LGS & LACAS Class 1 – The Big Pancake (Blue Band Reader) 2027-28

The Big Pancake by Susan Gates, illustrated by Alan Rogers, is a Blue band reader in the Cambridge Reading Adventures series. It is on the LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 lists on this site. On the cover a giant smiling pancake rolls across a green hill while a young chef in a tall white hat sits beside it with a spatula. Everyone loves a chase, and this book gives Class 1 readers a funny, rhythmic story with a twist at the end. This page is written for the 2027-28 session.

Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore, supplies it with cash on delivery across Pakistan and delivery to the Gulf countries.

Quick facts

• Title on the cover: The Big Pancake · Cambridge Reading Adventures · Blue band · Susan Gates · Alan Rogers
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Author and illustrator: Susan Gates (text) and Alan Rogers (pictures)
• Band: Blue band
• Cover picture: a giant smiling pancake on a green hill and a young chef in a tall white hat with a spatula
• Teaching notes by: Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin (printed on the notes page)
• Shown on: LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1, and in School Readers → Cambridge
• Session: 2027-28

What is this book?

The teaching notes describe the book as a reworking of a traditional tale. A cook gives chase to his pancake, which jumped out of the pan and ran away. Along the way the pancake helps a series of characters, and they all give chase too. Then the tale changes direction: they do not want to eat the pancake, they want to say thank you.

The notes are signed by Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin. They point out that the sentences get longer as new characters join the chase and that speech goes on for more than one sentence, which is good practice for a Blue band reader.

Words and sentences

• Comparatives: faster and biggest.
• A repeated phrase: faster and faster, and the pattern The cook wants to eat me.
• New words that can be worked out from the context.
• Rhythm: the repeated chorus makes the story easy to read aloud, a little like a song.

What a child can learn from it

• Solve unfamiliar words using the print and an understanding of the text.
• Keep reading accurately across more lines of text on a page.
• Comment on events, characters and ideas and link them to their own experience.

A guided reading lesson to follow at home

• Read the title and the blurb together. Say: the cook made the big pancake. Why might lots of people run after it?
• Ask: do you know another story where many people join in a chase? If your child knows The Gingerbread Man, retell it briefly.
• On pages 2 and 3, talk about how big the pancake is and lead your child to the word rolled.
• On pages 4 and 5, point out faster and faster and ask why the pancake is getting faster.
• Notice the repeated sentence "The cook wants to eat me" and ask what will happen next.

Links beyond the book

The pancake uses its material properties to help people: it breaks a lady's fall, it floats and it can stick over a hole. Try household materials and see which would work in each situation. For food technology, follow a simple recipe and make pancakes together. It is an easy, delicious follow-up.

About the Blue band

By Blue band a child is expected to read longer lines of text, cope with speech marks and recognise many common words without sounding them out, so the level suits a confident Class 1 reader.

The Reading Adventures bands on this site

Cambridge Reading Adventures groups its readers into coloured bands, from the easiest to the hardest. Here is where this book sits, with the other readers on this site.

Why this book?

• A funny chase story with a kind ending.
• Repeated chorus for confident reading aloud.
• Practical links to science and cooking.

Who is it for, and when is it used?

It is for Class 1 children on the LGS and LACAS lists, about six years old. It is read at school in guided reading and at home as extra practice throughout the session. Ten minutes a night is plenty.

How to help at home

• Read the chorus together, getting faster and faster.
• Make pancakes and talk about the story.
• Retell the chase in order, with the characters who join in.
• Look for the words faster and biggest and make your own.
• Ask: why did the characters change their minds?

Is it right for LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 and session 2027-28?

On this site it is shown under LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1. If your school's 2027-28 list names The Big Pancake, this is the book. Send us your list on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we can get for you.

Buy it in Urdu Bazar, Lahore

• Shop: Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore 54000
• Urdu Bazar Lahore book shop number: 0317 4846676 (call or WhatsApp)
• Open: Monday to Saturday, 9 AM – 9 PM; closed on Sunday
• Delivery: all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries

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Frequently asked questions

Is it like The Gingerbread Man?

It is a reworking of a similar chase tale with a twist: nobody wants to eat the pancake, they want to say thank you.

Who wrote it?

Susan Gates, illustrated by Alan Rogers.

What band is it?

Blue band.

What is the repeated sentence?

"The cook wants to eat me."

Is it on the LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 list for 2027-28?

It is shown there on this site. Send your school list on WhatsApp so we can confirm.

Do you deliver outside Lahore?

Yes, all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries. WhatsApp 0317 4846676.

Inside the book — contents and sample pages