We're really into Hairy McCleary at the moment.
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We're really into Hairy McCleary at the moment.
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I'm really enjoying reliving some of my childhood favourites with my children at the moment.
Yasin (3) loves The Story About Ping although it's too long for Imran (2). They're both crazy about The Owl and The Pussycat and Where The Wild Things Are.
Another firm favourite is Olivia. At the moment Yasin insists on reading Olivia And The Missing Toy to me every night - I'm sooo planing on buying a camcorder next week so I can record it.
Hairy McClary books are still favourites - we've actually had to replace Scattercat after loving the first copy to death.
They love trains so The Little Red Caboose is also very tattered.
Another more obscure favourite is published by DK books and is Called Baby and Toddler's Big Book of Everything. It is a hardback with hundreds of pictures arranged in themes and they really enjoy going through and discussing all the differant pictures.
Queenie The Bantam and Lets Get A Pup both by Bob Graham. His books are fantastic - so full of warmth and humanity.
Graeme Base's book are lots of fun - I like trying to pick out all the details hidden in the illustrations too.
They like the original Angelina Ballerina but the ones based on the TV haven't grabbed them.
They like the Madeline book about the time she fell in the river and the dog rescued her.
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Anything by Mem Fox, ( Possum Magic, Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge) Animalia, Guess how much I Love You, Fancy That, The Very Hungry Caterpiller, Who Sank the Boat? We're going on a Bear Hunt, mmm that's all I can think of right now!
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Our Mem Fox favorite is Where is the Green Sheep, all the kids love it, nice a quick for the parents to read too
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DD's Fav's include;
How do Dinosaurs say goodnight?
I know a Rhino (We know this one by heart)
Dear Zoo (We know this one by heart)
Where is the Green Sheep?
Where do Kisses come from?
And the Wiggles Nursery Rhyme book
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It used to be a bedtime book all about staying in bed when the lights go out- it was a cute rhyming book and was obviously effective as by 3yrs old, DD#1 could quote the whole book! Lol! Now its the big Disney books and an older book about Possum Creek with 4 stories all told in poems..........I loooooooooove the girls having books!! They're getting the complete Mr Men & Little Miss for Christmas, yay
DD#2 is still into eating books, lol. Although there is a Baby Bright book that's all shiny with a mirror at the end that she seems to enjoy as well as a lift the flap type book on colours, shapes & opposites - really bright and beautiful with cute pictures of real babies through it which she loves to kiss
MotherGoose - I love The Green Sheep book!! MIL has it and DD loves to read it when we're there.
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DD#2 is still into eating books, lol. Although there is a Baby Bright book that's all shiny with a mirror at the end that she seems to enjoy as well as a lift the flap type book on colours, shapes & opposites - really bright and beautiful with cute pictures of real babies through it which she loves to kissyummo! - my little niece loves tactile books - once she stopped eating them too!
Isn't Where is the Green Sheep so simple and such a favourite. There always seems to be the same level of excitement from my nieces and nephews when that last page is finally turned...... and there is the green sheep!
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Mmmm - lots of books here:
Gruffalo and Gruffalo's Child (her favourite)
Its Time for Bed
You are all my favourites
Scallywags (check out David Mellings, he is great)
Hans Christian Anderson stories
Slinky Malinki
Bear Hunt
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
Animalia (especially since she spotted the Dalek)
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My dd loves one at the moment called Kisses For Daddy and also one called Dear Zoo. We have to read them many times a day lol but they are so good
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