When Cat and Dog play in the park, Dog gets into a mess. Cat tries to tidy him up, but ends up getting even messier! This funny story features the lively characters Cat and Dog. / Red / Band 2A - A simple story with a familiar setting / Text type - Fiction / The focus phonemes in this book are e, s and c (ck). Other phonemes practised are a, t, i, n ,c, o, r, m, d, g, u, l, h ,f and b. / The character profiles on the final spread help children compare and contrast Cat and Dog. / Shoo Rayner also wrote Red 2B Bot on the Moon. / This story is paired with the simple non-fiction recount about cats: Red 2A Pet Cat, Big Cat. / More stories about Cat and Dog can be found in Collins Big Cat guided reading series.