Synopsis
The day is really rather dull for a little boy in the middle of the country with just Mum and the cat for company. Nothing happens, no one comes by ...so he says, anyway. - But the pictures tell a very different story! There are the Three Bears and Goldilocks; The Three Little Pigs building their houses; Little Red Riding Hood and a Big Bad Wolf; a witch flying about on a broomstick; Humpty Dumpty climbing up on to a wall; a giant stamping about the countryside; a cat and a fiddle and a cow jumping over the moon. All around the little boy exciting things are happening - but at the end of the day, the little boy yawns and tells his father, "Nothing much happened round here today"! Vivian French's books include the fiction titles "Zenobia and Mouse", "Under the Moon" and "Tillie McGillie's Fantastical Chair" the picture books "Princess Primrose", "Lazy Jack" (1995) and "A Song for Little Toad" (1995) and the Read and Wonder books "The Apple Trees", "Spider Watching" and "Caterpiller Caterpiller" (shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award). John Prater is the author and illustrator of "On Friday Something Funny Happened" which was runner-up for The Mother Goose Award, "No, said Joe" an
Présentation de l'éditeur
Friendly advice for reading fun included in every book!
READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers’ confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels, Read and Share books - available individually for the first time - are specially selected for qualities that encourage literacy skills and a love of reading.
Sixteen top-quality books with notes for extending reading fun inspire the confidence parents and children need to experience the joys of reading . . . together. Plus an informative Parents’ Handbook!
What is Read and Share?
—An expert selection of sixteen high-quality picture books by superb authors and illustrators, featuring a multicultural array of subjects, including poetry and rhymes, traditional songs, stories, and information books
—Four progressive levels - Beginnings, Early Steps, Next Steps, and Taking Off - each including four fabulous picture books
—Two full spreads inside each book offering suggestions and activities inspired by the story, designed to help parents and children get the most out of each book - and build a foundation for reading success
—A separate 24-page, full-color Parents’ Handbook providing extensive practical information and detailed answers to many of the questions parents ask about encouraging their children’s literacy
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