Primrose is an independently minded princess who doesn’t want to be stifled by the seriousness of life at the pretty pink palace where she lives. We find her attempts to have fun very amusing and her Grandmama is one of our new favourite picture book grannies.…
Age Range: 5 to 7
The Story: Feisty Katie Morag McColl lives on the fictional Scottish island of Struay where her father runs the general store and her mother is the postmistress. Her two grandmothers, down-to-earth, dungaree-wearing, tractor-driving Grannie Island, and stylish, sophisticated Granma Mainland – ‘a smart wee Bobby Dazzler’- are as different as chalk and cheese.…
I have always loved Babette Cole’s humorous stories with their quirky illustrations and I first read ‘The Trouble with….’ stories when I was doing my teacher training. We already enjoy The Trouble with Gran picture book so I was very curious to see the newly published eBook.…
Age Range: 2 to 6
Hello! Is that Grandma? is one of the stories that we read when we go and stay with grandparents, it’s an integral part of our visit to Grandma! My daughter enjoys lifting the flaps to see what is happening in the humorous, colourful illustrations.…
All In One Piece describes Mr and Mrs Large’s preparations for having a rare night out, just the two of them. Jill Murphy’s stories about the Large family were huge favourites of mine when I was teaching and it’s lovely to share them with my daughter who finds the children’s antics very funny.…
Age Range: 3 to 5
The Story: Grandma knits Spindle a jumper for his birthday. Spindle loves his new jumper and wears it everywhere but as he grows it gets tighter and tighter so Grandma knits him a new one.…
The Story: Harry and Emily love spending time with Wee Granny who has a multitude of surprises in her tartan bag. One afternoon they are in the park when Mum phones Wee Granny to ask her to help with some baking for the school fair.…