Go, dog. go (HarperCollins Publishers)

Attractively rebranded, this classic brightly illustrated Cat In The Hat Beginner Book is certain to turn even 'non-readers' into readers. Join the big and little dogs at play in this vibrant, action-packed Blue Back Beginner Book. Using a 75-word vocabulary and clear illustrations, pre-readers are helpfully introduced to the concepts of number, colour, and opposites. Beginner Books have been designed to appeal directly to children through the use of humour, rhyme and bright pictures that can be 'read' even by the non-reading child. Some Beginner Books are simple stories, others are hilarious nonsense: both types have been designed to give children confidence and make them want to go on reading.