Hello! Is that Grandma? by Ian Whybrow
Age Range: 2 to 6
Hello! Is that Grandma? is one of the stories that we read when we go and stay with grandparents, it’s an integral part of our visit to Grandma! My daughter enjoys lifting the flaps to see what is happening in the humorous, colourful illustrations.…
May 16, 2013 Thursday at 3:03 pm
The Wind in the Willows retold by Lesley Sims
Age Range: 4 to 6
The retelling of The Wind in the Willows is one of a range of classic stories that have been published by Usborne as picture books. I love the idea of introducing young children to classic stories in a picture book format and it is also great for me to read the ones I may have missed (or forgotten!).…
May 10, 2013 Friday at 12:15 pm
Me and My Dad by Alison Ritchie
Age Range: 2 to 5
Tomorrow is Fathers’ Day in Germany so we have been reading all the books that we have given Daddy over the years. Our favourite is Me and My Dad.
The Story: Daddy Bear wakes little bear up with a kiss and then little bear tells the reader about all the activities that they do together during the day, how daddy looks after him when a storm comes and when s/he is too tired to walk any more.…
May 8, 2013 Wednesday at 9:35 am
Kipper’s Birthday by Mick Inkpen
Age Range: 1 to 5
With a birthday coming up in our house there is a lot of talk about invitations and cakes so we have been reading a birthday story from one of our favourite characters. Kipper and his friends have been with us since I started reading to my daughter and I’m sure he’ll be around for at least another year as his stories are great for introducing children to familiar concepts.…
May 6, 2013 Monday at 10:50 am
Baby Touch Rhyme Book / Baby Touch Playbook
Age Range: 0 to 2
A friend asked if I could recommend some first books for her eight month old daughter and both my daughter and I loved the two Baby Touch books that we had. The books are fairly big with two rounded corners and have bold, bright, colourful pictures.…
May 3, 2013 Friday at 8:01 pm
Just Ducks by Nicola Davies
Age Range: 4 to 7
Our trips to visit the ducks in the park have been enriched by the knowledge that we have gained from reading this wonderful picture book. Just today we watched a female duck taking care of her ducklings and now we know exactly why she was so keen to make sure that they stayed in the water!…
April 29, 2013 Monday at 7:10 pm
Upsy Down Town by Beth Shoshan and Sue Hendra
Age Range: 3 to 6
We love a bit of nonsense in our house so this rhyming book is well read! It isn’t really a story, just a lovely nonsensical description of a land where everything is a bit topsy turvy.…
April 26, 2013 Friday at 8:00 am
A Pocket for Corduroy by Don Freeman
Age Range: 3 to 5
I often borrowed the Corduroy stories from the library when I was younger so I was so excited when we were given a copy of A Pocket for Corduroy. Now my daughter loves him too. Corduroy is a very cute bear who belongs to a little girl called Lisa and he’s very inquisitive!…
April 24, 2013 Wednesday at 6:03 pm
Don’t Panic Annika by Juliet Clare Bell
Age Range: 3 to 6
‘Don’t Panic Annika’ is a catchphrase in our house. Counting to ten and keeping calm Annika style has saved us on several occasions!
The Story: Annika is a panicker but her family teach her how to keep calm and count to ten before she panics.…
April 22, 2013 Monday at 10:40 am
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Age Range: 0 to 5
I’m very curious to know which picture book you would choose to take a child through their first five years? If you were to ask me which picture book I would choose to take a baby from birth through to their early childhood I would definitely choose Dear Zoo.…
April 19, 2013 Friday at 9:01 am
