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 HAT – Book by Tomi Ungerer –
– Book by Tomi Ungerer –
The Hat Author and Illustrator: Tomi Ungerer The Hat tells a whimsical tale of a magic hat which brings good fortune to its wearer through the good deeds it performs. A shiny black top hat with magenta silk sash, blows onto the head of a penniless war veteran. Bewildered at first the old soldier takes it off only to discover that it is alive! He finds by chance that it will obey his commands and that it has a […]
A PERFECT PLACE FOR TED – Book by Leila Rudge –
– Book by Leila Rudge –
A Perfect Place For Ted Author and Illustrator: Leila Rudge He’s clever, he’s amusing, he has his own jumper…but nobody notices Ted. Beautifully illustrated with funky, fun pictures, a small dog called Ted decides to leave the pet shop to find somewhere he belongs, somewhere perfect. The pictures are fantastic with loads of amusing details to investigate. A dog barks ‘ball’ as a picture in his speech bubble and Ted is fashionable not ferocious wearing his studded guard dog […]
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 […]
WHY DO STARS COME OUT AT NIGHT? – Book by Annalena McAfee and Anthony Lewis –
– Book by Annalena McAfee and Anthony Lewis –
Why Do Stars Come Out At Night? Author: Annalena McAfee Illustrator: Anthony Lewis When children reach the age of ‘Why’ the cannot stop probing to find yet another answer. One grandfather has just enough fanciful answers to keep his little grandson satisfied…well for now! Why do the star come out at night? Because the moon is scared of the dark! This book is about stimulating the imagination and learning to develop a sense of humour. These are the questions […]
WE HAVE LIFT OFF – Book by Sean Taylor and Hannah Shaw –
– Book by Sean Taylor and Hannah Shaw –
We Have Lift Off Author: Sean Taylor Illustrator: Hannah Shaw They could take no more of his environmental destruction and their mistreatment, but who could have guessed that the animals on Mr Tanner’s farm would take action! While selfish Mr Tanner was busy polluting the air with smoke, filling the river with muck and junk, and cutting down the trees, they set about building an intergalactic rocket to escape to the clean, clear stars. Narrated by the ‘first chicken […]
THE BEATLES – Book by Mick Manning and Brita Granström –
– Book by Mick Manning and Brita Granström –
The Beatles Author and Illustrator: Mick Manning and Brita Granström The Beatles live on in this exciting new book for children. Told in colourful fun cartoon frames, this factually correct account follows the ‘Fab Fours’ history from their school days to independent careers after The Beatles disbanded. Why did the US crime rate drop to an all-time low when The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show? Why did John Lennon returned his MBE to Buckingham Palace? Read about […]
ZOG – Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler –
– Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler –
Zog Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Axel Scheffler What a good idea! Stereotypes are charmingly broken. Zog is an imaginative story about a little dragon in training. The problem is that he’s not very good at breathing fire and capturing princesses. Luckily for Zog there is a princess on hand who nurses his injuries and volunteers to be captured so Zog can get his gold star. But that’s not all, when a young knight turns up to save her she […]
THE JOLLY POSTMAN – Book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg –
– Book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg –
The Jolly Postman Author: Allan Ahlberg Illustrator: Janet Ahlberg The Jolly Postman is an imaginative little book follows the daily round of the Jolly Postman. This is no ordinary postal round as he delivers mail to fairytale characters. Each envelope encloses a real letter, postcard or correspondence that children can take out and read. There is a flyer advertising witch’s supplies delivered to the gingerbread cottage a ‘sorry letter’ from Goldilocks to The Three Bears family and a number […]
THE GRUFFALO – Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler –
– Book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler –
The Gruffalo Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Axel Scheffler A crafty little mouse outsmarts predators by frightening them off with descriptions of the fictitious Gruffalo. Gruffalo is due to meet him any moment and his favourite food is the creature who wants to eat mouse. Mouse chuckles to think how silly they are believing him. But mouse is in for a surprise as a real Gruffalo turns up and mouse is his favourite food! Cool headed mouse tells Gruffalo that […]
