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‘Humorous, action-packed pictures combine with terse text to create an engaging cautionary tale about greed.’ Kirkus Reviews Rate Alex Willmore’s, It’s MY Sausage

Kirkus Reviews have gotten their claws into Alex Willmore’s, It’s MY Sausage; Five hungry cats vie for one “yummy, scrummy sausage.” With a limited autumnal color palette, the cats and the owner’s home are realized in rough but expressive fashion. The text is short, with many onomatopoeic sounds and easy words enabling children to read much of it themselves. The five cats are distinct in color and variously accessorized, allowing… Read More »‘Humorous, action-packed pictures combine with terse text to create an engaging cautionary tale about greed.’ Kirkus Reviews Rate Alex Willmore’s, It’s MY Sausage

‘A great addition to any collection.’ Leslie D Reviews Out-of-this-world Non-Fiction, The Spacesuit

Leslie D. has read and reviewed, out-of-this-world Non-Fiction Picture Book, The Spacesuit by Alison Donald, with nostalgic illustrations by Ariel landy; I read relatively few non-fiction books shelved in history sections, even picture books, but I’m glad I picked this one up. That it was about woman involved with the space program caught my attention; that it was about her involvement as a seamstress meant I had to read it.… Read More »‘A great addition to any collection.’ Leslie D Reviews Out-of-this-world Non-Fiction, The Spacesuit

‘This is now one of the most popular books in our household it has been read a number of times.’ BizzieBaby Product Testers Review Tamara Small and the Monsters’ Ball

The BizzieBaby product testers have been busy reviewing Tamara Small and the Monters’ Ball, written by Giles Paley-Phillips with ghouly illustrations by Gabriele Antonini; Product Tested By Julie Golding – Esme 4 years Julie Awarded The Maverick Book – Tamara Small and the Monsters Ball 5/5 This book looks like a well-made, good quality book with lovely bright illustrations. Both the cover and pages of the book feel robust and of good quality. … Read More »‘This is now one of the most popular books in our household it has been read a number of times.’ BizzieBaby Product Testers Review Tamara Small and the Monsters’ Ball

‘A good fable on the merits of sharing.’ Youth Services Book Reviews Read It’s MY Sausage, by Author/Illustrator Alex Willmore

Susan Harari, reviewer for Youth Services Book Review, rates Alex Willmore’s picture book, It’s MY Sausage, 4 out of 5 stars; What did you like about the book?  Five hungry kitties lunge at an unattended dinner plate, holding various vegetables and a luscious, bright orange sausage.  The yellow cat is the first to acquire and defend the prize, setting off a slapstick montage in which everyone else tries to grab the… Read More »‘A good fable on the merits of sharing.’ Youth Services Book Reviews Read It’s MY Sausage, by Author/Illustrator Alex Willmore

‘A truly fabulous storytelling biography of one of the most innovative, inquisitive and clever inventors’ Julie Fulton’s, Mister T.V. Is Read It, Daddy Approved

Paul and C from Read It, Daddy have been lucky enough to get their hands on an advanced copy of Mister T.V. written by Julie Fulton and illustrated by the talented, Patrick Corrigan; Publishing 28th April 2020 In “Mister TV” this awesome duo chronicle the life of this tinkerer and inventor, who single-handedly changed the world with the invention of a mechanical televisor – the first device to transmit and receive… Read More »‘A truly fabulous storytelling biography of one of the most innovative, inquisitive and clever inventors’ Julie Fulton’s, Mister T.V. Is Read It, Daddy Approved

‘A winning combination that leaves the children wanting to read more.’ Kestrel Class Rate Yellow Early Readers

Kestrel Class have enjoyed reading a selection of our Early Readers, and our Yellow readers didn’t disappoint. Can I Have A Dragon? by Elizabeth Dale, illustrated by Ellie O’Shea Shared: I really liked this because at first, Dan wasn’t allowed to have a pet, even though what he really wanted was a pet dragon. Then when he went to the shop, he was allowed to buy a toy dragon egg. In… Read More »‘A winning combination that leaves the children wanting to read more.’ Kestrel Class Rate Yellow Early Readers

‘A very inventive way to get children reading and learning new things.’ Mrs Wylie’s Class Enjoys Our Non-Fiction Readers

Kestrel Class have enjoyed reading a selection of our Early Readers, and our Non-Fiction readers didn’t disappoint.  Food For Thought (Purple Band) Shaheda, Y4: I really liked this book because it tells us about food that is healthy for us. It also teaches you about proteins and vitamins and minerals and why they are important for us to grow and be strong. It also tells us about things we shouldn’t… Read More »‘A very inventive way to get children reading and learning new things.’ Mrs Wylie’s Class Enjoys Our Non-Fiction Readers

‘This humorous picture book is lively and full of action, it’s a fun first picture book for a young reader.’ Story Snug Reviews Froggy Day

Catherine from Story Snug has hopped on into Froggy Day, written by Heather Pindar with illustrations by Barbara Bakos; This is the perfect picture book for frog lovers! Frogs cause traffic jams, hinder work on the building site and have fun at the fair. They’re everywhere you can think of and reactions to their presence and their antics are very mixed! There are so many wonderful froggy twists in the language –… Read More »‘This humorous picture book is lively and full of action, it’s a fun first picture book for a young reader.’ Story Snug Reviews Froggy Day

‘The stories are well written and entertaining, great for developing readers.’ Mrs Wylie’s Class Checks Out Our Pink Readers

Our Pink Early Readers prove to be a hit with Mrs Wylie’s class; Look Out! and Dot and Dan‘s Trip by Katie Dale, Illustrated by Dean Gray Shaheda, Year 4: I like how you have put two stories in one book. I also like how you have made this book easy to read for young kids that have just started to read books. The characters in both stories are cute… Read More »‘The stories are well written and entertaining, great for developing readers.’ Mrs Wylie’s Class Checks Out Our Pink Readers

‘I highly recommend them to everyone.’ Kestrel Class Rate Our Red Early Readers

Mrs Wylie and Kestrel Class have been busy reviewing our Red banded Early readers; Get That Broom! and Fizz! Wizz! by Katie Dale, Illustrated by Lindsay Dale-Scott Rummaya: I love it when the broom gets out of control and all of the animals try to catch it. It takes lots of animals to stop the broom so that the witch can get it back. Animals chasing a broom through the zoo… Read More »‘I highly recommend them to everyone.’ Kestrel Class Rate Our Red Early Readers

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