New Frontier Publishing ISBN 9781912 076611 £6.99
This fun book for early readers puts emphasis on the consistent repetition of the ‘e’ sound with each page seeing its young protagonist suggesting that something (with the ‘e’ sound) should go to bed instead of him. The foregrounding of each of these ‘e’ words is done through large, emboldened text and each time rhymes with the boy being referred to as ‘sleepy head’. The repetition at work on each page makes this a fantastic early reader with the book’s clear and engaging illustrations clearly supporting the text on the page. A fantastic resource for emergent readers, who will be heartened by recognising words on a page and repeating them out loud. Age range: 3-6.
Laura Manison Shore, Senior Lecturer in Early Years & Primary Education, UWE, Bristol