Age 4
When I Dream of Christmas by Oakley Graham & Patricia Yuste
When I Dream of Christmas is a non fiction book which introduces young children to various aspects of Christmas. As well as introducing Baby Jesus, shepherds and kings it also includes British traditions such as stockings, mince pies and Christmas cake. Each double page spread has text on the left and a full page picture on…
My Very First Christmas Carols by Lois Rock & Alex Ayliffe
If you are looking for a traditional retelling of the Christmas story for young children My Very First Christmas Carols is by far our favourite. We bought it for our daughter when she was two and she is already asking when it will be time to get the Christmas book out, this year she was…
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow &Adrian Reynolds
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs is a story that young dinosaur fans will identify with.
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Little Cloud is such a gentle story. It’s one of the first picture books that our daughter can ‘read’ on her own.
The Kite Princess by Juliet Clare Bell & Laura-Kate Chapman
The Story: Cinnamon Stitch (the kite princess) is a princess who wants to climb trees and get dirty, she doesn’t want to wear nice clothes and look grand. After being told off for bad behaviour Cinnamon starts sewing and the queen is delighted. But Cinnamon isn’t sewing a dress, she’s sewing a kite and dreaming of freedom.…
Supermarket Zoo by Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves
Supermarket Zoo is an amusing, brightly coloured story with a very surprising twist!
What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks
What the Ladybird Heard is an amusing, cleverly written story in which the ladybird and her farmyard friends outwit thieves who are planning to steal the farmer’s prize cow.
Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas & Korky Paul
The Story: Winnie the Witch lives in a black house with her black cat Wilbur. She can see Wilbur when his eyes are open but when he sleeps she often sits on him or trips over him. Her first spell to solve the problem means that Winnie can’t see Wilbur in the garden and the second…
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Lost and Found is one of our favourite picture books. It’s a beautiful story about the friendship between a boy and a penguin.
Lift-the-Flap Fairy Tales by Stephen Tucker & Nick Sharratt
Goldilocks, The Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk are all brought to life through Stephen Tucker’s wonderful rhyming text and Nick Sharratt’s bold, colourful pictures in fun to read lift-the-flap fairy tales.
