Big Cat Story Talk - The Wrong Socks

Paperback

Today hasn’t started well for one boy – his socks are mismatching, his toothpaste has smeared across his face and he is struggling to focus in class. Will he find a way to turn the day around?

Themes: school day, friendships, emotions, sport, things going wrong

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

978-0-00-879399-9

Publication Date

27-02-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

24 pages

Dimensions

245x275mm

Product Description

Today hasn’t started well for one boy – his socks are mismatching, his toothpaste has smeared across his face and he is struggling to focus in class. Will he find a way to turn the day around?

Themes: school day, friendships, emotions, sport, things going wrong

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

Author

Ken Wilson-Max, Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max

Ken Wilson-Max is an award-winning author, illustrator, and children’s books publisher. He was born in Zimbabwe and has over 95 books published worldwide, in several languages. Ken advocates for naturally inclusive publishing and is looking forward to the time when this will be a normal part of the industry. Besides his publishing work at HarperCollins, Ken heads the HarperCollins Author Academy, an initiative which helps creators from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds enter and survive the publishing industry, and is a patron of the CLPE and the Jericho Prize in the UK.

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-879399-9

Publication Date

27-02-2026

Format

Paperback

Pages

24 pages

Dimensions

245x275mm

Product Description

Today hasn’t started well for one boy – his socks are mismatching, his toothpaste has smeared across his face and he is struggling to focus in class. Will he find a way to turn the day around?

Themes: school day, friendships, emotions, sport, things going wrong

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

Author

Ken Wilson-Max, Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max

Ken Wilson-Max is an award-winning author, illustrator, and children’s books publisher. He was born in Zimbabwe and has over 95 books published worldwide, in several languages. Ken advocates for naturally inclusive publishing and is looking forward to the time when this will be a normal part of the industry. Besides his publishing work at HarperCollins, Ken heads the HarperCollins Author Academy, an initiative which helps creators from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds enter and survive the publishing industry, and is a patron of the CLPE and the Jericho Prize in the UK.