Time Travel Telephone

Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.

Annie Edwards has uncovered a hidden alcove in the kitchen. Inside is an old telephone, and when she lifts the receiver to her ear there’s a message from the past … and a mystery to solve. Who is the woman on the other end of the line, and why does no one know what happened to her?

Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

Lis Jardine is a school librarian and children's novelist from Cheshire, England. She is a huge mystery fan and reads a lot of Golden Age crime (Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers and Margery Allingham are her favourites). Lis has been writing since 2010 and her murder mystery series The Detention Detectives was published 2023-2025. Time Travel Telephone was inspired by her cousins, who have Cystic Fibrosis, and the TV show The Reassembler, which focused on vintage technology! Lis likes to watch TV, learn Norwegian (1800 day Duo streak 🙂) and invent unlikely vegan sandwich recipes.