Puffin ISBN 9780141355320 £6.99
This is the second instalment in the Mabel Jones series of adventures. Having read the first in this series I was expecting a great mastery of language to engage and surprise as the book continued. This book certainly did this and more. I love the way that Will Mabbitt plays with words and phrases to entertain the reader. From start to finish this books offers emerging independent readers with a world of language play that they will are unlikely to have been confronted with before. Some lovely illustrations guide the reader through the story. Mabel’s sister is stolen by mysterious vines that come out of her wardrobe and the book is the story of how she navigates her way through various locations and times to get her sister back. The book is from a series that started out with a title of ‘unlikely adventures’. No one can be surprised by the unusual plot lines. Year 6 children will love the twists and turns in the story and will come to love the character of Mabel.
Matthew Wilson, key stage 2 teacher, St Paul’s CIW Primary, Cardiff
