Rhyme
Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam by Tracey Corderoy & Steven Lenton
If you come and visit us you are very likely to have a copy of Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam waved under your nose. My daughter received it as a birthday present and is very keen to show it to anybody who is likely to sit down and read it with her.
Me and My Dad by Alison Ritchie & Alison Edgson
Tomorrow is Fathers’ Day in Germany so we have been reading all the books that we have given Daddy over the years. One of our favourites is Me and My Dad.
Baby Touch Rhyme Book / Baby Touch Playbook
A friend asked if I could recommend some first books for her eight month old daughter and both my daughter and I loved the two Baby Touch books that we had. The books are fairly big with two rounded corners and have bold, bright, colourful pictures. A variety of textured materials are used which make…
UPSYDOWN TOWN by Beth Shoshan and Sue Hendra
We love a bit of nonsense in our house so UPSYDOWN TOWN is very well read! It isn’t really a story, just a lovely nonsensical description of a land where everything is a bit topsy turvy. Fun elements include fish and various other animals flying in the sky, birds swimming in the sea, thin elephants, trains…
The Jolly Postman (or Other People’s Letters) – Janet & Allan Ahlberg
Last week in an interview that I did for Readitdaddy’s blog one of the questions was “If you had to name one booky person as your complete and utter book idol (Writer, Illustrator, Publisher etc.) who would it be and why?”. I chose Janet and Allan Ahlberg as they have written several of my favourite picture…
Bedtime Little Ones by Claire Freedman & Gail Yerrill
The Story: It is the end of the day and the little animals are going home to get ready for bed. We join mice, rabbits, badgers, squirrels, bears and hedgehogs as they have supper, have a bath, read stories, climb the stairs, watch the stars and get into bed. Then we say goodnight.
The Night Before Easter by Natasha Wing & Kathy Couri
‘The Night Before Easter’ is a rhyming storybook which follows a similar format to ‘The Night Before Christmas’. We always read ‘The Night Before Easter’ at bedtime on Easter Saturday.
King Jack and the Dragon by Peter Bently & Helen Oxenbury
The Story: Three little boys, Jack, Zak and Caspar, use an old cardboard box to make a castle. Led by King Jack they have a busy day fighting dragons and beasts before going back to their castle for a feast. After Sir Zak and Baby Caspar have gone home King Jack is left to defend…
Ruby, Blue and Blanket by Jane Hissey
I love Old Bear and his friends so I was very excited to hear that Jane Hissey had written and illustrated Ruby, Blue and Blanket, a new story with new characters.
Icky Sticky Monster by Jo Lodge
Icky Sticky Monster is a very funny pop up book with a rhyming text that is easy to read and has suitably revolting language for Icky’s actions! The paper engineering is amazing and my daughter loves helping Icky to eat rubbish and to pick his nose! Bright and bold colours attract young readers to the…
