Confident young readers who are just beginning to look for more developed stories and chapters in the books they read will love Dick King-Smith's The Magic Carpet Slippers: a great little book that sparkles with charm and grabs the reader's attention from beginning to end.

The story revolves around Mr Sloggett who discovers that as soon as puts on his new slippers he becomes capable of almost anything. The problem is that he wants to keep the secret of his fantastic slippers to himself, which is fine until something happens and only a superhero with magic powers can save the day.

Gently funny and written with a sharp eye on the modern young reader, Dick King-Smith turns on the magic in this thoroughly enchanting little book that is designed to make reading an absolute pleasure. (Age 7 and over) --Susan Harrison