Animals
The Crocodile Who Didn’t Like Water by Gemma Merino
The title of this story intrigued us, don’t all crocodiles like water?! We just had to read the story to find out why he didn’t like water. We love the surprise when we find out and now that we’re more familiar with the story we’ve found picture clues that indicate that the crocodile is different…
Ten Tiny Tadpoles by Debbie Tarbett
Ten Tiny Tadpoles is a rhyming counting book which also introduces babies and younger children to the concept of tadpoles turning into frogs. We read the book after a walk to the pond to look for frogspawn, it’s a great book to read in the spring.
Learning with Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is 50 years old! It’s such a great book to use to promote learning in the Early Year’s classroom. Eric Carle’s timeless story has been enjoyed by several generations of children and adults. As well as books, CDs and DVDs it has inspired a range of merchandise and been translated into many…
Dog Loves Counting by Louise Yates
Dog Loves Counting introduces counting up to ten in a very original way. It also introduced us to some interesting new animals – we hadn’t heard of a five-lined skink or a nine-banded armadillo before!
One Winter’s Day by M Christina Butler & Tina Macnaughton
One Winter’s Day is the story of kind Little Hedgehog who helps his friends during a storm. It is the perfect book to curl up with while the wind is howling outside.
Forever by Emma Dodd
Happy International Polar Bear Day! ‘Forever’, a lovely book about the relationship between a polar bear and its cub, has also been translated into German and French.
Time for Bed, Fred! by Yasmeen Ismail
Fred is a very cute, black dog but his bedtime avoidance tactics mirror those of children everywhere. His story is definitely one that children and parents can relate to!
The slightly Annoying Elephant by David Walliams & Tony Ross
Disclaimer! We don’t condone The slightly Annoying Elephant’s behaviour but he does make us laugh. If you are looking for a story to teach your children about being polite you don’t want to introduce them to The slightly Annoying Elephant. He is very rude throughout the story and does absolutely nothing to redeem himself by…
There’s a Shark in the Bath by Sarah McIntyre
When my daughter got up this morning she told me that she had rescued a shark from the bath in the middle of the night and taken it back to sea. There’s a Shark in the Bath has made a huge impression on her. Like Dulcie in the story she is a small girl with…
The unbelievable top secret diary of Pig by Emer Stamp
The unbelievable top secret diary of Pig has a cast of crazy farmyard characters including Pig, Duck, a herd of sheep and Evil Chickens. It is a hilarious adventure which I read in one sitting. When I read it to my daughter she asked me to keep reading, she wanted to find out what was…
