Novel Ideas are a series of book study guides based on popular picture storybooks now available in large format suitable for shared reading as Storytime Giants.The book study approach of Novel Ideas encourages shared enjoyment of the story and emphasizes the importance of discussion, based on the characters and situations of the story and the children's responses to them.Novel Ideas also offer teachers a wealth of suggestions for follow-up work in the classroom covering the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, as well as cross-curricular activities in art, craft, design, science, technology, drama and so on. Teachers may select ideas and activities appropriate to their own situation and as the topic is developed many opportunities for evaluation and assessment occur.Photocopiable worksheets firmly based in the context of the story offer practice of a range of skills including word recognition, phonics and sequencing as well as imaginative activities and games.