School
Book bloggers recommend starting school picture books (1)
With the start of the summer holidays many parents have forgotten about school and are enjoying long, lazy, (hopefully!) warm summer days. However, one group of parents will spend the summer counting down to their child’s first day of school and all the excitement and uncertainty that it brings. Starting school doesn’t just impact the child but the whole…
Lucky Wish Mouse Starting School by Clara Vulliamy
We borrowed Lucky Wish Mouse Starting School, a story about ten tiny mice starting school from the library, and have read it at least once a day since. My daughter loves it and the reading is always accompanied by lots of giggles.
Tom & Small by Clara Vulliamy
If you have a child who will soon be starting school, Tom & Small is a great story to help prepare them for the experience. It acknowledges the initial fears that a child may have before giving a positive impression of the experience. My daughter received this book for her second birthday, it is a…
Cactus Annie by Melanie Williamson
The Story: Cactus Annie doesn’t want to go to cowgirl school. On her first day she gets everything wrong and Miss Tumbleweed, the teacher, tells her that she must try harder. On the second day of school Cactus Annie arrives to find that the pesky rats have stolen all the cows so Miss Tumbleweed sends…
Rita Borg recommends Rosie Sprout’s Time to Shine by Allison Wortche & Patrice Barton
We’re delighted to welcome Rita Borg to Story Snug to tell us about her favourite picture book, Rosie Sprout’s Time to Shine.
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.
