tunes, and drinking too much coffee. She is often distracted by Bowie the Border Collie!