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The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
My daughter has informed me that we have to put tiger food on our next shopping list (just in case a tiger comes to tea!).
We completely must Go to London by Lauren Child
Our last book of the year has to be about our favourite brother and sister combination, Charlie and Lola. ‘We completely must Go to London’ is a great way to introduce young readers to some of London’s famous buildings and landmarks. Already my daughter likes to pick out the places that we have visited and…
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
Our favourite Christmas Eve story is definitely Stick Man. It’s not immediately obvious that Santa is a part of this story but he comes to Stick Man’s rescue after a series of mishaps and adventures take him far away from his family.
I Am So Strong by Mario Ramos
I was sad to hear of the death of the Belgian author and illustrator Mario Ramos, we are currently enjoying ‘I Am So Strong’, one of his books that we have on loan from the library. My daughter borrowed it as she is fascinated by wolves, especially wolves in fairytales, and this story also includes…
Boris Saves the Show by Carrie Weston & Tim Warnes
We have read Boris Saves the Show repeatedly since I won this book in a competition on Tim Warnes’ website – it’s become a firm favourite of ours.
Let’s Go Home Little Bear by Martin Waddell & Barbara Firth
Let’s Go Home Little Bear is one of my favourite picture books!
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs by Ian Whybrow &Adrian Reynolds
Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs is a story that young dinosaur fans will identify with.
Little Cloud by Eric Carle
Little Cloud is such a gentle story. It’s one of the first picture books that our daughter can ‘read’ on her own.
Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas & Korky Paul
The Story: Winnie the Witch lives in a black house with her black cat Wilbur. She can see Wilbur when his eyes are open but when he sleeps she often sits on him or trips over him. Her first spell to solve the problem means that Winnie can’t see Wilbur in the garden and the second…
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.
