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This factual book shows real photographs of animals alongside drawings. It introduces just the right amount of interesting facts, some funny, some serious but always educational in a compelling way. What animals do at night when we are tucked under the covers is a revelation. A terrific little book.
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This book familiarises children with their school bus and how we can all try to be helpful to each other, whatever we are doing. There are many different types of buses that children encounter each day. This little book opens their eyes to all the different components of a bus.
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This collection of books is classic and beautiful, this is not up there with “One Snowy night” for me however the innocence and mischief of the story will appeal to the nature loving little ones out there and has us all believing that all the animals in our parks and gardens do indeed have names
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Wonderfully illustrated and sure to be a hit with little fact finders, not too wordy and really lovely for the visual children among the group.
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A 43 page story about a little monster (which is really a mouse). Delightful sentiment and although old fashioned and dated a simple but charming story of the sorts of reactions you may find if you walked around with a mouse in your pocket. I am firmly in the keep it there and look after
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I had such high hopes for this book, the illustrations are super and do tell a story all by themselves, however I thought the story itself was a little underwhelming. It is as the title suggests about a very windy day and people running errands, struggling to hold onto their hats and losing various items
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Simple and charming Easter themed story, likely to appeal to the younger readers. Beautifully illustrated and by the end of it you will find yourself eating your child’s Easter Egg and have to replace it! Be warned.
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Wonderful creatures from frozen lands, this is a book of mixed up animals. The art work is brilliant from the illustrator of The Gruffalo.The animals have silly names and make strange noises to make you giggle. Hilarious, rhyming text.What do you get if you cross a penguin with a beluga? A penuga – obviously.
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Monty the mouse and his friends leave the countryside in a little girls’ bicycle basket and head for town where there’s plenty of good things to eat. On the way the intrepid harvest mouse falls out of the basket and gets involved in a series of adventures.Young children will relate to Monty’s predicament and be
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A charming and classic story filled with wholesome fun. Lots of good vocabulary to pick out and discuss. Children will love the fact that the animals can talk making it a great choice to read out loud.Beautifully illustrated by Hilda Offen.