Rat Naps — Paul Shipton

Sid is a rat at the tip, he lives there with his friends Cam and Tim. But while they sleep soundly in their snug beds Rick the cat is on the look out for some dinner. This exciting story is vividly illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic.

• Pink/1B - A simple story with a familiar setting

• Text type: Fiction

• Focus phonemes: s, a, d, t, p. i, n, r, ck, o, m, c, u, g, e

• A picture of the tip on pages 14-15 shows all the rats' sleeping spots as well as Rick - on the hunt, to help children to recap the story