Animals
The Messy Book by Maudie Powell-Tuck & Richard Smythe
Cat and Dog, the main characters in The Messy Book make us laugh! A mess needs tidying but who will do it and how many excuses will be given before it gets done? Parents as well as children will identify with the situation in this amusing story and my daughter chortled her way through our first…
A Pandemonium of Parrots and other animals by Kate Baker & Hui Skipp
A Pandemonium of Parrots, a Conspiracy of Lemurs and a Bouquet of Hummingbirds. Did you know that there were such wonderful collective words for birds and animals? Thirteen different collective words for various creatures are included in this beautiful, non fiction, illustrated picture book which provided an enjoyable learning experience for me as well as my…
Not Enough For Queen Fluff by Rachel Lyon & Catalina Echeverri
Despite her dreadful behaviour we find Queen Fluff very amusing. She is such a spoilt and self centred bunny that it takes her a while to really realise what is important in life!
The Fox and the Wild by Clive McFarland
Clive McFarland’s beautiful illustrations immediately drew us into The Fox and the Wild and quickly inspired an arts and crafts session! City fox Fred is intrigued when he hears about a place called ‘the wild’. But does ‘the wild’ really exist and how can Fred find it?
George and the New Craze by Alice Hemming & Kimberley Scott
George and his friends from the Heavenly Hippos Wildlife Park are back with a new craze! They’re collecting people cards!
The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake
We read The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me in one sitting, the pace, the humour and the originality of the story kept us turning the pages until the end. A cast of colourful characters, a burglar and an amazing sweetshop feature in this amusing adventure.
World Giraffe Day
June 21st is World Giraffe Day! World Giraffe Day celebrates the longest necked animal on the longest day of the year. There are some great giraffes in children’s fiction and we found several giraffes on our bookshelves.
The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
The Smartest Giant in Town is the story of kindness and friendship and shows that helping others can reap its own rewards.
A Bear Called Paddington / More About Paddington by Michael Bond & Peggy Fortnum
From the moment that the Brown family meet a small bear on Paddington Station their life changes as the bear brings his own particular brand of chaos into their household! I have just finished reading the first two Paddington bear books to my daughter and there were two stories that made me laugh so much that I had tears…
Cat’s Colours by Airlie Anderson
Cat’s Colours is a beautifully illustrated story which introduces young children to colours. With it’s simple text and bold illustrations it’s the perfect book for a nursery classroom or home library.
