This story is part of the Reading Champion series, carefully designed to encourage independent reading skills, in collaboration with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of the UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

In this new version of a traditional fairy tale, a woman makes the biggest pancake ever, but the pancake escapes! Everyone chases it, but they can't catch it. Then the pancake reaches a river...

The Reading Champion series offers independent reading books for children to practice and develop their growing reading skills. Wonderful stories are accompanied by engaging illustrations and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded to match a child's reading ability, encouraging enjoyment from reading. This version of the traditional fairy tale is suitable for children aged 5-7 years, or those reading at the Green 5 book band.