For superb storytelling and action-packed tales that capture a young reader's imagination, the Corgi Pups series is hard to beat and in Dognapped the series has captured the very essence of what a book for new readers should be.

All the witches have decided to get rid of their cats and replace them with dogs, but Cackle, the nastiest witch of all, knows that no other dog is as good at spells as the first Witch's Dog and has an evil plan to dognap him.

Pacy enough to hold interest, appealing characters that are easily identified as goodies or baddies, and a great story that simply holds the attention from beginning to end and is packed with the kind of playground humour that really appeals to young readers, Dognapped will make a great addition to the bookshelves of any child who is just starting to read real books, but is also a joy for a parent to read aloud at bedtime. Age 5-7. --Susan Harrison