How we should prepare children for formal literacy teaching has long courted controversy. It has become all the more controversial with the introduction of statutory phonics for children in the Foundation Stage. But where there is agreement is that rhyme - listening to it, saying it, creating it - is vital in preparing children to become readers (see 'Speak out!', page 20).
And what better way to explore rhyme than with Stomp! Chomp! Big roars, here come the dinosaurs! (Puffin, 5.99), a new collection of rhymes written by Kaye Umansky, illustrated brilliantly - in every sense - by Nick Sharratt, and featuring a host of new new interactive fun rhymes.
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