Happy Dog, Sad Dog

author: Sam Lloyd

Great for: Birth  - 2 years

Time it takes to read: approx 1 minute

Favourite line: "Hot dog... cold dog!"

Story line: "Hot dog, hairy dog, wet dog - find out the opposites of these and more in this board book of doggy opposites."

We say: A great book for the youngest of children. Big bright pictures with easy to understand concepts! The final page has all of the story's pictures on it, so it also acts as a good 'find the dog' game.

The Gruffalo

author: Julia Donaldson illustrator: Axel Scheffler 

Great for: 1 year +

Time it takes to read: approx 5 minutes

Favourite line: "But now my tummy's beginning to rumble. My favorite food is – gruffalo crumble!"

Story line: "A mouse took a stroll in the deep, dark wood...To scare off his enemies he invents tales of a fantastical creature called the Gruffalo."

We say: You'll thank yourself for buying the board book version of this story as you'll be reading this one over and over. Such a fun book to read - especially creeping your fingers up the listeners back when you describe the purple prickles! 

Lovely illustrations, but a lot of text on each page for the under 1's. 

A great book that's worth the hype!

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Dear Zoo

author: Rod Campbell

Great for 0 years and up.

Time it takes to read: approx 2 minutes

Favourite line: So they sent me a (monkey). He was too naughty.

Story line: "A letter to the zoo asking for a pet results in a succession being dispatched - all of them containing highly unsuitable pets. All, of course, except the last one.".

We say: This is a classic book that really should be compulsory for all children to own. It's a cute story, the book has great hard-wearing flaps for the reader to uncover, and a wide range of animals that can be shouted out as they are uncovered... or we suggested making the noises!

CHOO CHOO Clickety-clack!

author: Margaret Mayo    illustrator: Alex Ayliffe

Great for: Birth and up!

Time it takes to read: approx 1 minute

Favourite line: Noisy motorbikes roar, roar, roaring, Flinging up mud, swooping and swerving.

Story line: "A lively board book packed with busy vehicles".

We say: A very short book (just 5 double pages) that can take anything from one to 10 minutes to read as each page has different textures to feel with shiny colourings. There's other objects on each page to also talk about with your child.

A great book for when your child begins to become interested in transport. 

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