Independent Reading Level: Grades 1-2
Award: 2023 Ockham NZ Book Awards · Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 Shortlist

toad is very excited to work on building a road that he just can't wait
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My two-year-old grandson really enjoys this book although I find it a bit simple. It's a fun book, though, as most books by Usborne publishers turn out to be. There are colorful large pictures, objects to identify, small animals (a bird and a duck) to spot, flaps to open, and construction equipment which should enthrall any young boy! All of these make for enjoyable toddler reading...and re-reading. ( )

A cute book for beginning readers. Apparently, this series is designed to teach phonetics systematically (or some such thing). My son learned to read very easily, though, so I didn't pay too much attention to any sort of "system." (Or maybe these books did such a good job, I didn't have to worry about it). ;) ( )