Suitable for children in Year 2 (age 6), The Big Shrink is from the Cambridge Reading genre strand Stories about Fantasy Worlds, which contains motivating stories that are full of humour, action and surprise!

The Big Shrink forms part of a set of nine books which are written by Rosemary Hayes and illustrated by Ian Newsham.

Mr Mulch, a schoolteacher with special powers, is the central character in this and three other books.

In The Big Shrink, Mr Mulch warns the class not to touch anything, but Sam and Jason take no notice. And what a scary adventure they have! Cambridge Reading at Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) offers fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to introduce children to a variety of text types, authors and illustrators and provide a firm base for wider reading.