I Just Couldn’t Wait to Meet You – Written by Kate Richie and Illustrated by Hannah Sommerville I don’t often take my son to the library. He loves books, but he doesn’t really like the quiet of the library, and his attention span is still only about 10 seconds! But considering Read more…
Old Hat – Emily Gravett (2017) Harbet had a hat. His Nana had knitted it for him when he was little. Harbet likes his comfy knitted hat, but the others keep jeering at him – OLD HAT! OLD HAT! No matter what headwear he buys – be it a towering fruit platter Read more…
Cyril and Pat – Emily Gravett (2018) This is a cute book with absolutely stunning illustrations! What a talented lady Emily Gravett is! Poor Cyril the squirrel, leading a lonely existence until he finds another ‘squirrel’, Pat. Cyril and Pat have lots of adventures together, but for some reason Cyril Read more…
Sea Life: Alphaprints – Roger Priddy (2018) Publication Date 31/07/2018 My son wasn’t interested in books until he was 2 years old. I bought all types of children’s books with textures, buttons and big colourful pictures… Nope. Not interested. Not before he was 2 anyway. So imagine my surprise and Read more…
The Cook and the King – Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by David Roberts The hungry king needs a new cook, but will he ever find someone who can make his favourite dish? There once was a very hungry king Who needed a cook like anything . . . Read more…
A Hungry Lion, or a Dwindling Assortment of Animals – Lucy Ruth Cummins I have had this book for a while now and It has taught me a very valuable lesson: **ALWAYS READ A BOOK YOURSELF BEFORE READING IT TO YOUR SMALL CHILD!!** I was shopping one day and found Read more…
Charlie Chick Wants to Play (Charlie Chick Series) – Ant Parker and Nick Denchfield Oh that Charlie Chick! How cute he is! What is it about pull the flap books that toddlers and young children love? I remember back to my childhood, I loved all the Spot and other pull Read more…
Dinosaur Boo The Deinonychus (The World of Dinosaur Roar Book #2) – Jeanne Willis As I have mentioned before, my son is a dinosaur freak! He is also crazy about books, so no surprises that this one is extremely popular and well read! Dinosaur Boo is a mischievous little rascal, Read more…
Dinosaur Roar The Tyrannosaurus Rex (The World of Dinosaur Roar Book #1) Now, my son loves dinosaurs. Yes, I know a lot of 3 year old kids love dinosaurs. But my son LOVES dinosaurs. He only wants to wear dinosaur clothes, dinosaur socks, and dinosaur shoes… He takes two toy Read more…
Maternity Leave – Julie Halpern I think any new mother would appreciate this entertaining, relatively accurate (in my experience anyway) portrayal of early motherhood. This story commences when Annie is in labour. She has a little baby boy they call Sam, and thus begins her journey, day by day through the Read more…