At the Beach: A Woolly Wombat Story by Kerry Argent (Scholastic Inc)
PB RRP $6.99
ISBN 978-1-74299-050-7
Reviewed by Jenny Heslop
The Woolly Wombat
is back at the beach in his yellow hat. This time he is having fun with
Bandicoot, exploring the sand and surf.
The colourful,
soft illustrations enhance the humour in Wombat & Bandicoot's predicaments.
The reactions on their faces are just delightful.
There are only 55
words in this 'first reader' and they are cleverly used. Concepts of opposites
are explored through the hot day, cold water, and being over and under the
waves - where Wombat encounters a 'big fish’ (a friendly looking shark).
The Woolly Wombat Stories are light and friendly. Pre-school aged
children will find much amusement among these pages but so will slightly older
children, early primary, as they learn to read. Simple words, straight forward
concepts, lovely pictures and clever humour combined with a small slim book
will attract beginner readers wanting to read independently, in the same way as
Paul Jennings Rascal the Dragon books did.
Also with this
first reader series is One Woolly Wombat, Best of Friends, and Hide
and Seek.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Buzz Words Books would love to hear what you think.