Age Range: 5 to 8
Dixie O’Day In the Fast Lane is a perfect book for children who are moving from picture books to chapter books. The seven short chapters are designed to be read one a day but it is such an action packed story that we can’t resist reading it in one sitting.…
Age Range: 0 to 5
“What were the first books that your daughter enjoyed?” asked a friend of mine last week. Without doubt my daughter loved The Wheels on the Bus and Old Macdonald had a Farm, classic rhymes told in board books with holes.…
Age Range: 2 to 4
If you are planning a holiday that combines planes and small children I recommend this colourful, non fiction picture book to introduce the experience of flying. We bought it for our daughter (who first flew at the age of four months) and its bold, bright pictures and easy to read, simple rhyming text were an immediate hit.…
Age Range: 4 to 7
Come and join the hundred decker bus on its colourful journey (and don’t forget your swimsuit, it even has a pool!).
The Story: Every morning at the same time the bus driver picks up the same passengers from the same places.…
Age Range: 1 to 4
If you are looking for appealing, non fiction picture books for the littlest people ‘Dig Dig Digging’ is one of our favourites. My daughter absolutely adored this book when she was two and fascinated with vehicles but the repetitive text also makes it a great book for her now as a beginner reader.…
Age Range: 2 to 5
The Story: Duck has invited Rabbit and Mouse to tea. They find lots of things to do while they are waiting for the bus which seems to take forever to arrive – or does it? Luckily they are reunited with Duck for their picnic but they are both still mystified by the lack of buses!…