Katie is a quite an ordinary girl. Well okay perhaps she is a little bit of a tomboy but she’s normal. On the other hand her family are totally embarrassing and are always forcing her into the most awful situations...

When Katie hears strange cooing noises from her Mum’s bedroom she rushes in to find out what could possibly be wrong, only to discover that Mum has gone all soppy over baby Emily, her first grandchild! Katie is not really looking forward to a day with Emily, she is not a great fan of babies and at the moment just wants her breakfast. When Gran phones to say she has had a fall Mum wants to rush to be with her but that would mean calling Katie’s sister Helen back from her romantic break with her husband. Katie decides that although she is not Emily’s greatest fan looking after a baby really can’t be that hard and urges her Mum to go off... So how hard is it to look after a baby? Well Katie is about to find out with the most wonderfully hilarious results.

Mary Hooper is probably best known for her novels for older readers but she has turned her talent, successfully, to this new series of titles for younger, early readers. These stories are highly accessible, the language is simple and straightforward and there are some great illustrations accompanying the text making it easier for readers to settle into the story and helping them to visualise what could possibly be happening. They will find themselves laughing out loud at Katie's antics; on the edge of their seat as they hope that she can get herself out of the mess she creates and swept along with the story as a result of Mary Hooper’s accessible. light-hearted and fun stories.

 A highly recommended new series from a highly acclaimed author.

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2008-04-12