Hodder Children's Books Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape: 1

What a fun read! My kid and us parents love this and following books - have read it about multiple times.

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I was looking for a chapter book to progress on to from reading the usual bedtime story books to my 7yr old son. After checking a few others I was drawn to this one, partly for the ninja based story that I know my son would like and partly because I love Dermot O Leary! It turned out to be a great choice. My son loved the story and it was enjoyable to read. We did a chapter a night which was perfect, not too long, not too short. There are some great illustrations along side which my son really enjoyed too. We look forward to purchasing and starting the next instalment!

This seemed like it would be a winner with my seven-year-old daughter and indeed it was! Toto and Silver are brother and sister, recently arrived from Italy and now homed in Camden. They are befriended by the amicable Catface, who offers to be their guide to London. It's only when they go out to explore that they discover a King Cobra has escaped from London Zoo and it's up to them to protect the animals of London. Luckily, despite being blind, Toto is secretly a ninja! This is a well written and beautifully illustrated book. My daughter is a competent reader for her age but there was some vocabulary to challenge her, which was a big bonus. The book has recognisable locations and its possible to imagine all this excitement is happening just out of sight of the humans. My daughter has asked if we can start the sequel immediately, so that's what we're off to do!

I bought it for my 5 year old grandson and he absolutely loves it. He finds it easy to read and loves the stories, definitely a must for the confident primary school reader