Slightly Invisible Author and Illustrator: Lauren Child This story brilliantly plays with what happens when an older child has a friend over to play and does not want the very attached younger sibling around. Charlie has a little sister called Lola. He likes her loads but she always want to know what he’s up to, wants to do what he’s doing and NEVER wants to be anywhere without him. Sometimes he just wants his own time with his friend […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BLUE CHAMELEON – Book by Emily Gravett –
– Book by Emily Gravett –
Blue Chameleon Author and Illustrator: Emily Gravett A beautiful and unique early learning book for little ones which names colours, patterns, animals and objects. Blue Chameleon is a wizz at imitating shapes and colours. In his effort to find a friend he attempts to ‘fit in’ by changing himself to match the creatures and objects he meets. Strangely there is not an inkling of friendship from the banana or the sock. Grasshopper is frightened and Cockatoo seems dismissive. This […]
THE HUNDRED DECKER BUS – Book by Mike Smith-
– Book by Mike Smith-
The Hundred Decker Bus Author and Illustrator: Mike Smith When the unsuspecting morning travellers board their city bus, no one is prepared for the impromptu adventure that unfolds. The driver, woken from his boring routine by a passing hot air balloon, decides to take a new route down a little road that he had never noticed before. Before long everyone is excited about going ‘Anywhere’ and new passengers eagerly climb aboard until the bus is crammed full of happy […]
CLOTH FROM THE CLOUDS – Book by Michael Catchpool and Alison Jay-
– Book by Michael Catchpool and Alison Jay-
Cloth From The Clouds Author: Michael Catchpool Illustrator: Alison Jay Out in the countryside on top of a hill, a little boy lives who can weave cloth from the clouds. His mother had taught him to spin them as they passed. Gold in the morning as the sun rose, white in the afternoon and crimson as the sun went down. He would spin the clouds into thread and then using his loom he would weave it into cloth. The […]
