Age 3
Preposterous Rhinoceros by Tracy Gunaratnam and Marta Costa
Preposterous Rhinoceros is an amusing story which makes us laugh out loud. Rhinoceros makes several unsuccessful attempts to read books before his friend, Shy Salamander, helps him learn to read.
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
With Book Giving Day taking place in just over a week we’ve been reading some of our favourite books about books. Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book is ten years old this year and the anniversary edition includes some of Axel Scheffler’s original artwork and an updated cover.
Badger And The Great Storm by Suzanne Chiew & Caroline Pedler
Badger And The Great Storm is the perfect story to snuggle up with while the wind howls around outside. Badger’s kindness in helping to protect the woodland animals’ homes is reciprocated when his own home is destroyed in the storm.
Otto The Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
Otto The Book Bear is a lovely celebration of reading, writing, libraries, books and friendship.
Dangerous! by Tim Warnes
Dangerous! tells the story of a label obsessed Mole who sticks labels onto everything. It’s a very amusing story and I am really excited about the potential for using this book in the literacy classroom.
One Snowy Night by M Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton
We love Little Hedgehog, he really should be hibernating at Christmas but he wakes up on one snowy night because he’s so cold. When he receives a present from Father Christmas, the present doesn’t get used in quite the way it should be!
Lost My Name Personalised Books
The Story: Every Lost My Name book is different as it depends on the name that you choose but each story follows the same format. On the first page a child, boy or girl, is looking for their name. Throughout the story the child meets a variety of characters whose names begin with the letters in their name. By the…
Happy Hooves Oh! Oh! Oh! by A. Bogie & Rebecca Elliott
This fun, festive rhyming story about The Happy Hooves gang includes snow, beautifully decorated trees, snazzy Christmas jumpers and a catchy, repetitive refrain.
Blogtour: Ask an Illustrator – Hazel Mitchell
We’re very excited to welcome illustrator Hazel Mitchell who is visiting Story Snug as part of her ‘Imani’s Moon’ blogtour. Hazel illustrated Imani’s Moon, written by JaNay Brown-Wood, in which a mother uses the tradition of African storytelling to encourage her daughter to believe in herself.
