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[[Category:New Reviews|Emerging Readers]] __NOTOC__ <!-- Remove -->{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Stephan LompNigel Baines|title=Wilfred and Olbert’s Totally Wild Chase|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction |summary=Meet Wilfred and Osbert. They're not only the kind to completely flout the rules A Tricky Kind of the natural history explorer's club they belong to, but when they both spot an undiscovered butterfly together, they are the kind to fight tooth and claw to be the first to lay claim to it alone, and devil take the other one. What they don't know is that the drama that ensues when they're tailing this particular specimen will involve no end of peril – nearly drowning, almost being eaten by a lion, crashing a hot air balloon one of them just so happened to have in his pocket… This, then, is a fun and silly biology lesson – but that's only the best kind, surely?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848696795</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Libby Walden and Stephanie Fizer Coleman|title=Hidden World: ForestMagic

|genre=Children's Non-Fiction Emerging Readers|summary=SometimesCooper loves to perform magic tricks. His father was a magician, less is moreand named Cooper after the great Tommy Cooper. But a wood doesnsadly Cooper't understand thats father died suddenly, does it – it just stretches on and on, expanding outwards and outwards, and upwards and upwards – itnow Cooper doesn's t quite a galling thing for a young person know who to be, or how to understandbe. This book reverts And when his dad's prop rabbit starts talking to the very basic detail that will let the very young student get a grip him, he ''really'' doesn't know what's going on the life in the forest, whether they can actually see it for the trees in real life or not…anymore!|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1848575971</amazonuk>1444960261

{{newreviewFrontpage|author=Craig ShuttlewoodJane Lightbourne|title=Town and Country (Turnaround Book)My Cat Called Red|rating=54|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers|summary=I know I should have Robin has red hair. He hates it, and the freckles that go along with it. He's been working but Ibullied and mocked at school because of it. 've just spent the last hour pouring over ''Town and CountryGinger Minger! Carrots!''Kids are mean. On the face of it thereBut red hair is not Robin's a very simple idea here: on each double-page spread you get examples of what happens in towns and what happens in the countryside with regard to various activities, modes of transport and even things like beaches and snow. You turn the book one way for the country scene and then flip it over for what happens only misery in the townlife. Down the side of each page thereHe's a list of things for you already lost his dad to find, complete with a thumbnail of what it mountaineering accident when his mum gets ill and is youtaken into hospital. She doesn're looking fort come home again.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1782404422</amazonuk>1838216812

{{newreviewFrontpage|author= Michael Morpurgo Francesca Simon and Shoo RaynerSteve May|title= Mudpuddle Farm: Cock-A-Doodle-DooTwo Terrible Vikings|rating= 5|genre= Emerging Readers|summary= This is an anthology book containing two titles from the Mudpuddle Farm series (''Mossop's Last Chance'' and ''Albertine, Goose Queen''). In the first of these we see all the animals work together to save the saggy old cat-puss from being fired. The second story sees our resident genius tested by an encounter with a crafty fox whilst the farmer decides to avoid all the fuss by going for a shave.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007270127</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Dave Barry, Ridley Pearson and Mary Blair|title=Walt Disney's Peter Pan: Illustrated by Mary Blair (Walt Disney Classics)|rating=3.54

|summary=I'll take it pretty much In a small Viking village there live two twins, Hack and Whack, who are eager to be the very worst Vikings ever! Nothing can stop their mad marauding, as read that you know the story of Peter Panthey cause havoc at a birthday party, the young boy who left his shadow behindchaos whilst tracking a troll, and in collecting it took three children undertake a grand journey to raid Bad Island with him their friends! They get up to a fantasy world full all kinds of nasty men, danger mischief and mystery. I knownaughty behaviour, the lad is totally irresponsible. You may well know it from pantoalong with their wolf-cub Bitey-Bitey, or from Disney – and it's the latter that this book is concerning. It's a very snappy capture their crazy cast of the story that won't take long at all to read, but it's what that text is paired with that makes it worth attentionfriends.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1405287012</amazonuk>0571349498

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jeff Brown and Rob Biddulph1838593187|title=Flat StanleyGuess What I Found in the Playground!|author=Victoria Thompson

|summary=''Stanley was four feet tallSet in Indonesia, in the not too distant past, this is a story about a foot widesocial change. Dealing with some difficult issues, such as political corruption and half an inch thick.'' Yesnepotism, there's proof that this is the original text of this classic children's book – at least it's not been updated to metricis neither boring nor preachy. So while the illustrations are new, we get the real deal It educates gently, with the young Stanley squished one nightvibrant, to such an extent he can limbo under shut doorschallenging illustrations, get airmailed to America to visit relativesand it portrays how social movements need people who will try, become even when it seems that they will fail. The message is a kite for his younger brother to play withpositive one; that in an increasingly uncertain world, and more. But then you don't need we do still have the power to update perfectioninstigate change.|amazonukisbn=<amazonuk>1405288108</amazonuk>1609809351

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Philippa Pearce and Cate James1949471004|title=The Ghost in Annie's Room (Little Gems)Dog on a Log Chapter Books: Step 1|author=Pamela Brookes|rating=4.5

|summary=Emma What do you do when your child has dyslexia and you need books which will help them to achieve the wonder that is on a family holiday in an older relative's seaside cottagereading? You can risk buying early readers, where she is to sleep but the sounds in the room in book might not be the ones you've been working on and encountering words which are just too challenging can have more of a negative effect on the atticyoung dyslexic than a child without that problem. Her brother has passed You need to be able to buy books at a reasonable price which concentrate on what he says he has overheard – that it is hauntedyou've been working on, without anything else being thrown into the mix. But even with You need a story which engages the mementos of young mind and you need stages which progress steadily through the person that once lived learning process without there all around her, being any large jumps. Some online support and with a strange feeling of being watchedgames wouldn't go amiss, even with the stormy winds knocking tree limbs on to the window – Emma can sleep through it alleither. But thatReading - and ''learning''s not to say things will forever read - should be a pleasure. It should be that way…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781126852</amazonuk>''fun''.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Michael Morpurgo and Shoo Rayner099334030X|title= Mudpuddle Farm: Hee-Haw HoorayCan You Draw the Dragosaur?|author=Peter Lynas and Charlie Roberts|rating= 4.5|genre= Emerging ReadersCrafts|summary=Two collected stories from Mudpuddle Farm series – You're going to get a hint of what this book's about very quickly. When you see the title page, you'Nowt to Worry Aboutll 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 gap. 'Tickety-Boo'You''are going to put your name there. How will It's ''your'' responsibility to provide the animals react when pictures for this book about one of the sky goes strange and horrifying noises abound? Changes are afoot that could mark largest creatures ever to roam the end of Mudpuddle farm; or earth. There's some help available, but your name is it just a new beginning?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008241988</amazonuk>on the title page - and you have work to do!

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Sarah Powell1609809335|title= Search and Find: Pride & Prejudice: A Jane Austen Search The Lizard|author= Jose Saramago, J Borges, Nick Caistor (translator) and Find BookLucia Caistor (translator)|rating= 42|genre= Emerging Readers|summary= Search and find books are usually aimed at children. They are One day a good bit of fun, but they are also a good study tool for adult readers alikegiant lizard appears in the city. Jane Austen is a fantastic novelist We don't even get told how it arrived, but her style of writing can be daunting for those not used to such heavy proseit certainly appeared. It is very easy to become lost in the myriad of dialogue People took against it, characters and events. I find if they weren't shrugging it off as a good plot summary helps when approaching her workshallucination brought on by tiredness just as they fled it, this was especially so in the case of the perplexing and long-winded Emmathey wanted something done about it. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1783708271</amazonuk> Can something be done about it, though?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=1789016320|title=Pip Jones Tadcaster and Adam Stowerthe Bullies|titleauthor=Piggy Handsome: Guinea Pig Destined for Stardom!Richard Rutherford|rating=3.54

|summary=Meet Piggy Handsome. He is In some ways it was a very bequiffed guinea pig, and he is frustrated that everyone in his long line of Handsome guinea pigs has become famous for somethinggentler time: video games were around, except him. Annoyed that he has not even got his face in the local newspaper, he has complained but children usually went outside to his friend Jeffry the Budgie more than onceenjoy themselves. But on this day, Jeff has a chance to solve the issue and get some peace They flew kites and quiet for himself – went sledging if there is a chip eating contest in townwas snow around. But can Piggy get there in time, can he down a bowl of chips quickly enough to win, and what about the pair of idiot thieves that also have something on their mind?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571327540</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author= Michael Morpurgo and Shoo Rayner|title= Mudpuddle Farm: Alien Invasion|rating= 4|genre= Emerging Readers|summary=This collected edition contains two stories from Mudpuddle Farm: ''Alien Invasion'' Tim and ''MumMary's the Word''. When the bees swarm the animals panic over great-grandfather started a new creature that appears business in 1899 so our story is probably set in the farmnineteen seventies. In the second story that greedy goat has vanished and when he returns something darned odd happens…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007275137</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=David Roberts and Alan MacDonald|title=My Burptastic Body Book (Dirty Bertie)|rating=4.5|genre=Children Something which hasn's Non-Fiction|summary=Oht changed, unfortunately, to be young is bullying and innocent, two lads are making life miserable not just for Tim and to be full of questions. Questions like 'is eating my bogies good Mary but for me', or 'why is poo brown', or 'what makes sweat smell'other children who gather in the playground. You donTim't have to be a kid like Dirty Bertie to want to know s probably about ten - just at the answers – respectively, no; itstage where he's down beginning to dead bacteria; and it doesn't – itfeel responsible for his younger sister, who's other bacteria again. If you think you have a lad (ortwo years younger than him, letbut he's face it, a lass) interested in learning such stuff, this book could well be not yet at the place stage where he knows how to turndeal with bullies.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847156754</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Michael Bond and R W AlleyB01N0OZQOD|title=Best-loved Paddington StoriesNickerbacher|author=Terry John Barto

|genre=For SharingEmerging Readers |summary=With the sad passing of Michael Bond there Nickerbacher is no time like the present to revisit some of the adventures of doing his most iconic creation; Paddingtondragonly duty as all dragons do. As the character has proved so timeless regular reThat dragonly duty is, of course, princess-issues of guarding. That's what dragons are for, after all. But Gwendolyn isn't any princess. She finds the books have appeared whole princessing thing quite boring really and she is much less interested in fairy tales than she is in watching comedy on ''Best-loved Paddington StoriesThe Late Knight Show'' brings three of these stories together. Does this collection really reflect the best that the bear has Nickerbacher likes ''The Late Knight Show'' too - in fact, it's his favourite TV show because he wants to offer or are be a stand-up comedian himself. He tries out his jokes on Princess Gwendolyn but they just three random tales stuck together with marmalade?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008245037</amazonuk>don't always come off quite as Nickerbacher intended.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn= Enid Blyton0008265836|title= The Seaside FamilyRory Branagan Detective|author=Andrew Clover and Ralph Lazar|rating= 4.5|genre= Emerging Readers|summary= The Caravan Family (MummyTen-year-old Rory Branagan isn't just a normal kid. He's a detective and he has a mystery to solve – why did his dad disappear when he was three? Rory doesn't know where to start but, Daddythen, Mike, Belinda Cassidy moves in next door and Ann) are all ready for the holidays, he discovers he has an accomplice who is full of ideas. This is just as well as they soon discover a very serious crime: Corner Boy's dad has been poisoned and what better place to spend time together than is at the seaside? They can play in the sea, picnic on the sand and generally enjoy each otherrisk of dying but no-one else will believe he's companyin danger. It will be marvellous's up to Rory and Cassidy to uncover the truth and save a life.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405286733</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Robyn Swift and Sara Lynn Cramb0192758748|title=National Trust: Complete Night Explorer's KitHorace & Harriet Take on the Town|author=Clare Elsom

|genre=Children's Non-FictionEmerging Readers |summary=There is When Harriet, aged seven and a misfortune quarter, decides to go to Princes Park to practise 'Going to the modern world, in that we have killed off a common hobby from when I was a ladPark on Her Own' (i.e. Nowadays light pollution is so awful itwith her Grandad walking at least thirty steps behind) she can's certainly not uncommon for people to hardly see any t believe her eyes. The statue of Lord Commander Horatio Fredrick Wallington Nincompoop Maximus Pimpleberry the stars and Third (or Horace for short) starts to get to learn the constellations, and while I move. He not only went out to go 'meteor hunting'moves but stamps his foot, itshouts something that would get him in serious trouble with Harriet's patently obvious that the chance to lie mum, and climbs down from his pillar. Understandably Harriet can't resist following and stargaze is quickly finds herself dragged all around the town as Horace searches for a dying onenew – and more suitable – home. Elsewhere His sights are firmly set on the nocturnal youth can struggle Mayor's mansion and it, therefore, falls to have much opportunity Harriet to explore the night-time nature as this book suggests – it begins with setting up persuade him that there must be a tent in your back gardenbetter alternative. Sadly, and too many donHorace't even get that chances visits to the museum, cinema, train station, for want of possession of one. Yesplayground, if this book is only read once in the daytime bank and never referred to againlibrary all cause mayhem. Luckily, due to lack of opportunityhowever, it really will be a crying shamecompetition in the park reveals the perfect answer.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857638777</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=David Walliams and Tony RossSaulles_Bee|title=The World's Worst Children 2Bee Boy: Clash of the Killer Queens|author=Tony De Saulles

|genre=Confident Emerging Readers|summary=I sometimes wonder if David Walliams gets sick of the comparisons with Roald Dahl that he gets. ItYoung Mel's such an easy comparison to make, however, because both wrote very funny, and yet really very dark stories for children. They don't shy away from the nastiness, and ugliness in life and instead face it head on, friend has left and flip it around, and make you laugh along the way. This beehive is a rollercoaster ride through a wide range of truly dreadful children who range from being a fussy eater, now his to a spoiled brat, to Harry, who never, ever did his homework! Yeslook after. Unfortunately, their dark deeds vary Mel lives in despicableness, a tower block and along with dreadfulness galore there are fabulous illustrations, a large variety not all of fonts, unusual page layouts and his neighbours agree that it is the correct place for a Royal introduction from the Queenhive.Things change when Mel suddenly realises he has an amazing superpower; he can become a bee..|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0008259623</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Jeff Brown and Rob BiddulphDavidson_Night|title=Stanley and the Magic Lamp (Flat Stanley)Night Zookeeper: The Giraffes of Whispering Wood|author=Joshua Davidson|rating=3.5|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=It was far too recently that I picked up [[Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown A straight-laced student makes one defiant act of creativity and Rob Biddulph|Flat Stanley]] has a world of magic and met with a character now fifty years old imagination opened up for him. Will is the first time, new Night Zookeeper and found out how he got his tenure in the role of protector to be flat and what happened as a resultmagical world starts with the repulsion of a dangerous invasion. Bizarrely, however, despite  Joshua Davidson has written about the success of that first book it was twenty full years Night Zookeeper before and there are online cartoons devoted to the author picked up the pen to give Stanley character but this sequelmarks a new launch and a new series. Or perhaps it's This is not such just a book but a surprise – without giving too much away, the character had met whole online event with huge educational tie-ins and a certain change at the end of book one, and therefore wasn't exactly ready for more of the samepush to get children using their own imagination. Well, over The story itself mirrors what the decades there have been six official books by Jeff Brown, and this was author is trying to achieve in real life; the first instance where I could find out for myself if '''I''' was ready for more power of the same…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>140528806X</amazonuk>imagination makes everything better.

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Giles Chapman and Us NowSeuss_Read|title=The Story of the CarI Can Read With My Eyes Shut|author=Dr Seuss

|genre=Children's Non-Fiction Emerging Readers |summary=Dinosaurs… farm machinery… science fiction… trains… cars''The more that you read,''<br>''The more things you will know. I can't think of many other subjects '<br>''The more that inspired the young me to have you learn,''<br>''The more places you'll go.'' This is a full non-fiction classic Dr Seuss quote from this book about them on my juvenile shelves. Most of course , and one that I lost interest in with maturity. But painstakingly stickered onto the young child these days wonwall of my children't be much differents school library! The book is very silly, for good or badas Dr Seuss always is, and so they will like as not want but is also a book about broom-brooms for good rhyming ode to the shelf. And this is pretty much the go-to volume for such an interestjoys of reading.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1526360268</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Libby WaldenNeal_Words|title=In Focus: CitiesWords and Your Heart|author=Kate Jane Neal

|genre=Children's Non-FictionEmerging Readers |summary=The [[In Focus: 101 Close UpsTrolling, bullying, cyber-shaming, Crosswhatever-it's-called-Sections and Cutaways by Libby Walden|first book in this series]] promised 101 close-ups, cross sections week-ing – all act as proof that the adage about sticks and/or cutways, but here we're restricted to just ten. Why? Because the subject matters are so much bigger – one stones is home to 37 million people, actually a lot of piffle. In a world where we all things. Yeshave hearts, we're talking cities, and while this book tries to follow the previous – different artist every page, an exclusive inside look within the volume, and should have a self-deceiving page count – heart that what we are definitely in new territorysay to other people is positive. We're seeking can examine our world and the trivialsound it makes through communication, we can make each other smile, the geographical laugh, sing and the culturalbe happy together, all so that and bit by bit the inquisitive young student world can find out the variety to be had in the world's metropolises.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848575912</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Geraldo Valerio|title=My Book of Birds|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction |summary=I never really caught the bird-watching habit, even with the opportunity of growing up on the edge of a village in the middle of nowherebetter place. It was in And hang the family, too'no, but I resigned myself to never seeing much that was spectacular, and once after you've seen one blackbird you've seen them all, was my thinking. If I'd had this book as a youngster, who knows – I may attitude some people would have come out of it differently, having been shown the diversity of the bird world in snippets of textresponse. There, and some quite unusual illustrations…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1526360004</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Danna Smith and Bagram Ibatoulline|title= The Hawk of the Castle: A Story of Medieval Falconry|rating=5|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse |summary=I don't know why I was surprised by this book – I've read enough volumes for given the young audiences to know that as far as subject matter is concerned, pretty much anything goes. But entire plot of this is about falconrybook away in my summary, of all things – the use of a once-wild and still pretty much free-spirited bird of prey to hunt down animals, either for the heck of it or for the pot. An attractive girl and her father get their hawk ready, and leave the castle with all the equipment in tow – bells to hear the landed bird and what itbut that's captured, the hood to act as blinkers for it on the way there, the lure if necessary. The story concerns just one trip out, girl, father, hound – and hawk. But while that may surprise you as a subject matter of choice, it was the whole artistic approach that won me over here…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406376698</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Gareth P Jones|title=Beards From Outer Space|rating=4|genre=Emerging Readers|summary= You might not realise it but Earth is under constant alien attack. Luckily we humans don't need to worry because the Pet Defenders (a secret society of our domestic pets) are always on standby to keep us safe. The activities of the Pet Defenders are normally kept secret but Stripes Publishing are kindly allowing human children a brief glimpse into their exciting adventures. In ''Beards From Outer Space'' we are able to read how a dog and cat – secret agents Biskit and Mitzy – team up to rid the world of really an army of alien beardsissue.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847157858</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Ghillian Potts and Ed Boxall|title=The Old Woman from Friuli|rating=4|genre=Emerging Readers|summary=On top of a hill in Italy there was a castle and in that castle there lived a duke. Every day he would go up to the highest tower and look out at all that he could see and marvel that he owned it all. Except that is for one small house, a sturdy house with stone walls and a solid wooden door, a garden and a field.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>190920840X</amazonuk>

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Holly WebbTavares_Red|title=The Homeless KittenRed and Lulu|author=Matt Tavares

|genre=Emerging Readers|summary= Lily loves their rescue dog, Hugo. However, Lily also really wants a cat – or better still a kitten. She, therefore, can't believe her luck when Hugo sniffs out three abandoned kittens while out of his walk with Lily Meet Red and her dadLulu. Better still (from LilyThey's point re a committed couple of view at least) the animal shelter is full so Lily's mum cardinals and dad reluctantly offer to hand-rear the tiny kittens until theyhave lived for some time in someone're old enough s garden, safely in an evergreen tree. It seems to be rehomed. Lily's them that every year people mention their home in heaven looking after the kittensa lovely song, especially which tells the little fluffy white tree thy leaves are so unchanging. But one whom she names Stanley. There is year, just one problem – it's going to break her heart when as the seasons turn for the cold of winter, the time comes to say goodbye.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847157831</amazonuk>tree vanishes, taking Lulu with it…

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Dickens_Search|title=Matthew Clark Smith Search and Matt TavaresFind A Christmas Carol|titleauthor=Lighter than Air: Sophie BlanchardCharles Dickens, the First Woman PilotSarah Powell and Louise Pigott|rating=43.5|genre=Children's Non-Fiction Emerging Readers |summary=WeRecently I got to applaud a book that branched away from the Where're in Pariss Wally? style volume, and – not to be too rude taught the explorer about things – we seem surrounded by idiotsa non-fiction subject as they went a-searching. For oneWell, it seems they think tweaking the perfect place form is going to experiment with manned hot air balloon flights is in the middle of the biggest city in the world. For be a big thing, for this book tries yet another, they think only men could suffer the slightly colder and slightly thinner air experienced on such an adventure different approach – women would never be able to copeteach us about a fictional story. MeanwhileThey've started at the deep end, with a young girl is dreaming of flightbook hastening towards being two centuries old, and one that has been adapted countless times before now, as so many are wont yet always has people returning to do, completely unaware that she will soon marry one it at a certain time of the most famed balloonistsyear for its ageless lesson. They will have joint journeys skywardBut does the rich content of Dickens, before even at his early demise – leaving the young womanmost populist, Sophie Blanchard, to go it alone and become the first female pilot.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0763677329</amazonuk>survive this quirky variation?

{{newreviewFrontpage|authorisbn=Catherine Barr, Steve Williams and Amy HusbandSeuss_Eggs|title=The Story of SpaceScrambled Eggs Super|author=Dr Seuss

|summary=Meet PatrickPeter T. Such a direction Hooper doesn't mean to show off, but he is a little facetious here, because it's who 'very''good at cooking. Some would say heis ''The Best'' capital T, capital B. And his signature dish is scrambled eggs. You might think that'squite an easy dish, one with which it'' going s a little hard to meet thatshowcase one's the keyprowess, but not so. For Peter T. He lives in New RossHooper, County Wexford, and what makes his school has been chosen to perform as a choir for scrambled eggs so super is the much-anticipated arrival choice of President J F Kennedythe egg itself, as the man traces the path and he will go out of his Irish ancestry, in what (in addition way to stop-overs in England and Italy on procure the best of the same trip) was to be his last state visit abroadbest from whatever nest. But surely just being one among three hundred on such an auspicious, yet brief, occasion is not enough for such an enterprising lad? Well, no, for his connected parents have got another trick up their sleeve for him…|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406366927</amazonuk>