This light-hearted picture book is a welcome addition to the Simon and Casper series, and touches on some common issues experienced by many toddlers, such as jealousy, unfairness and sibling rivalry. Children will giggle at the familiar antics of the Large family and may even develop empathy for their own parents as they follow Mrs Large’s desperate attempts to secure five minutes peace.

Five cute little chicks go out into the beautiful countryside one day with Mamma Hen, finding lots of other animals to make friends with and all manner of exciting places to hide. You’ll download a colourful descriptive word mat packed with exciting adjectives to inspire children’s imagination and enhance their vocabulary.The Five Minutes’ Peace Word Mat is also full of beautifully hand-drawn illustrations from the book to excite and engage children even further. Deciding to sneak off for a relaxing bubble bath, she carefully sets a tray with tea, toast and cake, and quietly heads towards the door. The charming, colourful illustrations are full of warmth and humour, with lots of detail to explore. Five Minutes' Peace Display Banner - Showcase your children's learning all about this lovely story with our eye-catching display banner. This extremely funny, beautifully observed portrayal of everyday family life will delight young readers and is sure to resonate with parents.

Five Minutes’ Peace Reading Comprehension Mat - Assess your children’s understanding of the story with this reading comprehension mat. Well, we’re here to help with our collection of Five Minutes’ Peace resources that are ideal to use with children both in the classroom and at home. Before long, the exuberant youngsters clamber into the bath, forcing their mother to seek refuge elsewhere. There are five main characters in this charming children’s story - Mrs Large, Mr Large, and their three children. Five Minutes’ Peace Word Cards - Explore more of the exciting vocabulary used in the book with these illustrated word cards.

Five Minutes’ Peace Stick Puppets - Encourage children to retell the story through play using these fun stick puppets. It also includes thought-provoking questions to get children thinking about what key parts of the story might sound, look, and feel like. Created in collaboration with Walker Books, our Five Minutes’ Peace Word Mat is the perfect tool to support children in writing about this well-loved children’s book.

But there’s never a dull moment with the Large family, and it soon becomes clear that mum’s quiet time is to be very short-lived! It’s ideal to use both in the classroom and at home to aid children with spelling, as well as develop their confidence in writing independently.Five Minutes Peace is an all-time classic, introduce it to the children of today with these downloadable activity sheets including colouring in and a maze, so they too can understand the plight of poor Mrs Large! Five Minutes’ Peace Pencil Control Sheets - Develop children's fine motor skills with these Five Minutes’ Peace Pencil Control Sheets. So, taking refuge in the bathroom, she fills herself a hot, foamy bubble bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast and the morning paper. Mrs Large the elephant looks despairingly at the chaos caused by her three boisterous children as they messily eat their breakfast.