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Wizodd Book Reviews (age of children that parent, carer or teacher used the book with) |
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Hello |
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First impressions: |
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| “Bright and colourful” (3) | |
| “Lovely and bright” (3˝) | |
| “Lovely book, easy to read and easy to follow the signs.” (7) | |
| “Book looked interesting + well presented.” (5) | |
| “WOW! Colourful. Great having signs + symbols.” (5+10) | |
| “Colourful simple” (6) | |
| “Bright, wanted to look inside.” (SEN Sch) | |
| “Good pictures – interesting looking characters.” (5-7, group) | |
| “Very simple to use even for grandparent who can’t sign.” (7) | |
| “Wasn’t sure if it would hold daughter’s attention, but it did in short bursts ... we all enjoyed using it.” (4) | |
| “Unusual presentation, colourful and interesting …” (4) | |
| “Lovely bright cover.” (10) | |
| “Very bright and colourful. Very eye catching.” (2˝) | |
| “I thought the books looked colourful and with simple pictures children enjoy.” (2+2˝) | |
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Product (e.g. size/material/layout): |
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| “Nice size for pictures…” (3˝) | |
| “Excellent, really clear pictures.” (7) | |
| “Manageable size, sturdy for sharing 1-1, attractive layout.” (5) | |
| “Size=perfect material=robust layout=very good.” (5+10) | |
| “Good clear, colourful pictures. Simple storyline. Good size book. Simple text + pupils can follow their own text as adult signs/reads.” (7+9) | |
| “A4 great for class – possibly Big Book size for literacy groups, smaller size for home/carrying around.” (SEN Sch) | |
| “Pages were thick and stood up to daughter’s turning them. Good layout – easy to see sign, symbol + pictures all at the same time.” (4) | |
| “Large makes it easy to handle... spiral binding made it possible to lay book down flat… wipe clean pages (tested!)” (4) | |
| “Size ok – maybe a bit smaller so easier to store. Layout – excellent – children found it very easy to follow.” (10) | |
| “Material very suitable for young children. Size and layout just right.” (2˝) | |
| “Good size durable material.” (2+2˝) | |
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Artwork: |
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| “Very child friendly” (3) | |
| “Great” (3˝) | |
| “Bold colourful pictures” (7) | |
| “Colourful clear and uncluttered.” (5) | |
| “Great pictures very amusing.” (5+10) | |
| “Colourful/sharp” (7+9) | |
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“Excellent – colourful basic.” (6) |
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“Modern, not too fussy.” (SEN Sch) |
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| “Good – not too much detail.” (5-7, group) | |
| “Brilliant.” (7) | |
| “Daughter enjoyed looking at the bright pictures. Nice + simple + colourful.” (4) | |
| "- the figures were exciting, very colourful. All three characters seemed to captivate the child’s attention and interest… The characters’ signing was clearly noticed by child.” (4) | |
| “Brilliant! Children loved the pictures.” (10) | |
| “Very good colour pictures.” (7˝) | |
| “Excellent.” (2˝) | |
| “Simple pictures, children enjoyed looking @ pictures and pointing.” (2+2˝) | |
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Story: |
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| “Very basic which is good for young children …” (3˝) | |
| “Good easy story for the children to understand” (7) | |
| “Easy to understand at child’s level (5).” | |
| “Amusing.” (5+10) | |
| “Simple storyline to make listening easy. Storyline enables adult to provide more visual i.e. magicians hat/wand.” (7+9) | |
| “Simple good repetition.” (6) | |
| “Humorous, engaging.” (SEN Sch) | |
| “Pupils enjoyed Wizodd hitting tree – found it funny – encouraged making sounds.” (5-7, group) | |
| “Basic, but he didn’t get bored.” (7) | |
| “Simple to follow + sign – daughter signed hello to each of the characters as they said hello.” (4) | |
| “Both stories were great fun and enjoyed immensely by child. He related well to the signs and wanted to move on to the next page.” (4) | |
| “Very good.” (10) | |
| “Very good. We enjoyed the story.” (7˝) | |
| “Simple and suitable.” (2˝) | |
| “Very simple.” (2+2˝) | |
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Other comments: |
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| “Can’t wait to have my own copies. More stories eagerly awaited.” (5+10) | |
| “Great, need more of them!” (SEN Sch) | |
| “Would be a very useful resource.” (5-7, group) | |
| “Looking forward to more stories.” (7) | |
| “My older boys (8+10) with no problems enjoyed looking at it with their sister. They are eager to learn Makaton + enjoyed following the signing pictures. My daughter hasn’t really seen pictures of wizards and dragons before so didn’t know what she would think of them – but they seemed to hold her attention.” (4) | |
| “started by pointing and locating the title sign word… then signed the word throughout book. Next time we read through the book he was trying to sign continually.” (4) | |
| “The book really helped children who are unable to read – read. One child grasped the symbols very quickly and really boosted his confidence!” (10) | |
| “…just happy looking at the pictures, was not bothered about me signing the book to him… he can read it himself.” (7˝) | |
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Wash |
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First impressions: |
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| “Easy to follow story” (7) | |
| “Good” (5) | |
| “WOW! Great pictures – good size.” (6+9) | |
| “Liked colourful, simple pictures, not too detailed.” (5-7, a group of 6) | |
| “Colourful simple” (6) | |
| “Very simple to use. Bright + colourful.” (7) | |
| “Clear easy to use.” (3) | |
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Product (e.g. size/material/layout): |
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| “Excellent clear pictures, colourful” (7) | |
| “Colourful and clear – easily manageable size” (5) | |
| “Everything is fantastic.” (6+9) | |
| “Good size + layout.” (5-7, a group of 6) | |
| “Like the layout especially text/symbol on 2 pages – 1 for adult / 1 for child to follow. Simple structure – children knew after reading “Hello” what to expect with “Wash”.” (6-10, group) | |
| “Size is good, layout is brilliant especially the signs to help parents who forget.” (7) | |
| “Layout colourful and effective size of pictures, colour attracted child as soon as he glimpsed it.” (4) | |
| “Good size for children to use.” (3) | |
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Artwork: |
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| “Very colourful, simple” (5) | |
| “Great designs. Very comical.” (6+9) | |
| “Great – bold + simple.” (5-7, a group of 6) | |
| “Very visual, colourful.” (6-10, group) | |
| “Excellent – colourful basic.” (6) | |
| “Brilliant. Large, colourful, not too busy.” (7) | |
| “…the artwork seemed to motivate him to sign.” (4) | |
| “Good clear pictures, visually interesting.” (3) | |
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Story: |
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| “Good easy to follow story” (7) | |
| “Simple – easy for child to follow could relate to characters.” (5) | |
| “Humorous.” (6+9) | |
| “Clear + simple language. Characters fun + would easy become familiar.” (5-7, a group of 6) | |
| “Simple but effective. Children like the characters and were kept on task by the storyline.” (6-10, group) | |
| “Simple to follow.” (7) | |
| “A bit complicated for my daughter – lots of signs we don’t use yet. But she enjoyed looking at the pictures + we tended to talk about the pictures rather than always follow the story.” (4) | |
| “…was giggling at the predicament that the characters found themselves in, absolutely loved the dragon looking for him on each page. Short enough to keep attention throughout…” (4) | |
| “Basic story.” (3) | |
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Other comments: |
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| “We thought this would be useful in explaining hand washing to very young children.” (3) | |
| “Easy for him to follow – very much at his level.” (5) | |
| “Keep printing new stories!!!” (6+9) | |
| “Looking forward to more stories.” (7) | |
| “A bit too advanced for my daughter although she enjoyed looking at the pictures. But again was good for my boys (8+10) to follow + learn the signs.” (4) | |
| “…and copy the characters and drawings. He enjoyed reading through books repeatedly… child enjoyed looking for the sign/symbol on each page. I think further books would be brilliant.” (4) | |