Blue cap, red top. Red top, blue cap. Which are which? Tops and Caps is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Pink Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 110-word recount is suitable for ages 9-13. Tops and Caps features a short, highly structured, repetitive text with limited vocabulary. It features short, predictable texts with natural language. It has larger print, appropriate fonts and clear spacing. Tops and Caps is part of Ransom Reading Stars Plus, a structured programme for students learning to read.

The series has ten levels: four phonics levels and six book band levels (Pink through to Orange).