Beauty Spot by Kimberly Redway (Big Cat Read On)

Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.

All Emmie wants is to be part of a group of girls at school called The Besties. But one of the girls in the group says Emmie’s “too big” to join, and Emmie starts to think about what she looks like. Her older sister, Amber, also struggles to accept how she looks. Can Nanna Pearl teach Emmie, Amber and all the other girls that being different is a good thing?

Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.