'Get On' is a book aimed at school children aged 4-5 who are just starting to learn to read using phonics. It is used by about 80% of schools because it is good at engaging children, and a lot of fun to read.

We fall into the 20% who don't get this from school, so after seeing my nephew reading these books and then seeing them in the book people catalogue at a bargainous price, I decided to buy them for my two boys to support their foundation stage learning.

'Get On' is a level one book, so ideal for those just starting out as there is only 8 pages to the actual story. Each page has a colourful and interesting illustration by Alex Brychta, and there is just a single sentence of 2-3 words under each picture to get the child feeling that they are getting good at reading. In this story, there is a lot of repitition of the phrase 'get on' alongside a noun for the name of the person doing the action.

The story is unusual for level one in that it is not set at home, but this time the action takes place at the beach. The item that the story is about is a large inflatable banana that the children are climbing on in the sea.

The book features the words get, and, got and on. The pictures are fabulous at being a conversation starter with my two, as they love going to the beach, and as we live pretty much smack bang in the middle of the country, it is something we only do when on holiday, so they see it as something special and enjoy talking about it. It's a good chance to practise naming the items we can see. There is also a shell on each picture for them to spot.

When we finish the book, there is a page to encourage us to talk about the story. There are 4 simple questions to use as a prompt, such as 'where are the family?', and 'who got on first'?

The last page of the book is an activity that my two love to do together. There is a maze, with Biff and Chip at one side, and the sea on the other, and you have to help them find the sea. My two never seem to get tired of mazes. They find them a lot of fun, and it is good motivation to read the book and do the questions if they can do this after.