Pick ‘n’ Mix

Mischief and bright, busy artwork carry Pick 'n' Mix, Tracey Corderoy's comic story for children who are just settling into reading on their own. Corderoy writes with a light touch and a sense of timing that works particularly well read aloud, and Lee Wildish's illustration adds a second layer of jokes for anyone looking closely at the pictures. The sentences are short, the pace is quick, and there is enough visual interest on each spread to keep a child engaged between the lines of text. Books at this length matter for a child who has stopped being read to but has not yet taken on longer chapter stories. The essentials: • Humour that lands as well read aloud as read silently • Expressive artwork from Lee Wildish throughout • Short sentences suited to children building reading confidence • Works for bedtime, classroom sessions or a quiet afternoon Aimed at early readers and the adults sharing books with them, and an easy addition to a primary classroom shelf; published by Stripes Publishing and available through Boipoka.