When her parents find a baby wolf on their doorstep and decide to raise him as their own, Dot is certain he will eat them all up until a surprising encounter brings them closer together.
Video Click here to view the book read by ThePigNetwork. Video Click here to view the book read by Hines Creek Library.Ī crafty little pig comes knocking at the door of a hungry fox who soon realizes that getting dinner into the pot is harder than it seems. When the Big Bad Wolf teases him about being good, Rolf tries to prove himself by howling at the moon and blowing down Little Pig's house. Video Click here to view the book read by Miss Lansberry. The only potential problem with using them in the classroom could be that the card slipcases would quickly wear out from the four very thin paperbacks being constantly pushed in and out.A young rabbit checks out a library book about wolves and learns much more about their behavior than he wanted to know. The books look and read like real books, rather than parts of a reading scheme. The illustrations are delightful, and great fun in themselves. You can even download a certificate of achievement from to make children feel really successful. Even better, children gain so much confidence reading one book that they want to read the rest. The size of each book and the limited number of words per page makes them approachable. These books are popular with all the new readers I’ve tried them out on - even those who normally don’t want to read for themselves. This would make the series an excellent choice to send home in book bags, because it builds confidence in parents as well as their children.
Yuck!Įach book opens with a synopsis of the story, to be read to the child, and includes suggestions on its use. Help! Ruby the sheep likes being patted by Jane so much that she lcks her. Worm makes himself into different shapes, then tries a bowI and a knot.
There is enough repetition from page to page to give new readers confidence, and yet - impressively - each book contains a real story with a punchline on the last page. Each title is actually a folder of four short books about the same child-friendly characters: Worm, Dinah Dinosaur, and Ruby the sheep.Įach book has eight pages, colourfully illustrated, with a short line of text on each. One of the joys of the Brand New Readers series is that they are fun for children as they practise their new skills.Īlthough these books are intended for use at home, they would also be useful in reception and Year 1. Humour can be thin on the ground in books for beginning readers. By Catherine Friend, illustrated by Rachel Merriman. By B G Hennessy, illustrated by Ana Martin Larranaga. BRAND NEW READERS SERIES: Meet Dinah Dinosaur and Busy Dinah Dinosaur.
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