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Sheep School

Name: Sheep School
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

by Ross Montgomery, illustrated by Marisa Morea

Interest age: 6 to 8
Reading age: 5+

Published by Barrington Stoke, 2023

Funny
Short stories
Dyslexia

About this book

William the lamb is the worst pupil in Sheep School. He can’t stand still and he can’t keep quiet for more than a few minutes at a time. The new head teacher, Mr Howler, has told the sheep the best thing they can learn is to stand still. Especially when the Big Bad Wolf and his crew of hungry wolves might come creeping up. So, the next day, William tries his best to stand still and keep his eyes closed like the rest of the flock in the field. Luckily for all, he can’t – and so he witnesses the Big Bad Wolf steal his friends and parents away! Can just one little lamb save all the sheep?

This enjoyable addition to the Little Gems series has lots of blank space on each page, a special dyslexia-friendly font and thick paper so that the text and artwork don’t show through the page. It also has jokes about sheep on the front inner cover and a puzzle on the back inner cover. The colour artwork is delightfully cute, with lots of energy and funny facial expressions. This is packed with humour and is perfect for readers who are beginning their reading journey, and who love to laugh.

About the author

Ross Montgomery started writing stories as a teenager, when he really should have been doing homework, and continued doing so at university. After graduating, he experimented with working as a pig farmer and a postman before deciding to channel these skills into teaching at a primary school. He writes his books when he should really be marking homework. His first novel, Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door, was published to huge critical acclaim, and was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and the Branford Boase Award.