The Snail And The Whale Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Axel Scheffler A story of environmental awareness, friendship, following your dreams and the notion that a good will favour may be repaid when you least expect it. It also encourages that no matter how small you are you can make a difference. An adventurous sea snail with and itchy foot dreams of sailing the seas. The other snails chide her for such longings. Undaunted she uses her silvery trail to write […]
Archives for March 2014
TEN LITTLE FINGERS AND TEN LITTLE TOES – Book by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury –
– Book by Mem Fox and Helen Oxenbury –
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes Author: Mem Fox Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury Scrumptious! Tiny toes and fingers are celebrated as babies and toddlers delight in their self discovery. This story is also available as a baby’s board book. Playful tiny tots from around the world are beautifully brought to life by critically acclaimed illustrator Helen Oxenbury. Little ones will delight in the repetitions and rhyming verse of this adorable frolic, filled with friendship and mirth. Even a baby with […]
LIBRARY LION – Book by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes –
– Book by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes –
Library Lion Author: Michelle Knudsen Illustrator: Kevin Hawkes A heart warming story of a lion who loves storytime and why exceptions to rules are as important as keeping them. When a lion walks into the public library no one knows quite how to react. There are rules about behaviour but he is not breaking any of them…There are however no rules about lions so he is allowed to stay. This beautifully illustrated book mirrors perfectly how libraries used to […]
ALPHABET A Childs First ABC
– Book by Alison Jay –
A Childs First ABC
– Book by Alison Jay –
ALPHABET A Childs First ABC Author and Illustrator: Alison Jay Richly coloured, magical pictures in Alison Jay’s distinctive style, lead children through their Alphabet learning in this fun little board book. The letters are all in lower case and feature the standard ‘a is for apple’, however that is where the book departs the usual formula. A green hilled world is gently opened in which the objects and creatures featured on each page seem to live. Begging to be […]
ANIMALIA – Book by Graeme Base –
– Book by Graeme Base –
Animalia Author and Illustrator: Graeme Base Stunningly beautiful! This book which was first published in 1986 is still amongst the most fantastically crafted and magnificently painted picture-word books ever made. Each page has a cleverly alliterated sentence which introduces both the animal of the featured letter, and starts the investigation to find all the things that are ‘of a kind’ on each page. “Victor V. Vulture the Vaudeville Ventriloquist. Versatile Virtuoso of Vociferous Verbosity. Vexatiously Vocalizing at the Valhalla […]
LITTLE CRITTER: ABCS – Book by Mercer Mayer –
– Book by Mercer Mayer –
Little Critter: ABCs Author and Illustrator: Mercer Mayer Little Critter frolics and plays his way through the alphabet with his friend mouse. This board book for toddlers helps connect letters, words and objects together using interesting themes. Critter rocks out with his amp in G for Guitars and he and mouse glide on ice in I is for Ice-skate. He’s a little uncoordinated in H – Hula Hoops and definitely needs some assistance in T is for toothpaste. Children’s […]
HAIRY MACLARY: SCATTERCAT – Book by Lynley Dodd –
– Book by Lynley Dodd –
Hairy Maclary: Scattercat Author and Illustrator: Lynley Dodd More sumptuous fun with the cheeky little dog Hairy Maclary. A rhyming tale full of brilliantly named characters who children will get to know well from the repeat reading this book is sure to get. The story line may be simple but the execution is delightful. “Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly, bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly.” The vocabulary is stimulating and the pictures vibrant and exciting. Each animal is […]
SLINKY MALINKI – Book by Lynley Dodd –
– Book by Lynley Dodd –
Slinky Malinki Author and Illustrator: Lynley Dodd The funniest little cat story I’ve read in a while. The rhyming is genius the plot is hilarious! If you have read the Hairy Maclary book series then you will know Slinky Malinki. This is Slinky’s story and until I read this had no idea about his tarnished past, you see Slinky Malinki was once a thief! Tantalising illustrations show his single minded ‘collecting’ as he roams the night time hours finding […]
RICHARD SCARRY’S ABC WORD BOOK– Book by Richard Scarry –
– Book by Richard Scarry –
Richard Scarry’s ABC Word Book Author and Illustrator: Richard Scarry Absolutely Brilliant Creativity! Richard Scarry pushes beyond the boundaries of the standard alphabet book with this action packed ABC Word Book. A host of hilarious animals go about their daily lives, filling the pages with hundreds of silly scenarios. Richard Scary’s ABC Word Book shows the featured letter in upper and lower case and then proceeds to show this letter highlighted in red as it appears in every word […]
THE USBORNE ALPHABET PICTURE BOOK – Rosalinde Bonnet –
– Rosalinde Bonnet –
The Usborne Alphabet Picture Book Illustrator: Rosalinde Bonnet Designer: Vicky Arrowsmith ABC learning for tiny tots. What I immediately liked about this book was the novelty of index tabs down the side of the pages. We can quickly turn to Gg and Hh which share a tab. It gives the book a sort of reference feeling that might be useful in an early learning environment. More directly it makes the pages easy to turn, something that can be a […]
