Have you seen Maverick Early Reader author Clare Helen Welsh‘s piece on young readers for International Literacy Day in I am in Print? ‘In this post, I have tried to unpick the challenges that young readers face regarding reading and offer some tips using my experience as an EYFS teacher, as an author and as a parent. Learning to read is something that parents and teachers worry about enormously and… Read More »Encouraging Early Readers
Chitra Soundar just posted a great review on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure for two new Early Readers by Clare Helen Welsh: ‘The stories are well structured with the necessary repetition to enable word recognition, learning by sight as much as sounding out unfamiliar words with phonics. The stories are engaging and fun. These will definitely appeal to young children who are reading on their own. At this age children… Read More »‘Just perfect for newly confident readers’ Early Readers get a big thumbs up from An Awfully Big Blog Adventure!
Sarah at My Book Corner has posted some great reviews for two of our new blue and yellow band Early Readers published last month: ‘Clare Helen Walsh’s (The Aerodynamics of Biscuits) lovely story of King Carl and his wonderful day out at the fair will be a joy for all ages to read. With counting sequences and beautiful illustrations by Marina Pessarrodona, each page is bursting with colour.’ ‘This is… Read More »My Book Corner gives a big thumbs up for new Early Readers!
Madge Eekal Reviews recently had a look at samples of our new yellow and blue band Early Readers, part of a set of 10 titles which have just been published: ‘While I haven’t seen the other books in the series, these two titles would suggest these books are perfect for beginning and aspiring readers. Although very simply told, each book has enough child interest in terms of content (e.g. wishes… Read More »‘An excellent series of books’ Madge Eekal Reviews new Early Readers!
Primary school teacher Cathy at Chez L’Abeille recently reviewed two of our new yellow and blue band Early Readers publishing this month: ‘One of the longest standing debates in the teaching of reading must be the reading scheme vs. “real books†one. Over nearly 35 years of being involved in the teaching of reading, this one has rumbled and rumbled. Being a realist, I was always aware that the barrier… Read More »‘A deliciously appealing set of banded reading books’ Chez L’Abeille reviews new Early Readers!
Year 4 Class Teacher Mrs Wylie has posted a wonderful review for two of our new 10 yellow and blue band Early Readers (publishing 28 August) on her book review blog Addicted to Reading: ‘This book is another offering from Maverick Early Readers Series. It is a charming little story with bright, colourful illustrations designed for readers who are beginning to read on their own. A great book for instilling… Read More »‘Great book for instilling a love of reading in young children!’ Teacher gives top marks to new yellow and blue band Early Readers!
Linda’s Book Bag posted a wonderful review of two of our 10 new yellow and blue band Early Readers publishing at the end of August this week: ‘Both books are beautifully produced. They are just the right size for young children to handle and have the perfect length to keep focus and attention without overwhelming. The use of repetition helps reinforce the sounds and spellings in the vocabulary and there… Read More »‘Perfect for school or home’ New Early Readers get the thumbs up from Linda’s Book Bag!
Two new Early Readers by Clare Helen Welsh publishing in August have been featured in the SCBWI magazine Words & Pictures this month! Check it out here and buy a copy of King Carl and the Wish here and Jim and the Big Fish here See all 60 titles in our Early Readers scheme here
We are thrilled to learn that picture book Aerodynamics of Biscuits by Clare Helen Welsh and illustrated by Sophia Touliatou has been used to develop online coding resources to help a primary school teach computing. What a great idea! Andrew, a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) in ICT from Our Lady of Hartley Primary School in Kent, got in touch with Clare and together they created lesson plans and activities for anyone… Read More »Online resources to help teach computing in primary schools inspired by Aerodynamics of Biscuits!
We’ve just received a glowing report from Tara Potter (Hickman) who shared one of our Institute of Education purple banded early readers with a local school: ‘New, fresh, funny Purple banded Early Readers from Maverick Children’s Books. In Biscuit Blast Off! by Clare Helen Welsh, Oliver builds a biscuit rocket for the pirate mice to go to the moon and look for cheese. He then builds a Pirate ship of cheese for… Read More »Biscuit Blast Off! Early Reader rockets to the top of school children’s list of favourite reads!
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