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[[Category:New Reviews|Emerging Readers]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Mr WufflesNigel Baines|authortitle=David WiesnerA Tricky Kind of Magic|rating=4.5

|summary=Mr Wuffles (a name I cannot help but imagine being said in a Chinese American accent) is a felineCooper loves to perform magic tricks. Not His father was a kitty. Definitely not a pussy. Barely even a catmagician, he’s so fierce. Look at him glaring out at you from and named Cooper after the covergreat Tommy Cooper. He looks like trouble But sadly Cooper's father died suddenly, not so much in a cheekyand now Cooper doesn't quite know who to be, mischievous way but in a dirty, rotten scoundrel oneor how to be. Mr Wuffles’ owner clearly does not know her pet very well. She offers And when his dad's prop rabbit starts talking to him a typical, pet store toy but he simply turns up his nose at it and stalks off.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397805</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Horrid Henry's Christmas Play ( Horrid Henry Early Reader)|author=Francesca Simon and Tony Ross|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Horrid Henry is one of those characters that parents either love or hate. Some parents feel Henry sets a very bad example - and at times he does, but what child 'really'' doesn't love a bad example? Other parents love Henry simply because their children love him. Horrid Henry Books not only help children learn to read, they encourage them to read for pleasure, and children who read for pleasure invariably become better readers.know what's going on anymore!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444001108</amazonuk>1444960261

 {{newreview|title=The Dragonsitter's CastleFrontpage|author=Josh Lacey and Garry Parsons|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=When Edward finds his Uncle Morton's dragons at the door, he is quite happy to take a shift at dragon sitting, along with his little sister Emily. His parents however are far less happy, and the fact that they are recently divorced only makes things more complicated. It seems that the dragons visit was completely unplanned, and the adults are completely unprepared for the event. The story is told in letters from Eddie to his Uncle, the former detailing the dragons' latest escapade, and the latter writing about one delay after the other. Eddie's mother is getting ready to go away on a yoga retreat and Dad's new girlfriend says absolutely no dragons. What are the children to do? Dad finally gives in, taking the dragons and children to the castle he is renovating in the hopes of striking it rich. Needless to say nothing goes to plan where dragons are involved and the grown ups are in for quite a few problems, but things work out quite well from the children's point of view.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849397694</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewJane Lightbourne|title=Twit|author=Steve ColeMy Cat Called Red|rating=3.54

|summary=If I asked you to name a clever animal, you’d quite likely choose an owlRobin has red hair. After allHe hates it, they are known to be and the wisest freckles that go along with it. He's been bullied and mocked at school because of birds, aren’t they? There’s one exception to that rule, thoughit. ''Ginger Minger! Carrots!'' Kids are mean. Meet Twit But red hair is not Robin's only misery in life. He’s rather cute with He's already lost his dad to a mountaineering accident when his big round eyes, mum gets ill and he’s polite and kind… but he’s not very wiseis taken into hospital. She doesn't come home again.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1444009699</amazonuk>1838216812

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Bob Books FirstFrancesca Simon and Steve May|authortitle=Bobby Lynn Maslen and John MaslenTwo Terrible Vikings|rating=54

|summary=As In a home educatorsmall Viking village there live two twins, this simple set of books is one of the most essential educational items I own. I've ended up buying 4 setsHack and Whack, as one was given away who are eager to a family in desperate straights, one was water damaged, and most recently a few books out of be the last set have disappeared. It is the one thing I just very worst Vikings ever! Nothing can not manage withoutstop their mad marauding, so even though I'm sure as they'll turn up eventuallycause havoc at a birthday party, I simply can not wait and ordered chaos whilst tracking a fourth set. I have literally invested hundreds of pounds in phonics programmestroll, and I have some wonderful resources, but as simple as these books are, they are the one set I can not manage without. They break everything down into such simple terms that even the youngest child can easily get undertake a grasp of how grand journey to use phonics to decode new words. It is not even necessary for the child to know raid Bad Island with their alphabet first, although I would recommend waiting until the child not only knows their alphabet, but also can recognise basic shapes and patterns, knows text is read from left friends! They get up to right, all kinds of mischief and can recognise a couple of words in printnaughty behaviour, such as along with their own name. It is possible to teach a very young child, even as young as two or three to read a few of these bookswolf-cub Bitey-Bitey, but it really is best to achieve some degree of reading readiness first.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0439845009</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=The First Third Wish (Little Gems)|author=Ian Beck|rating=5|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summary=This is a lovely story of a lost wish. Cobweb has bungled her very first assignment, losing the third wish meant for a kindly woodcutter. She managed to replace it with a spare, but her job will not be complete until the missing wish is found and returned. It seems a lost wish is very dangerous indeed as it gives the finder an unlimited supply their crazy cast of wishes - and not all people are careful what they wish for. As luck would have it though, the wish has found its way just to the place where it most needed, where it will result in a true happily ever after, not only for the young man who finds it, but for many others as wellfriends.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781122458</amazonuk>0571349498

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1838593187|title=My Friend's a Gris-Kwok (Little Gems)Guess What I Found in the Playground!|author=Malorie Blackman and Andy RowlandVictoria Thompson

|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyFor Sharing|summary=When Mike discovers that his best friend Alex Tilly is a Gris Kwok or shape shifter it looks like they are in for some real funexcited. Not only can Alex change into any creature he wants She's just come dashing out of the classroom, he can change anyone touching him as well. There are only three hitches. The first is that Alex can only change three times pigtails flapping behind her and a daybig grin on her face. The second is that his sister has the same powers. The third is that Alex is babysitting Dad's come to collect her and if you think babysitting ordinary siblings is difficult just wait until you see all the mischief a shape shifting toddler can get into.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178112244X</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Alphabet (My First Bob Books)|author=Sue Hendra her brother and John R Maslen|rating=5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=BOB Books are designed he ''has'' to teach children try to read through phonics. I do own several different phonics programmesguess what she found in the playground today, and this is one of the bestalthough she concedes that he will never guess. I feel it is comparable Dad wants to know how school was, but ''Hooked On Phonicsobviously'' at a fraction of the price. Another advantage to these books is that you do 's not need to buy the whole programme in one goimportant. You can buy each set as you need it, and most sets will take at least one term to complete.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0545019214</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=Toucan Can|author=Juliette MacIver and Sarah Davis|rating=5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=If you’ve ever wondered what Could Tilly have found more collectable things for her scrap box? (Isn't that so much more sensible than a toucan can do, this scrap ''book will tell you. The answer''?) Well, in a nutshellactually, is EVERYTHING!Tilly did find exciting stuff. Some There are typical things – dancing and singing and sliding sequins, glittered paper and swinging. Some are more random – banging a frying pan, doing the cancan. But they all look like a lot sorts of funother things in her pocket, and the question remains: but that''can you do s not what Toucan can?'' I bet, I bet, I bet you can!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877467537</amazonuk>she wants Dad to guess.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|author=Margaret Henderson SmithInnosanto Nagara|title=Smart Read EasyM is for Movement

|summary=Reading has always been one of my great pleasures and it's one which has been passed down Set in Indonesia, in my family. It's the key to so much: without an easy grasp of the skill employment opportunities are limitednot too distant past, there's always going to be this is a story about social embarrassment lurking around the corner and there's the loss of so much ''fun'' and enjoymentchange. It's well over half a century since I learned to read and in that time I've seen numerous schemes for teaching children to read come Dealing with some difficult issues, such as political corruption and gonepotism, some discredited, some no longer fashionablethe book is neither boring nor preachy. It's always struck me though that no one system will work for all children; reading will click for some using one methodeducates gently, with vibrant, some another and occasionally what's needed is a combination just to slot all the bits of the jigsaw into place.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1845495756</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=The Christmas Carrot|author=Allan Plenderleith|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=It’s Christmas timechallenging illustrations, and there’s every reason to be afraidit portrays how social movements need people who will try, at least if you’re a carroteven when it seems that they will fail. While everyone else The message is getting excited about the season, the Christmas carrot is dreading it. He’s about to go under the knife and emerge as a side dish on the family dinner table tomorrow. Gulp! Luckily Billy has other ideaspositive one; that in an increasingly uncertain world, and seizes him from we do still have the kitchen where his dad (a nice touch…it’s not just mums who cook) had been about power to prepare him. Outside they go, heading for Billy’s snowman who is missing one small feature… a nose! It’s a last minute save from the chopping board, but the Christmas carrot is still not happy with this career instigate change, because it’s, y’know, rather cold out here. And so his adventure continues.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1841613754</amazonuk>1609809351

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1949471004|title=Too Many Hats (My First Reader)Dog on a Log Chapter Books: Step 1|author=Hilda OffenPamela Brookes

|genre=Emerging ReadersDyslexia Friendly|summary=It What do you do when your child has dyslexia and you need books which will help them to achieve the wonder that is reading? You can risk buying early readers, but the sounds in the book might not be difficult, sometimes, to find the ones you've been working on and encountering words which are just too challenging can have more of a negative effect on the young dyslexic than a good story child without that an emerging reader can try to read themselvesproblem. I know some of the You need to be able to buy books my daughter has brought home from school to read have had at a reasonable price which concentrate on what you've been working on, without anything else being thrown into the most boring plots ever! mix. This is an example of You need a good early reader howeverstory which engages the young mind and you need stages which progress steadily through the learning process without there being any large jumps. ItSome online support and games wouldn's a funny story about princesses and hats t go amiss, either. Reading - and ''learning'' to read - should be a catpleasure. It should be ''fun''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0957301332</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=099334030X|title=Things Can You Never Knew About DinosaursDraw the Dragosaur?|author=Giles Paley-Phillips Peter Lynas and Liz PichonCharlie Roberts

|genre=Emerging ReadersCrafts|summary=The idea You're going to get a hint of a dinosaur what this book's about very quickly. When you see the title page, you'll find out what the book's called and that it's been written by Peter Lynas. Then we move on to who has done the illustration - and there's a trampoline or playing football is just plain sillygap. ''You'' are going to put your name there. After all, everyone knows dinosaurs died out yonks ago…didn’t they? Nope It's ''your'' responsibility to provide the pictures for this book about one of the largest creatures ever to roam the earth. No There's some help available, they did not.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1472319842</amazonuk>but your name is on the title page - and you have work to do!

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1609809335|title=Elmer and the WhalesThe Lizard|author=David McKee Jose Saramago, J Borges, Nick Caistor (translator) and Lucia Caistor (translator)|rating=4.52|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=Elmer and Wilbur are spending some time with Grandpa EldoOne day a giant lizard appears in the city. We don't even get told how it arrived, something lots of children will identify withbut it certainly appeared. He tells them that in his youth People took against it, this was the time of year he’d go down to the coast for some Whale watching and, well, that sounds like if they weren't shrugging it off as a marvellous ideahallucination brought on by tiredness just as they fled it, so Elmer and Wilbur decide to try they wanted something done about it for themselves. But Can something be done about it turns out there’s more to Grandpa Eldo’s story than he’s telling them, and Elmer and Wilbur soon find themselves on a wild adventure.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>184939749X</amazonuk>though?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1789016320|title=Dixie O'Day in Tadcaster and the Fast LaneBullies|author=Shirley Hughes and Clara VulliamyRichard Rutherford|rating=54|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=The first collaboration by award winning children’s author [[:Category:Shirley Hughes|Shirley Hughes]] and her illustrator/author daughter [[:Category:Clara Vulliamy|Clara Vulliamy]] has been eagerly anticipated for In some ways it was a gentler time : video games were around, but children usually went outside to enjoy themselves. They flew kites and this gorgeous little book more than meets expectationswent sledging if there was snow around. In Tim and Mary's great-grandfather started a business in 1899 so our story is probably set in the first of a new series we meet Dixienineteen seventies. Something which hasn't changed, unfortunately, a car-loving dog who is always ready bullying and two lads are making life miserable not just for adventure Tim and Percy his smaller and slightly more cautious friendMary but for other children who gather in the playground. Together Tim's probably about ten - just at the stage where he's beginning to feel responsible for his younger sister, who's two chums enter an all-day race in Dixie’s car and are determined that they will win first prize. Howeveryears younger than him, first they discover that they will be up against Dixie’s arch rival Lou-Ella, then all manner of mishaps cause them problems and but he's not yet at the race does not go smoothly for our heroesstage where he knows how to deal with bullies. Can Dixie save the day?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782300120</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=B01N0OZQOD|title=George's Dragon Goes to SchoolNickerbacher|author=Claire Freedman and Russell JulianTerry John Barto|rating=4.5|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=I would have been useless during Nickerbacher is doing his dragonly duty as all dragons do. That dragonly duty is, of course, princess-guarding. That's what dragons are for, after all. But Gwendolyn isn'Take your pet to school'' weekt any princess. The goldfish who lived with us for short moments of my life (and She finds the entirety of their short lives) wouldn’t have been very portable whole princessing thing quite boring really and even if they had, they’d have been a bit boring, swimming she is much less interested in fairy tales than she is in circles mouthing watching comedy on ''The Late Knight Show'o-o-o' . I would have been immensely jealous of anyone who brought Nickerbacher likes ''The Late Knight Show'' too - in fact, it's his favourite TV show because he wants to be a lively puppy or a cute snuffly bunny rabbitstand-up comedian himself. As a bit of a trophy whore even at a young age, I would have been very sad that I wasn’t really in the running for the ''Best Pet'He tries out his jokes on Princess Gwendolyn but they don' cupt always come off quite as Nickerbacher intended.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1407132067</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0008265836|title=Blood and Guts and Rats' Tail PizzaRory Branagan Detective|author=Vivian French Andrew Clover and Chris FisherRalph Lazar

|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Despite Ten-year-old Rory Branagan isn't just a revolting menu with dishes like slug and snail stew or rats' tail pizzas, Billy Bonenormal kid. He's café a detective and he has a mystery to solve – why did his dad disappear when he was usually packed at lunchtime. Perhaps because there was no other place three? Rory doesn't know where to eat. All of their customers were malestart but, because neither Billy Bonesthen, nor his assistant Hank liked girls at all. A large sign Cassidy moves in the window proclaimed ''Absolutely No Girls! But one day the customers disappeared - next door and what was worse, Hank he discovers he has an accomplice who is full of ideas. This is just as well as they soon discovered their customers had all discover a very serious crime: Corner Boy's dad has been stolen by girls. The girls were very large, green poisoned and hairy is at risk of dying but they were girls nonetheless, and their traveling cake shop had enticed all of Billy Boneno-one else will believe he's in danger. It's customers awayup to Rory and Cassidy to uncover the truth and save a life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444007297</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=0192758748|title=ABC and DoHorace & Harriet Take on the Town|author=Lee Singh and Karen WallClare Elsom|rating=54|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=Being able When Harriet, aged seven and a quarter, decides to recognise letters is an essential aspect of emergent literacy. I know so many parents and children who feel that being able go to Princes Park to sing their ABCpractise 's is Going to the same as knowing the alphabetPark on Her Own' (i.e. It isnwith her Grandad walking at least thirty steps behind) she can'tbelieve her eyes. A child must be able The statue of Lord Commander Horatio Fredrick Wallington Nincompoop Maximus Pimpleberry the Third (or Horace for short) starts to recognise the letter formsmove. He not only moves but stamps his foot, shouts something that would get him in upper and lower casesserious trouble with Harriet's mum, identify them by name and understand the sound or phoneme made by eachclimbs down from his pillar. Learning Understandably Harriet can't resist following and quickly finds herself dragged all around the alphabet is something that most children will need some help with at town as Horace searches for a new – and more suitable – home. No matter how good His sights are firmly set on the school your child attendsMayor's mansion and it, it is impossible for therefore, falls to Harriet to persuade him that there must be a teacher better alternative. Sadly, Horace's visits to give each child the individual attention required to master this subject easilymuseum, cinema, train station, playground, bank and failure to do so often leads to lifelong difficulties library all cause mayhem. Luckily, however, a competition in literacythe park reveals the perfect answer.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405265329</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Saulles_Bee|title=Space PiratesBee Boy: StowawayClash of the Killer Queens|author=Jim LaddTony De Saulles|rating=34.5|genre=Confident Emerging Readers|summary=ItYoung Mel's a weird place where Sam lives. The planet P-Sezov 8 is just a nothingness in friend has left and the middle of nowhere, and beehive is home only now his to his scientist parents look after. Unfortunately, Mel lives in a tower block and a whole spaceport full not all of bickering, nasty pirates. Both groups only use his neighbours agree that it is the correct place as for a departure point for more interesting things elsewhere, his exploring parents leaving Sam with his computerised tutorhive. But Things change when Mel suddenly realises he gets word they are stranded on has an amazing superpower; he can become a fully gold world the pirates would be interested in, Sam must muscle in with the worst of them and try and helpbee.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857631543</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Davidson_Night|title=Mary's HairNight Zookeeper: The Giraffes of Whispering Wood|author=Eoin ColferJoshua Davidson

|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyEmerging Readers |summary=Mary hates her hair. It has black bits and brown bits, curly bits and A straight bits -laced student makes one defiant act of creativity and Mary feels that it looks very much like has a bushworld of magic and imagination opened up for him. Her Daddy says if you don't like something, you should change it (instead Will is the new Night Zookeeper and his tenure in the role of whining about it to your parents when they want protector to relax with a cup of tea). Mary's Daddy, like many others, should watch what he says to children. Mary follows his advice magical world starts with hilarious results. First she cuts her hair, but when that doesn't go to plan she decides to dye it. She has learned something from the whole hair cutting experience though, this time she plans to try the dye out on someone else firstrepulsion of a dangerous invasion.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122261</amazonuk>}}

{{newreview|author=Chris Higgins and Lee Wildish|title=My Funny Family on Holiday|rating=4|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Mattie Butterfield and her family are going on holiday to Cornwall and as ever for Mattie there's lots for her to worry Joshua Davidson has written about. What if they lost one of them on the train to Cornwall? What if someone fell over the edge of the cliff? What if... As usual Mattie can think of all sorts of things which could go wrong Night Zookeeper before and it looks as though her worst fears there are going online cartoons devoted to be realised when the family manages to leave Jellico the dog on the station platformcharacter but this marks a new launch and a new series. It's This is not just a book but a long journey to the south whole online event with huge educational tie- eight hours on the train ins and then another hour on the bus a push to get them children using their own imagination. The story itself mirrors what the author is trying to achieve in real life; the campsite, but after a couple power of days they've all settled into a relaxed way of life. Mattie the imagination makes friends with a local boy too - although strangely enough no one else can see himeverything better.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340989858</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Chris Higgins and Lee Wildish|title=My Funny Family|rating=4|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Mattie Butterfield This is a worrier. Wellclassic Dr Seuss quote from this book, it's not surprising with a family like hers - something always seems to be going wrong. Or if it doesn't go wrong then it very easily ''might''. She gets upset and one that I painstakingly stickered onto the tomato seeds which she and Lucinda have planted at school won't thrive because they're in the cold, dark cupboard and they're all wet. Lucindawall of my children's parents don't seem to like each other very much and it might be that they're going to get divorced. school library! What would happen if Mattie's parents stopped liking each other? Why does grandma seem not to like the Butterfield children The book is very much? You seesilly, when you think about itas Dr Seuss always is, there's lots to worry about. And Mattie but is particularly worried about why Mum has been also a good rhyming ode to the doctorjoys of reading.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>034098984X</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Neal_Words|title=CheesemaresWords and Your Heart|author=Ross CollinsKate Jane Neal

|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyEmerging Readers |summary=Every time Hal eats cheese he has terrible nightmares. HalTrolling, bullying, cyber-shaming, whatever-it's mother suggests drastic measures - no more cheese before bed. Hal loves his cheese though so he sets off on called-this-week-ing – all act as proof that the adage about sticks and stones is actually a quest for clues to solve the Case lot of the Cheesemarespiffle. He is accompanied by his canine sidekickIn a world where we all have hearts, Rufus. He stumbles upon his first clue very quickly. All of the cheese we should have a heart that has been giving him bad dreams has come from Contessa Von Udderstein's (not at all evil) House of Cheese in Bovinawhat we say to other people is positive. Hal follows We can examine our world and the trail to a spooky castle ruled sound it makes through communication, we can make each other smile, laugh, sing and be happy together, and bit by bit the evil Contessa Von Udderstein, a very mad cow who looks quite a bit like world can be a bovine version of Cruella De Villebetter place. The irate cow wants revenge on humans for stealing their milk for years (itAnd hang the 's a good thing no one mentioned hamburgers or roast beef) Hal and Rufus must escape from , after you' attitude some people would have in response. There, I've given the clutches entire plot of the mad cattle and make cheese safe to eat again. Itthis book away in my summary, but that's a good thing cows don't have hands to clutch withnot really an issue.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781121915</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Tavares_Red|title=Mr Birdsnest Red and the House Next DoorLulu|author=Julia Donaldson and Hannah Shaw Matt Tavares|rating=4.5|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyEmerging Readers |summary=I love Julia DonaldsonMeet Red and Lulu. They's books for younger children. Everyone loves [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]] re a committed couple of cardinals and [[Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson|Tyrannosaurus Drip]] is still one of our favourites, but as the children they have grownlived for some time in someone's garden, these books have been read less frequentlysafely in an evergreen tree. I have It seems to admitthem that every year people mention their home in a lovely song, I've missed them. ''Mr Birdsnest and which tells the House Next Door'' gives us a chance to enjoy this brilliant author for just a little while longertree thy leaves are so unchanging. This is fun storyBut one year, told in just as the first person, so we never know seasons turn for the name cold of winter, the main character. We do know she is lively active young girltree vanishes, perhaps with an active imagination. I would guess her to be about 10 years old taking Lulu with an equally active and inquisitive younger brother named Elmo.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781120056</amazonuk>it…

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Dickens_Search|title=My ZooSearch and Find A Christmas Carol|author=Rod CampbellCharles Dickens, Sarah Powell and Louise Pigott|rating=3.5|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=My children have always been drawn to Rod Campbell's simple but appealing illustrations, so Recently I was delighted got to have applaud a chance to review this bookthat branched away from the Where's Wally? style volume, even though my boys are now older than and taught the expected age range. This is explorer about a very simple book. There are fifteen large die cut animals on a pastel coloured background. The illustrations have non-fiction subject as they went a unique quality to them that I can only describe as ''Rod Campbell''-searching. The animals all have friendly appearanceWell, and a kind of gentleness to them. The front view of each animal has only it seems tweaking the animal's name in bold black print. When you turn the page, there form is going to be a single sentence big thing, for this book tries yet another different approach – to teach us about the animal in smaller print. With a very young baby, the parent can read only the animals name, perhaps adding the sound for each animalfictional story. As They've started at the child grows olderdeep end, the parents can begin reading the extra line on each animal. The fact the animals are larger than usual in these pictureswith a book hastening towards being two centuries old, and on sturdy pages one that are perfect for little handshas been adapted countless times before now, means this book would be ideal for babies as young as six months. I feel this would make yet always has people returning to it at a lovely first book certain time of the year for young childits ageless lesson. As much as we loved [[Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell|Dear Zoo]]But does the rich content of Dickens, even at his most populist, I feel survive this book is even better for infants.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230770924</amazonuk>quirky variation?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Seuss_Eggs|title=Kurt Gets TruckloadsScrambled Eggs Super|author=Erlend LoeDr Seuss|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Meet KurtPeter T. HeHooper doesn's a dockyard truck-drivert mean to show off, with a wife and three children, and more dreams than moneybut he is ''very'' good at cooking. Some would say he is ''The family has travelled beforeBest'' capital T, but might not be able to in future, as there capital B. And his signature dish is just not the budgetscrambled eggs. Funnily enoughYou might think that's quite an easy dish, just the day after talking about what having one with which it's a huge amount of money would do for and little hard to Kurtshowcase one's prowess, he gets a windfallbut not so. And then the problems start…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579300</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=For Peter Bently and Russel Ayto|title=Dustbin Dad|rating=3T.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=''Dustbin Dad'' Hooper, what makes his scrambled eggs so super is a cautionary tale aimed at all of those children who leave food on their plate at the end choice of a meal. Dad likes nothing better than to polish off the leftovers, much to the disgust of his family. One day, however, he gobbles down a pint of something that tastes like fish chowder. Unfortunatelyegg itself, it is cat medicine and it has some very strange side effects indeed, as dad discovers when he hears a loud rip and a long tail pops will go out of his way to procure the back best of his trousers..the best from whatever nest.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847388744</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Francesca Simon and Tony Ross|title=Horrid Henry's Nightmare|rating=5|genre=Confident Readers|summary=Horrid Henry was the first chapter book my son ever read alone. It was quickly followed by a succession of books in the series and my son's confidence in reading grew by leaps and bounds with this engaging series that gets young children reading and keeps them reading. The simple fact is, with such a large number of books in the series, any child who reads through the whole lot will improve their reading skills. As he has grown older, his tastes in books have changed, but as I sat down Move on to read 'Horrid Henry's Nightmare' to my four year old he was happy to listen in as well and we all enjoyed sharing this book as a family.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444000160</amazonuk>}}[[Newest Entertainment Reviews]]