Age 6
Story Snug Advent: H is for How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
H is for How The Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas! is a great story for showing children that Christmas isn’t about presents and big feasts. The Grinch does his best to spoil Christmas for the residents of Whoville but then he learns that the meaning of Christmas isn’t exactly what he…
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!
Christmas Colouring from Nosy Crow
It’s still early to be thinking about Christmas but not if you are thinking about doing some Christmas colouring in preparation for the festive season. This month Nosy Crow has published two beautifully illustrated Christmas colouring books, The Colouring Book of Cards and Envelopes CHRISTMAS and The Colouring Book of Beautiful Gift Boxes CHRISTMAS. The illustrations are absolutely…