Rhyme
Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
The discovery of a Monkey Puzzle sticker book in a bookshop led us to pull an old favourite off the bookshelf and read it again. We love this cleverly written story which intertwines humour and learning in a fun way. It was definitely one of the most well read stories when my daughter was younger and there’s…
Sunk! by Rob Biddulph
We love Rob Biddulph’s first picture book, Blown Away, in which we were introduced to Penguin Blue and his friends. Now they’re back in another story, Sunk!, a fun, rhyming adventure about pirates and friendship.
Fum by Karl Newson and Lucy Fleming
Fum is a fun rhyming adventure that takes us to Fairytale Land where we meet various well known and well loved characters who are helping family Crumb, a large family of giants, to find their smallest son.
Revolting Rhymes by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake
I loved Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes as a child and couldn’t wait to share them with my daughter. Unfortunately we missed watching Revolting Rhymes when they were shown on TV in the UK at Christmas but we love reading the book which includes Quentin Blake’s inimitable illustrations.
We Are Family by Patricia Hegarty & Ryan Wheatcroft
Every family is different and this beautifully illustrated picture book wonderfully portrays the diverse nature of families in our society today. Despite many differences in family structures there are also many similarities and experiences regardless of race, religion or colour. We Are Family does a fantastic job of portraying different families whilst showing how their members support and live with…
Story Snug Advent: H is for How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
H is for How The Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss How The Grinch Stole Christmas! is a great story for showing children that Christmas isn’t about presents and big feasts. The Grinch does his best to spoil Christmas for the residents of Whoville but then he learns that the meaning of Christmas isn’t exactly what he…
Story Snug Advent: G is for Goodnight Santa
G is for Goodnight Santa by Michelle Robinson and Nick East
Story Snug Advent: A is for Aliens Love Panta Claus
A is for Aliens Love Panta Claus by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort
Zog and the Flying Doctors by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
Zog is one of my daughter’s favourite Julia Donaldson stories and she was delighted to find the newly published sequel, Zog and the Flying Doctors, at The Edinburgh Book Festival. We had tickets for Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s show which included watching Axel draw pictures of Zog and his friends plus characters from the new…
School for Dads by Adam & Charlotte Guillain & Ada Grey
Very soon lots of children will be going back to school but what about their Dads? What happens when children need to teach their Dads how to behave?! We love this role reversal story which turns a familiar situation on its head in a way that children will identify with.