Age 4
Story Snug Advent: F is for The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas
F is for The Fairytale Hairdresser and Father Christmas by Abie Longstaff and Lauren Beard
Story Snug Advent: E is for Elmer’s Christmas
E is for Elmer’s Christmas by David McKee We love the relationship between Elmer and the younger elephants in Elmer’s Christmas. Whilst joining in with their excitement about the forthcoming visit from Papa Red, Elmer also helps them to understand that Christmas is about giving. We think it’s great that they choose a Christmas tree with roots…
Story Snug Advent: C is for A Christmas Story
C is for A Christmas Story by Brian Wildsmith
Story Snug Advent: B is for Best Christmas Book Ever
B is for Best Christmas Book Ever by Richard Scarry
Story Snug Advent: A is for Aliens Love Panta Claus
A is for Aliens Love Panta Claus by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy by Abie Longstaff & Lauren Beard
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Sugar Plum Fairy introduces characters from The Nutcracker, it’s a lovely story for the festive season. As with all the Fairytale Hairdresser stories we love spotting all the different fairytale and nursery rhyme characters in Lauren Beard’s illustrations.
Little Grey Rabbit’s Christmas by Alison Uttley & Margaret Tempest
I loved the Little Grey Rabbit stories when I was younger and I still have my childhood copy of Little Grey Rabbit’s Christmas, my edition is from 1978. The stories are now being republished for another generation of younger readers to enjoy and for the older generation to revisit!
My Encyclopedia of Very IMPORTANT THINGS
Before we had access to the Internet and search engines we used to use encyclopedias to help us answer our questions and learn new facts, a concept that I explained to my daughter when she asked me ‘how we found out the answers to our questions in the olden days’! My Encyclopedia of Very IMPORTANT THINGS has…