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Hold That Thought Milton! is a book written by award winning author Linda Ravin Lodding and illustrated by Ross Collins. It was released on 7 March 2014 and published by Parragon Publishing. The book is paperback containing about 32 pages and with book cover dividers. It is so handy to use these covers to bookmark a page. The fonts come in various sizes with bold typefaces and there are humorous, quirky illustrations.
Last week, I was so excited when I opened up a very well packed green envelope. Inside the envelope, there were two new books from Parragon. The book covers and the illustrations are fantastic! The humorous comic strips are written by Andrew Davidson and illustrations are from Tim Wesson and Nikalas Catlow. I love the theme of the book. They are called the Dino Supersaurus. It is a fresh new series of super-powered activity books and gift sets for aged 6 to 12.
Chocolate Porridge is a book written by Margaret Mahy and illustrated by Terry Milne. This is the blue Early Reader and is perfect for sharing and reading together. It was released on 6th March 2014 and published by Orion Books.
Mr Monkey and The Birthday Party is a book written by Linda Chapman and illustrated by Sam Hearn. This is the red Early Reader which is the next step on your child’s reading journey. It was released on 6th March 2014 and published by Orion Books.
I am delighted to work with Tractor Ted. Mr K loves his tractors and we live very near a working farm so are able to spot lot of different types of tractors each time we drive past. If you have not heard of Tractor Ted, he is the young children’s farming superhero. Tractor Ted is a cartoon green tractor who is the star of 17 DVDs and 11 books for 2 – 6 year olds about life on the farm and in the countryside. They also have clothing, toys and many more.
The Dragon’s Dentist is a book written by John McLay and illustrated by Martin Brown. This is the blue Early Reader and perfect for sharing and reading together. It was released on 6th February 2014 and published by Orion Books. The book is paperback containing about 80 pages with six chapters. The font comes in one size. It comes with simple yet beautiful colour illustrations.
Woolly and Tig is one of CBeebies’ most popular programmes. It is about a three year old girl (Tig) and her toy spider (Woolly). Tig finds new experiences frightening and her favourite toy helps explain what is happening and provides empathy and reassurance to enable Tig to face unfamiliar situations with confidence.
Woolly and Tig have launched a range of toys, books, DVDs and an app. We had recently reviewed the app, DVD and books. Random House have produced a huge range of story books based on the show about new experiences, sticker books and an activity book for learning.
Horrid Henry’s Animals is a book written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. It was released on 13th February 2014 and published by Orion Books. This is the seventh book of horrid henry’s factbook. The other six titles are: Bugs; Dinosaur; Bodies; King and Queen; Food; and Sports.
Horrid Henry’s Sleepover is a book written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. This Red Early Readers book is the next step on your child’s reading journey. It will released on 27th February 2014 and published by Orion Books. ‘Horrid Henry’s Sleepover’ was originally published in Horrid Henry’s Stinkbomb, but appears here for the first time in a single volume.
Butterfly and the Birthday Surprise is a book written by Mandy Archer and illustrated by Kirsteen Harris-Jones. It will released on 27th February 2014 and published by Picture Corgi.
Muddypaws’ New Friends is a book written by Steve Smallman and illustrated by Simon Mendez. It was released on 19 April 2013 and published by Parragon Publishing.
The Little Nut Tree is a book written and illustrated by Sally Gardner. This Blue Early Readers book is perfect for sharing and reading together. It was released on 2 January 2014 and published by Orion Publishing.
The book is paperback containing about 64 pages. The font is a good reading size, and it has simple words and is easy to read by school children. Each page contains a fair amount of sentences and a lot of great illustrations with charming soft watercolours.
Go to Sleep or I Let Loose the Leopard is a picture book written by Steve Cole, originally written for his own children and illustrated by Bruce Ingman. The book is suitable for ages 3 to 5. It will be launching on 1st February 2014 and published by Random House Children’s Publisher.
Robotslayer is a book created by Vincent Kamp for his own two young boys – Leo and Benny – and it’s taken 4 years from idea to release. The book is suitable for ages 5 onwards. It was released on October 2013. It is a paperback containing about 60 pages. The font is small and all in capital letters. Each page is drawn with great illustrated.
It is normal to feel concern regarding your children’s education. But how can you assist them with their studies? Let me introduce you to Letts Revision books and Collins books. We have received three new Letts Monster Practice books and two Collins My First books for Mr K to review.
