Age 7
Dog Loves Drawing by Louise Yates
I think the idea of drawing your own adventure is lovely and the first time we read Dog Loves Drawing I just wanted to keep turning the pages to see what and who Dog and his friends were going to draw next. Now we read the story at a more leisurely pace so we can…
Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies / Salvatore Rubbino
Our trips to visit the ducks in the park have been enriched by the knowledge that we have gained from reading this wonderful picture book. Just today we watched a female duck taking care of her ducklings and now we know exactly why she was so keen to make sure that they stayed in the…
Cactus Annie by Melanie Williamson
The Story: Cactus Annie doesn’t want to go to cowgirl school. On her first day she gets everything wrong and Miss Tumbleweed, the teacher, tells her that she must try harder. On the second day of school Cactus Annie arrives to find that the pesky rats have stolen all the cows so Miss Tumbleweed sends…
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell & Patrick Benson
Owl Babies is the best picture book I know for dealing with separation anxiety. A parent of a five year old in my first class introduced me to the story, her daughter cried every morning when she started school. The mother wanted to reassure her daughter that she would be back later like the owls’…
The Jolly Postman (or Other People’s Letters) – Janet & Allan Ahlberg
Last week in an interview that I did for Readitdaddy’s blog one of the questions was “If you had to name one booky person as your complete and utter book idol (Writer, Illustrator, Publisher etc.) who would it be and why?”. I chose Janet and Allan Ahlberg as they have written several of my favourite picture…
The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing & Kathy Couri
‘The Night Before Easter’ is a rhyming storybook which follows a similar format to ‘The Night Before Christmas’. We always read ‘The Night Before Easter’ at bedtime on Easter Saturday.
Rita Borg recommends Rosie Sprout’s Time to Shine by Allison Wortche & Patrice Barton
We’re delighted to welcome Rita Borg to Story Snug to tell us about her favourite picture book, Rosie Sprout’s Time to Shine.
Tamara Small and the Monsters’ Ball by Giles Paley-Phillips & Gabriele Antonini
The Story: Tamara Small is lying in bed listening to the wind howling when a monster comes into her room and whisks her off to the Annual Monsters’ Ball in the village hall. After her initial shock Tamara has a great night dancing with all of the monsters. They dance until sunrise and then surprise…
The Princess and the Peas by Caryl Hart & Sarah Warburton
A book that encourages a child to start eating vegetables is definitely a winner! I am guilty of trying to disguise vegetables in food (courgette and cocoa muffins actually taste really good!) but The Princess and the Peas encouraged my daughter to eat peas after a long time refusing to, now she’s also asking me to…
Hugless Douglas / Don’t Worry Hugless Douglas by David Melling
Hugless Douglas is a big, adorable, brown bear who is the main character in several picture books. As we couldn’t decide which was our favourite story we are recommending two!
