This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 1998 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Barrie Wade lives in Studley, Warwickshire in England and teaches at Birmingham University. He has also taught in both elementary and secondary schools. Barley Barley is his second book for Oxford. Chris Lutrario is a former class teacher and advisory teacher. Since 1991 he has worked as a freelance author with credentials that include working for NLS, QCA and NFER. He has been published by Ginn and Collins. Moira Andrew is a former headteacher and College of Education lecturer. She is currently a freelance writer and a 'poet-in-schools'. Moira writes poetry for adults as well as children. She also writes teacher's books, children's stories and early reading books and is one of our Letterland Reading At Home authors. Her publications include titles in the Belair Teacher's range and she has written for Longman, Puffin, Heinemann, Scholastic, Ginn, Nelson and OUP.