Meg and Mog

Author	Martin Waddell
ISBN	0744507960

4.5 STARS Awww, shucks. This is so darn cute! I really enjoyed this gentle tale (that is not without humor) about Little Bear who can't get to sleep because of his fear of the dark, and patient and resourceful Big Bear who helps him through his fears (even though Big Bear has a very exciting part of his book...

Author

Janet Ahlberg

'Each Peach Pear Plum' - the classic picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg - is a timeless picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each beautifully illustrated page encourages young children to interact with the picture to...

Author	Lynley Dodd
ISBN	0670913502

Following the resounding success of my Locus Quest, I faced a dilemma: which reading list to follow it up with? Variety is the spice of life, so I’ve decided to diversify and pursue six different lists simultaneously. This book falls into my BEDTIME STORIES list.

I have a little boy...

Author	Jill Murphy
ISBN	0141319623

This is the perfect book for young reluctant readers.

It’s engaging, fun, fast-paced and actually a really great story. There’s a magic school, great friendship, antiheroes and a series of unfortunate events.

And let’s not forget the lovely illustrations. This is no Harry...

Author	David McKee
ISBN	0688091717

"McKee's gentle humor and love of irony are in full force in this celebration of individuality and laughter." — Publishers Weekly

Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him!

If he were ordinary elephant color, the others...

Author	Judith Kerr
ISBN	0006640613

I learnt important life lessons from this book:
*Don't try to drink all the water from the tap
*Drinking tea from the pot via the spout gets you a mouth full of tea leaves
*A single tin of tiger food will fill you up as much as an entire household full of food

The story is a simple one - what...

Author	Mick Inkpen
ISBN	0340565640

As The Guardian so rightly points out ‘The charmingly comical Inkpen, as always, hits the spot’. The first from the collection of Kipper books, it describes Kipper’s struggle to get comfortable in his doggy basket. He tries a number of amusing options such as a gardening pot, only to find it incredibly...

Author	Enid Blyton
ISBN	0749732105

"A land at the top of a tree!" said Connie. "I don't believe a word of it."

Jo, Bessie and Fanny are fed up when Connie comes to stay - she's so stuck-up and bossy. But they don't let her stop them having fun with their tree-friends, Silky, Moon-Face and the Saucepan Man. Together they climb through...

Author	Judith Kerr
ISBN	0001955071

Delightful! Mog is so endearing. I loved how Debbie, the girl in the house, sticks by Mog, even when she has her nightmare about a tiger. (That double page illustration is my favorite picture in the book.) The illustrations are cute. The story is mostly funny, with a bit of sadness, and it has a fun twist...

Author

Rod Campbell

A child writes to the zoo for a pet. The zoo send a series of unsuitable pets, revealed behind flaps in the form of crates and packing cases. These animals are all sent back for different reasons, except the last one, which is perfect!

Dear Zoo is twenty-five years old -- and still as popular as ever!...

Author	Janet Ahlberg
ISBN	0140503013

Janet and Allan Ahlberg's hilarious picture book, Burglar Bill.
Burglar Bill is an entertaining picture book by the iconic British husband and wife picture book team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo! Perfect as a bedtime story and for children learning to read!

Who's that creeping...

Author

Shirley Hughes

I had almost forgotten just how good this is. Shirley Hughes manages to tread that fine line between emotionally affecting and twee without ever falling into the cutesy pie.
The story of how Dave loses his beloved Dogger was always a favourite, especially with daughter number one, who had her own...

Author	Jill Murphy
ISBN	0333631986

The hour was late and Mr Bear was tired. But he could not sleep - however he tried and wherever he tried.

SNORE, SNORE went Mrs Bear.

TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK went the clock.

Would he never get to sleep?

The familiar noises, repetition and beautiful illustrations make...

Author	Valerie Thomas
ISBN	0061173126

Winnie lived in her black house with her cat, Wilbur. He was black too. And that is how the trouble began. Everything in Winnies house is black - the carpet, the chairs, the bed and the sheets, the pictures on the walls, and even the bathtub! And of course her cat, Wilbur, is black too - all except for his bright-green...