Age 5
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.
Wee Granny’s Magic Bag by Elizabeth McKay & Maria Bogade
Wee Granny’s Magic bag is full of surprises!
Little Bear’s Trousers by Jane Hissey
Little Bear’s Trousers is one of our favourite picture book. We love the playroom adventures with Old Bear and his friends and there is so much humour in this story as Little Bear tries to find his trousers.
The Lion Who Wanted to Love by Giles Andreae & David Wojtowycz
Unlike most lions The Lion Who Wanted to Love wants to hug animals, not harm them.
The Pirates Next Door by Jonny Duddle
The Pirates Next Door was one of the very first picture books that we read with our daughter. She loves the Jolley-Rogers’ pirate antics and I often find her poring over the little details in the pictures. We’ve bought this book for several friends and it’s fantastic that it has also been translated into German.
I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back is a simple story about a bear’s search for his lost hat. It took us a few readings before we realised that the ending if the story is very much open to interpretation, one interpretation is quite brutal!
Where’s the Bus? by Eileen Browne & James Croft
Where’s The Bus? is a gentle, amusing story about two friends waiting for a bus. As readers we notice far more than the two characters, Rabbit and Mouse, who are mystified by the lack of buses arriving!
