a b "Sheila McCullagh MBE" (PDF). Royal Crescent Society Newsletter. No.12. Autumn 2014. p.2 . Retrieved 14 September 2023. We had these books at school. They were great! I can't remember this one though, so I'll have to have a look for it These were used a 'reading scheme' in the UK, in the 80s, and have been out of print because the DfE mandated that only 'decodable' readers be used in the early stages, and that explicit phonics be the way in which children would learn to read. So these 'reading schemes' and also 'levelled' readers (eg F&P or used within PM benchmarking) are currently very much discouraged.

I am doing something no-one has done before, and it could potentially be applied to any readers or curriculum resources eg F&P or PM readers. As I was learning to read in the early 1970s, I was reading the original series that were published in the mid 1960s and never met them the first time around. These books are one of the most enduring memories of my life. My teacher read these books to the class at my primary school and I have only recently managed to find out the name of the series after a search of over 10 years, although it is only recently that I have applied serious amounts of effort. I was starting to wonder if I had dreampt them and wondered if I should write them if they didn't exist.Everyone seems to have forgotten the exuberant Percy Green Hat, who I think had a cravate? Yes I remember Rama and Sita. Roger's dog was indeed Rip, billy had a blut ten-gallon type hat, Roger had a beret (a red one), not sure about Percy. Jonny and Jennifer had yellow hats made from straw I think they were kinda' hillbilly-esque and lived with their grandparents...ooooh the memories

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ​Ralph Waldo Emerson ​ Let's Read! Sheila K(athleen) McCullagh". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2002 . Retrieved 14 September 2023. But negotiating a ceasefire in the reading wars might not be so simple, as much debate still rages, even about the type of phonics that should be used — synthetic or analytic.They started really simple and gradually turned into proper stories- it's very true- Sheila McCullagh's work must have influenced thousands of people. I remember this too! I may have dreamt it but I'm sure there was an upside-down tree, a farmer (farmer Brown possibly) and one book that involved a lot of cats dancing. Oh, and I think Roger Red-Hat's dog was called Rip. And Jonny Yellow Hat had a sister called Jennifer.