Beginning to Read
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Helping children to learn to read can be a fun-filled experience and there are lots of books to share and enjoy with children. To help you get started, try some of the following books.
BRYANT, Ann
Raindrop Bill
Hodder and Stoughton 9780749679415
A rhyming story following the journey of a raindrop called Raindrop
Bill as he travels from the cloud to the rivers, streams and sea. A simple story
illustrating the water cycle and a nice story too!
DOLAN, Penny
Big Bad Blob
Watts 9780749670924
When Ed drops his chewing gum on the ground the results are disastrous. Can he
be saved from the chewing gum monster, the Big Bad Blob!
DOLAN, Penny
Miss Polly's Seaside Brolly
Watts 9780749677923
When
Miss Polly takes her brolly to the seaside on a windy day she gets more than she
bargained for and ends up on a brolly adventure!
GOWAR, Mick
Handyman Doug
Watts 9780749679798
Doug crashes in Mr Brown's car but when he tries to fix it he seems to make it
worse!
GOWAR, Mick
Sir Otto
Watts 9780749679422
Sir Otto is a strong knight but starts having trouble when it begins to rain and
his wife has to come to his rescue.
GRAVES, Sue
Miss Lupin's Motorbike
Watts 9780749679453
Miss Lupin rides a motorbike for the first time and has a little bit of trouble
keeping it under control. A light hearted rhyming and humorous story for new
readers.
GRAVES, Sue
Peg Leg
Watts 9780749673109
Peg Leg the pirate is looking for treasure and gets his assistant Jim to dig,
dig, dig. Jim digs up all sorts of things, but where is the treasure?
POWELL, Jillian
The Lonely Pirate
Watts 9780749677930
A pirate sails off to sea on his own but becomes lonely until he teaches a
parrot to talk.
STIMSON, Joan
The Dinosaur Next Door
Watts 9780749679682
A boy gets frightened when he sees a red and purple dinosaur in the next door
neighbours garden. But is the dinosaur what it appears to be?
