Age 2
I want a Friend by Anne Booth & Amy Proud
I want a Friend is the adorable story of little Arthur who desperately wants a friend. Many children will be starting school or pre-school next month and will be meeting and making new friends, just like Arthur. But making friends can be tricky – as Arthur discovers!
Dotty and Dash’s 123 by Patricia Hegarty & Craig Shuttlewood
Dotty and Dash’s 123 by Patricia Hegarty & Craig Shuttlewood is a fabulous book to introduce & consolidate number recognition & counting.
CHOO-CHOO PEEKABOO by Gareth Lucas
Zebra finds quiet places to paint in CHOO-CHOO PEEKABOO by Gareth Lucas. But he keeps getting interrupted by animals on various vehicles.
Go, Go, Pirate Boat by Katrina Charman & Nick Sharratt
Go, Go, Pirate Boat by Katrina Charman & Nick Sharratt is a colourful, rhyming picture book which is sung to the tune of Row, Row Your Boat.
This is Owl by Libby Walden and Jacqui Lee
This is Owl is ‘A flapping, tapping, clapping interactive book’ which engages young readers by encouraging them to interact with Owl. It’s a fun story to read aloud and, by following a sequence of actions, the child becomes really involved in Owl’s story.
Spring reading! Picture books about gardens, birds and insects
We’ve chosen some of our favourite picture books for spring reading! They include books about insects, birds & a fabulous activity book.
A QUIET QUIET HOUSE by Georgiana Deutsch & Ekaterina Trukhan
A QUIET QUIET HOUSE by Georgiana Deutsch & Ekaterina Trukhan gets noisier & noisier as mice get together to play their musical instruments.
Toto by Ximo Abadía
Toto is a quirky, inspiring story which conveys an important message – follow your dreams, believe in yourself and don’t give up! We love the story of a donkey who leaves his small town to travel to the big city to fulfil his dream of becoming an astronaut.
Alphabet Street by Jonathan Emmett and Ingela P Arrhenius
We love the way that Alphabet Street introduces children to the alphabet using colourful characters and rhymes.The sturdy lift the flap book folds out into a fabulous play scene, it really makes learning the alphabet a fun and interactive experience.