Ms Nadin, who used to write speeches for former Prime minister Tony Blair, took the letter in good spirits and posted her reply to Isabella on her Twitter page soon after. “We have been taught not to start with a conjunction. Isabella’s hand-written note read: “Dear Joanna, In your book The Stepmonster, you start a sentence with the word and. Nadin took the time to pen a very courteous and funny reply to her fan, in which we told the National Curriculum to “go to the back of the class”. Isabella had been learning about the use of conjunctions in school and decided to question the top author when she noticed that the word ‘And’ had been used to start a sentence. Isabella Rhodes spotted the old teacher’s favourite grammatical error while reading Ms Nadin’s book, ‘The Stepmonster’. Joanna Nadin, who worked with Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy on his Flying Fergus series of books, was challenged for starting a sentence with the word “And”. Book band: Gold.AN AWARD-WINNING author has been hilariously taken to task about her writing style – by a six-year-old fan. * Varied sentences * Detailed illustrations to enjoy * Chapters * Interesting characters and themes * A rich range of vocabulary * More complex storylines to stretch confident readers All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children's reading. Level 3 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for fluent readers who are beginning to read exciting, challenging stories independently. It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. (She likes all of the same things that Tom does - manatees and moles and woodlice and playing Snap for hours.) But maybe that's just a clever disguise. (Her hair looks like it's been spun from gold.) And she might not act like a stepmonster. They are StepMONSTERS! So when his dad's new friend Lulu comes to tea, Tom is convinced she will turn out to be a stepmonster. In fact, they aren't really stepmothers at all. Tom knows all about stepmothers from the books he's read. A funny, poignant family story by bestselling author Joanna Nadin, perfect for children learning to read.

The Stepmonster by Joanna Nadin