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[[Category:New Reviews|Emerging Readers]]__NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{adsense2Frontpage|author=Nigel Baines|title=A Tricky Kind of Magic|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Cooper loves to perform magic tricks. His father was a magician, and named Cooper after the great Tommy Cooper. But sadly Cooper's father died suddenly, and now Cooper doesn't quite know who to be, or how to be. And when his dad's prop rabbit starts talking to him, he ''really'' doesn't know what's going on anymore!|isbn=1444960261}}__NOTOC__{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Jane Lightbourne|title=CheesemaresMy Cat Called Red|rating= 4|genre=Emerging Readers|summary= Robin has red hair. He hates it, and the freckles that go along with it. He's been bullied and mocked at school because of it. ''Ginger Minger! Carrots!'' Kids are mean. But red hair is not Robin's only misery in life. He's already lost his dad to a mountaineering accident when his mum gets ill and is taken into hospital. She doesn't come home again.|isbn= 1838216812}}{{Frontpage|author=Ross CollinsFrancesca Simon and Steve May|title=Two Terrible Vikings

|genre=Dyslexia FriendlyEmerging Readers|summary=Every time Hal eats cheese he has terrible nightmares. Hal's mother suggests drastic measures - no more cheese before bed. Hal loves his cheese though so he sets off on In a quest for clues small Viking village there live two twins, Hack and Whack, who are eager to solve the Case of be the Cheesemares. He is accompanied by his canine sidekick, Rufus. He stumbles upon his first clue very quickly. All of the cheese that has been giving him bad dreams has come from Contessa Von Udderstein's worst Vikings ever! (not Nothing can stop their mad marauding, as they cause havoc at all evil) House of Cheese in Bovina. Hal follows the trail to a spooky castle ruled by the evil Contessa Von Uddersteinbirthday party, chaos whilst tracking a very mad cow who looks quite troll, and undertake a bit like a bovine version grand journey to raid Bad Island with their friends! They get up to all kinds of Cruella De Ville. The irate cow wants revenge on humans for stealing mischief and naughty behaviour, along with their milk for years (it's a good thing no one mentioned hamburgers or roast beef) Hal wolf-cub Bitey-Bitey, and Rufus must escape from the clutches their crazy cast of the mad cattle and make cheese safe to eat again. It's a good thing cows don't have hands to clutch withfriends.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1781121915</amazonuk>0571349498

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleisbn=Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door1838593187|author=Julia Donaldson and Hannah Shaw |rating=5|genre=Dyslexia Friendly|summarytitle=Guess What I love Julia Donaldson's books for younger children. Everyone loves [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]] and [[Tyrannosaurus Drip by Julia Donaldson|Tyrannosaurus Drip]] is still one of our favourites, but as the children have grown, these books have been read less frequently. I have to admit, I've missed them. ''Mr Birdsnest and the House Next Door'' gives us a chance to enjoy this brilliant author for just a little while longer. This is fun story, told Found in the first person, so we never know the name of the main character. We do know she is lively active young girl, perhaps with an active imagination. I would guess her to be about 10 years old with an equally active and inquisitive younger brother named Elmo.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781120056</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|title=My ZooPlayground!|author=Rod CampbellVictoria Thompson|rating=4.5

|summary=My children have always been drawn to Rod CampbellTilly is excited. She's simple but appealing illustrationsjust come dashing out of the classroom, so I was delighted to have pigtails flapping behind her and a chance to review this book, even though my boys are now older than the expected age range. This is a very simple book. There are fifteen large die cut animals big grin on a pastel coloured backgroundher face. The illustrations have a unique quality Dad's come to them that I can only describe as collect her and her brother and he ''Rod Campbellhas''to try to guess what she found in the playground today, although she concedes that he will never guess. The animals all have friendly appearance Dad wants to know how school was, and a kind of gentleness to them. The front view of each animal has only the animalbut ''obviously'' that's name in bold black printnot important. When you turn the page, there is Could Tilly have found more collectable things for her scrap box? (Isn't that so much more sensible than a single sentence about the animal in smaller print. With a very young babyscrap ''book''?) Well, the parent can read only the animals nameactually, perhaps adding the sound for each animalTilly did find exciting stuff. As the child grows olderThere are sequins, the parents can begin reading the extra line on each animal. The fact the animals are larger than usual glittered paper and all sorts of other things in these picturesher pocket, and on sturdy pages but that are perfect for little hands, means this book would be ideal for babies as young as six months. I feel this would make a lovely first book for young child. As much as we loved [[Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell|Dear Zoo]], I feel this book is even better for infants's not what she wants Dad to guess.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0230770924</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|titleauthor=Kurt Gets TruckloadsInnosanto Nagara|authortitle=Erlend LoeM is for Movement|rating=54

|summary=Meet KurtSet in Indonesia, in the not too distant past, this is a story about social change. He's a dockyard truck-driverDealing with some difficult issues, with a wife such as political corruption and three childrennepotism, and more dreams than moneythe book is neither boring nor preachy. The family has travelled beforeIt educates gently, with vibrant, challenging illustrations, but might not be able to in futureand it portrays how social movements need people who will try, as there is just not the budgeteven when it seems that they will fail. Funnily enoughThe message is a positive one; that in an increasingly uncertain world, just we do still have the day after talking about what having a huge amount of money would do for and power to Kurt, he gets a windfallinstigate change. And then the problems start…|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1877579300</amazonuk>1609809351

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Peter Bently and Russel Ayto1949471004|title=Dustbin DadDog on a Log Chapter Books: Step 1|author=Pamela Brookes|rating=3.54|genre=Emerging ReadersDyslexia Friendly|summary=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 the ones you''Dustbin Dad'' is ve been working on and encountering words which are just too challenging can have more of a cautionary tale aimed at all of those children who leave food negative effect on their plate at the end of young dyslexic than a mealchild without that problem. Dad likes nothing better than You need to be able to polish off buy books at a reasonable price which concentrate on what you've been working on, without anything else being thrown into the mix. You need a story which engages the young mind and you need stages which progress steadily through the leftoverslearning process without there being any large jumps. Some online support and games wouldn't go amiss, much either. Reading - and ''learning'' to read - should be a pleasure. It should be ''fun''.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=099334030X|title=Can You Draw the disgust of his familyDragosaur?|author=Peter Lynas and Charlie Roberts|rating=4. One day, however, he gobbles down 5|genre=Crafts|summary=You're going to get a pint hint of something that tastes like fish chowderwhat this book's about very quickly. Unfortunately When you see the title page, it is cat medicine 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 some very strange side effects indeed, as dad discovers when he hears a loud rip done the illustration - and there's a long tail pops out gap. ''You'' are going to put your name there. It's ''your'' responsibility to provide the pictures for this book about one of the back of his trouserslargest creatures ever to roam the earth...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847388744</amazonuk> There's some help available, but your name is on the title page - and you have work to do!

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Francesca Simon and Tony Ross1609809335|title=Horrid Henry's NightmareThe Lizard|author= Jose Saramago, J Borges, Nick Caistor (translator) and Lucia Caistor (translator)|rating=52|genre=Confident Emerging Readers|summary=Horrid Henry was the first chapter book my son ever read alone. It was quickly followed by One day a succession of books giant lizard appears in the series and my soncity. We don'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 ist even get told how it arrived, with such a large number of books in the series, any child who reads through the whole lot will improve their reading skillsbut it certainly appeared. As he has grown older People took against it, his tastes in books have changed, but as I sat down to read and if they weren'Horrid Henry's Nightmare' to my four year old he was happy to listen in t shrugging it off as well and we all enjoyed sharing this book a hallucination brought on by tiredness just as a familythey fled it, they wanted something done about it.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444000160</amazonuk> Can something be done about it, though?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=1789016320|authortitle=Anne Fine Tadcaster and Vicki Gausdenthe Bullies|titleauthor=How Brave Is That?Richard Rutherford|rating=54|genre=Confident Emerging Readers|summary=All Tom has ever wanted In some ways it was a gentler time: video games were around, but children usually went outside to do enjoy themselves. They flew kites and went sledging if there was snow around. Tim and Mary's great-grandfather started a business in 1899 so our story is join the army, but probably set in the odds seem stacked against himnineteen seventies. Schoolwork doesn Something which hasn't come easily for Tomchanged, and without a lot of workunfortunately, he'll never pass his exams. Tom is determined bullying and two lads are making life miserable not just for Tim and with enough determination we can overcome huge obstaclesMary but for other children who gather in the playground. It Tim's a good thing too probably about ten - because Tom is going to have major obstacles thrown in his path. Any child with younger siblings will be able to laugh just at the disasters that befall Tom as stage where he tries 's beginning to prepare feel responsible for the most important day of his life - younger sister, who's two years younger than him, but he's not yet at the exam that will determine his future. If stage where he passes he can join the army. If not - his dreams are overknows how to deal with bullies.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781122431</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Gemma MerinoB01N0OZQOD|title=The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water Nickerbacher|author=Terry John Barto|rating=54|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=Nickerbacher is doing his dragonly duty as all dragons do. That dragonly duty is, of course, princess-guarding. That'The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water' begins with a Mother crocodile carrying a basket of blue eggss what dragons are for, after all. But one of the eggs Gwendolyn isn't any princess. She finds the whole princessing thing quite like the others, boring really and when the little crocs hatch, one crocodile isnshe is much less interested in fairy tales than she is in watching comedy on ''The Late Knight Show''t quite like the others. All of the other crocodiles love the water, but the odd one out prefers to climb trees. Nickerbacher likes ''The other crocodiles were not cruel, but he felt left out as they all played water games. He tried to fit Late Knight Show'' too - infact, but it's his favourite TV show because he just wasn't meant wants to be a water creaturestand-up comedian himself. His attempts to be something other than what nature intended are touching, He tries out his jokes on Princess Gwendolyn but also terribly funny. Soon the reason for the little crocodile's dislike of water becomes apparent - he isnthey don't a crocodile at all and he wasn't meant to swim - he was meant to flyalways come off quite as Nickerbacher intended.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447214714</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Lane Smith0008265836|title=It's a Little BookRory Branagan Detective|author=Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar

|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=Lane SmithTen-year-old Rory Branagan isn's blockbuster hit 'It's A Book' spent six months on the New York Times bestsellers listt just a normal kid. Her new 'ItHe's a Little Bookdetective and he has a mystery to solve – why did his dad disappear when he was three? Rory doesn' provides a very similar storyt know where to start but, then, but on a level better suited to very young childrenCassidy moves in next door and he discovers he has an accomplice who is full of ideas. Both books feature This is just as well as they soon discover a very computer-literate donkey and a quiet thoughtful monkey. In both books, donkey serious crime: Corner Boy's dad has never seen a book before been poisoned and has all sorts is at risk of questions to which monkey always replies ''dying but no'' or ''it-one else will believe he's a book''in danger. Donkey doesnIt't seem able s up to quite figure out why monkey is so interested in this thing with no whistles Rory and bells or lights or action, or Cassidy to understand why monkey likes this strange thing so much - until monkey shows him uncover the magic of books as welltruth and save a life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>023076875X</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Rachel Renee Russell0192758748|title=Dork Diaries: Holiday HeartbreakHorace & Harriet Take on the Town|author=Clare Elsom

|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=This being When Harriet, aged seven and a quarter, decides to go to Princes Park to practise 'Going to the Park on Her Own' (i.e. with her Grandad walking at least thirty steps behind) she can't believe her eyes. The statue of Lord Commander Horatio Fredrick Wallington Nincompoop Maximus Pimpleberry the sixth full-length novel Third (or Horace for short) starts to feature Nikki Maxwell and her crush on Brandonmove. He not only moves but stamps his foot, there is little point shouts something that would get him in doing a summary or resume at great length. Theyserious trouble with Harriet're still at schools mum, and theyclimbs down from his pillar. Understandably Harriet can're still finding being in any kind of friendship both socially awkward t resist following and hampered by quickly finds herself dragged all around the presence of town as Horace searches for a new – and more suitable – home. His sights are firmly set on the evil Mackenzie, NikkiMayor's cute but catty rivalmansion and it, therefore, falls to Harriet to persuade him that there must be a better alternative. All you really need to know is this volume covers an entire FebruarySadly, in order – and manages Horace's visits to finish with the Valentine's night school dance. Yesmuseum, cinema, it has weird circumstancestrain station, Nikki getting embarrassed and jealousplayground, bank and morelibrary all cause mayhem. But I haven't told you about Luckily, however, a competition in the park reveals the greatest surprise yet…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1471117669</amazonuk>perfect answer.

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Tamara MacfarlaneSaulles_Bee|title=Amazing EsmeBee Boy: Clash of the Killer Queens|author=Tony De Saulles

|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Esme leaves behind her circus home for Young Mel's friend has left and the first time beehive is now his to spend the summer with her cousins Magnuslook after. Unfortunately, Cosmo Mel lives in a tower block and Gus at Maclinkey Castle and discovers not all of his neighbours agree that it is not quite as she expected. It is very easy to get lost inside the castle and all sorts of weird and wonderful animals can be found in unlikely places. The children are cared correct place for by Mrs Larder the housekeeper who allows delights such as a ''bad-mannered tea party''hive. Despite the fun and laughter Esme misses her dear friend Donk, a loveable half donkey- half horse until one day Things change when Mel suddenly realises he has an amazing superpower; he can become a mysterious parcel arrives for her. It is then that the adventures really beginbee.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0340999934</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Alex T Smith|title=Claude in Joshua Davidson has written about the Night Zookeeper before and there are online cartoons devoted to the Spotlight|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=You have met Claude, haven't you? He's character but this marks a funny, plump little dog whose best friend is Sir Bobblysock new launch and the two of them frequently get themselves embroiled in all sorts of adventuresa new series. This time Claude heads, accidentally, towards is not just a career on stagebook but a whole online event with huge educational tie-ins and a push to get children using their own imagination. But something The story itself mirrors what the author is amiss trying to achieve in real life; the theatrepower of the imagination makes everything better. Can Claude help save the show?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444909290</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Karen McCombie|title=YouThis is a classic Dr Seuss quote from this book, Me and Thing 4: The Mummy That Went Moo|rating=4.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=Do you remember Thing? Yes, that's right, he's one that funny little creature who's a bit like a troll or a fairy or a squirrel or a, well, a ''something'' and he lives in the woods at I painstakingly stickered onto the bottom wall of Rubymy children's garden. school library! Ruby and Jackson became friends thanks to discovering ThingThe book is very silly, and now they try to take care of him as best they canDr Seuss always is, and keep him out but is also a good rhyming ode to the joys of trouble if at all possiblereading. Unfortunately with Thing's wayward magical powers it isn't always easy to do!|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571272630</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Neal_Words|authortitle=Rachel Lyon Words and Vanina StarkoffYour Heart|titleauthor=The Cautionary Tale of the Childe of HaleKate Jane Neal

|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=There was a giant who lived in Hale and if you care to you can visit the cottage and grave of John Middleton who reputedly topped nine feet tall and had to sleep with his feet dangling out of his cottage windows. Rachel Lyon tells the lightlyTrolling, bullying, cyber-shaming, whatever-it's-called-this-fictionalised story of how the Childe week- ing – all act as he was known - was taken up by proof that the king, commanded to move to London adage about sticks and given every luxurystones is actually a lot of piffle. For In a while he didn't regret leaving Hale at world where we all - for once he was dryhave hearts, slept in we should have a comfortable bed and had clothes which fit himheart that what we say to other people is positive. He mixed with the royal family We can examine our world and the court - sound it makes through communication, we can make each other smile, laugh, sing and life seemed goodbe happy together, until and bit by bit the day when world can be a better place. And hang the king commanded him to fight'no, after you' attitude some people would have in response. This was bad enoughThere, I've given the entire plot of this book away in my summary, but even then the kingthat's motives were not exactly as you might expectreally an issue.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848860951</amazonuk>

 {{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Tavares_Red|authortitle=Jeanne Willis Red and Tony RossLulu|titleauthor=Prince CharmlessMatt Tavares

|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=Prince Charmless was probably born complaining Meet Red and every day there is something new to complain aboutLulu. Amongst his complaints are that he wants to be They're a panda rather than a prince; he wants to live in a big, gold palace instead committed couple of a silly, silver, little one; cardinals and he wants to get up they have lived for some time in the middle of the night rather than someone's garden, safely in the morningan evergreen tree. If he can find something It seems to complain aboutthem that every year people mention their home in a lovely song, he willwhich tells the tree thy leaves are so unchanging. But one year, and Prince Charmless does not worry about upsetting people when he does complain. Unsurprisinglyjust as the seasons turn for the cold of winter, the palace staff has had enough and all decide to leave.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849395128</amazonuk>tree vanishes, taking Lulu with it…

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jane SimmonsDickens_Search|title=Come On Daisy!Search and Find A Christmas Carol|author=Charles Dickens, Sarah Powell and Louise Pigott|rating=3.5|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=Daisy Recently I got to applaud a book that branched away from the duckling Where's Wally? style volume, and taught the explorer about a non-fiction subject as they went a-searching. Well, it seems tweaking the form is having too much fun exploring the riverbank going to listen be a big thing, for this book tries yet another different approach – to Mamma Duckteach us about a fictional story. Mamma has told her to stay closeThey've started at the deep end, with a book hastening towards being two centuries old, but where is the fun in and one that? After allhas been adapted countless times before now, there are lots of interesting creatures living in the river and Daisy wants yet always has people returning to make friends with them. Then, it at a certain time of course, there are the giant lily padsyear for its ageless lesson. Daisy loves to bounce on But does the lily pads. ''Bouncyrich content of Dickens, bouncy bouncy. Bong bong!'' But when Daisy stops playingeven at his most populist, she notices something. She is all alone.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1843622726</amazonuk>survive this quirky variation?

 {{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Simon RickertySeuss_Eggs|title=Monkey Nut|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=Two curious little spiders find a monkey nut lying on the ground. They don’t know what it is, but they do know that they both want it and that they don’t want to share. But what is this strange, knobbly object? Is it a chair? A musical instrument? Maybe a boat? Whatever it is, the two little spiders are not the only ones interested. A much bigger, hairier spider is lurking in the shadows, waiting for the chance to grab the monkey nut for himself, but will he succeed?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857075764</amazonuk>}} {{newreviewScrambled Eggs Super|author=David McKee|title=Elmer and Aunt ZeldaDr Seuss|rating=4.5|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=Elmer the patchwork elephant was reminded by his cousin Wilbur that they had promised Peter T. Hooper doesn't mean to visit Aunt Zeldashow off, who is getting old and a little bit deaf. Their visit is peppered with misheard words and misunderstandings but there’s an obvious affection between the two generations. Aunt Zelda he is ''very proud of the two youngsters, and Elmer and Wilbur just love Zelda for what she is'' good at cooking. There’s never hint of impatience or frustration, no matter how wrong Zelda hears what the two young elephants have to Some would say. But - just in case Elmer was feeling at all superior - he finds when he gets home that he’s been rather forgetful too.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842707515</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Angela Banner|title=More and More Ant and Bee|rating=4|genre=For Sharing|summary=Right at the beginning, when you're just starting to read books which have more words than pictures, you need a book that's structured to help you. You need a book which is comfy to hold in small hands and which has a firm cover so that everything keeps ''straightThe Best''capital T, capital B. And his signature dish is scrambled eggs. You need to share the reading and to know might think that's quite an easy dish, one with which words youit're going s a little hard to read and you might perhaps appreciate a showcase one''hint'' in s prowess, but not so. For Peter T. Hooper, what makes his scrambled eggs so super is the form choice of a picture which the egg itself, and he will help you go out of his way to get procure the word all on your own. Most best of all though, you need to have a proper story and a feeling that you've achieved something when you get to the end. You need Ant and Beebest from whatever nest.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405266732</amazonuk>

{{newreview|author=Johanne Mercier|title=Arthur and the Earthworms|rating=3|genre=For Sharing|summary=Arthur has got himself a new job. He might be only seven but a boy can never start too soon. He's going to be selling earthworms from a table at the side of the road and the idea came when his pet duck started pulling up the worms. They were his favourite food, you see and on a rainy day you could find a lot of them just near the surface. He and Grandad managed to get quite a few worms together, but trade wasn't very brisk Move on the first and the woman who was determined to buy his pet duck did rather scare him. But the next day, trade picked up (although some of the customers did look suspiciously ''family'') and then the big order came in...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1907912177</amazonuk>}}[[Newest Entertainment Reviews]]