Let's Play, Daddy Bear! A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Purple Book Band

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A heart-warming animal story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. Little Bear lives with Daddy Bear at weekends, and usually they play games like Monster Chase and Dad-is-a-Big-Climbing-Frame. But today, all Daddy Bear is doing is tap-tap-tapping on his keyboard. Waiting is so boring! Can Little Bear convince him to come and play? This charming story from children's author Dawn McNiff is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features illustrations from Andy Rowland and explores a topic many young children will relate to. Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. They are packed with gorgeous colour illustrations and include inside cover notes with tips for getting the most out of the book, as well as ideas for activities related to the stories. 'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' (Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher) Book Band: Purple Ideal for ages 6+

Dawn McNiff was born by the sea in Sussex and now lives in Gloucestershire. She has an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and has worked as a bereavement counsellor, a copywriter, a teaching assistant, a children's book seller and best of all as a mummy. Dawn is the author of How Not to Be Weird and With Love from Alfie McPoost, The Best Dog Ever. Andy Rowland has always loved drawing. One of his earliest memories is of his dad bringing home reams of scrap paper from the from the printers for him to use because he went through so much. Andy went on to study Illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he won the Macmillan prize for the design and illustration of a children's book. Since then he has illustrated over one hundred children's books.

PRAISE FOR BLOOMSBURY YOUNG READERS Written by favourite authors, these are well worth collecting and are just the thing for children ready for reading. -- Andrea Reece * Lovereading4kids *