Animals
What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? by Debi Gliori
The Story: What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? is the story of a day in the life of Mr Wolf and the interaction that he has with his friends. Each hour brings him into contact with different fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters, for example Little Red Riding Hood who delivers the post or the cat playing…
Let’s Go Home Little Bear by Martin Waddell & Barbara Firth
Let’s Go Home Little Bear is one of my favourite picture books!
The Rescue Princesses: The Secret Promise by Paula Harrison
The Rescue Princesses are great first chapter books for young readers who love princesses. I was looking for a present for a six year old and when I read this (the first) Rescue Princess book I couldn’t put it down.
Supermarket Zoo by Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves
Supermarket Zoo is an amusing, brightly coloured story with a very surprising twist!
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.
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.
Maisy Goes Camping by Lucy Cousins
Maisy Goes Camping was the first Maisy book that we read and it made us laugh out loud when all the animals tried to fit into one tent!
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.