Mr Archimedes' Bath

Author	Phyllis Krasilovsky
ISBN	0749704977

This by far hasn't been the first time I've read The Cow Who Fell in the Canal, but I recently realised I hadn't added it to Goodreads and so it demanded a reread.

What a lovely children's book! The story of Henrietta and her adventure has always been a personal favourite, and now I get to share it...

Author	Mem Fox
ISBN	0152020969

I picked this up because I think Mem Fox has a good hit/miss ratio... The cover I have isn't immediately christmassy, and I thought Wombat Divine was referring to an especially good wombat - so I was initially suprised that this was a Christmas book.

This book has everything you could ask for -...

Author	Jeannie Baker
ISBN	0688089186

After really enjoying 'Belonging' I expected to love 'Window' just as much. Perhaps it was reading the authors note about ecological damage after reading in her last book how she collected sponges for her collage that made this seem a like an example of practise what you preach, but where I found 'Belonging'...

Author	John Burningham
ISBN	0099200619

This is a cute tale of a puny baby who doesn't like to eat...UNTIL...it's discovered that it (the baby is always referred to as "it" or "the baby," so I guess the gender is left up to the reader. Clever, huh?) LOVES avocados.



Just one avocado a day seems to imbue the tot with Popeye-like...

Author	Elfrida Vipont
ISBN	0140500480

The Elephant and the Bad Baby is the classic story from Elfrida Vipont and Raymond Briggs.

The Elephant takes the Bad Baby for a ride and they go 'rumpeta, rumpeta, rumpeta down the road.' They help themselves to ice creams, pies, buns, crisps, biscuits, lollipops and apples, and the shopkeepers...

Author	Eve Sutton
ISBN	0140502424

Don't mind me, this is for my cat.

So. This book told me that "the cat from France liked to sing and dance".

See? Here.



When I talked to you about this talent you're supposed to share with your fellow French cats -



Oh, yes. You did that. Just FLEE. Because...

Author	Quentin Blake
ISBN	0099400421

Mr Magnolia has only one boot.
He has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot -
And two lovely sisters who play on the flute -
But Mr Magnolia has only one boot.

In this wittily rhyming picture book, Mr Magnolia has a full and happy life except for one serious omission - a boot. But one day,...

Author	Niki Daly
ISBN	0374437203

Perfectly South African, and perfectly universal. Lively, funny, with a big crisis and a happy resolution, and an author's note that, unfortunately, is half-covered by my library's binding (still, I get the gist, and it is a good one to share with older children).

I honestly tried to talk myself...

Author	Bob Graham
ISBN	0763618578

A success story for anyone who knows the highs—and lows—of learning to do something for the first time. Max will fly away with your heart!

As the son of legendary superheroes Captain Lightning and Madam Thunderbolt, Max is destined to join their ranks - once he learns to
fly, that is....

Author	Sam Lloyd
ISBN	0439576768

Briefly speaking, this lift-the-flap book is laugh-out-loud fun, and educational, too!

This hilarious lift-the-flap features animals and the underwear they wear! Kids will roar with laughter as they lift each flap and reveal boxers on a horse, furry undies on a crocodile, leafy green bloomers...

Author	Charles Fuge
ISBN	1402708610

NOW IN BOARD



These are my friends
I know them, you see.
I know them quite well...
because they live with me!



Charles Fuge's delightful rhyming text and absolutely adorable images bring to life a little girl and her charming animals as they play...

Author	Elina Karjalainen
ISBN	9510082449

Kokonaisen vuoden ui Uppo-Nalle maailman meriä. Se toivoo löytävänsä rauhallisen sataman, jossa on valkeaa hiekkaa ja joku ystävällinen mikä tahansa odottamassa.
Reeta on pieni tyttö valkealla hiekkarannalla. Reetan kotona on Laulava Lintukoira, villi ja menevä otus, mutta...

Author

Mira Lobe

I have read it over 100 times as a child. I grew up with this book. When my children were born I asked my family overseas to buy it and send it. Now, both my children are over the age of 20. Together, we read "Das Kleine Ich Bin Ich" another 100 times.

It is the rhyming that is so catching. It is fun, it is...

Author	Astrid Lindgren
ISBN	9129596009

Oh that Lotta. What a brave and determined little girl. Sure, now she expresses herself by crying and stealing (I'm sure it was justified in her mind that the bike wasn't getting used anyway). But she's just turned five, after all! And it is her birthday, and she does appreciate all her other presents....

Author	Debbie Harter
ISBN	1905236220

This lively rhyme soon has young listeners frolicking around, with creatures in the Indian jungle. Children will be eager to join in and copy the animals' actions. The song has a quick pace and its catchiness allows little ones, to learn the words and get involved with the story, as they try to guess the...

Author	Jenny Wagner
ISBN	0140501266

The Bunyip of Berkeley's Creek by Jenny Wagner, illustrated by Ron Brooks is a gentle, humorous story of prejudice, identity and self-acceptance about a mythological Australian creature.

Brooks' illustrations are reminiscent at times of Sendak, using a dark engraving style that suits...

Author	John Butler
ISBN	1561453447

Adorable animals make room in their den for sleepy friends.
Deep in the den, ten sleepy, cuddly animals snuggle up together for the night. But as the animal friends roll over to make more room, one animal after another gently tumbles out of the cozy den...until Little Mouse is left all alone. But Little...

Author	William Bee
ISBN	0763628867

It takes extreme measures to get a response out of the stubbornly indifferent Billy in a wry little tale that readers of all ages will surely relate to.

Billy can be very difficult to please. Show him something very tall or very small, and he'll say, "whatever." Let him play inside the bounciest...

Author	Anthony Browne
ISBN	0763618438

Read this book in Spanish for Primary level. This book translates very well as it has simple sentences and the illustrations would really help the children to understand the story.

The story is about Willy the gorilla, who is a bit of a wimp. He decides to 'beef up' as he is fed up of being called...

Author	Alison Lester
ISBN	1929132735

This has given me itchy feet - there is nothing like Australia for travel, it's a must do activity ... over a long period of time ... with the family ... just like Grace in Are We There Yet?

Grace and her family hitch up their pop up camper trailer and head off, literally around Australia. Alison Lester...

Author	David Roberts
ISBN	1854308203

This book is hilarious and children love it! Bertie is a little boy with dirty habits, he eats sweets off the floor, he licks the dogs face and wees on the flowerbed! The pictures are very funny and the repetitive nature of the story means that the children can join in with 'no Bertie, that's dirty Bertie!'...

Author	Joan Grant
ISBN	1894965140

Cat and Fish come from different worlds — he from the land, she from the sea. But when they meet in the park one night, they like each other's looks. Cat shows Fish his world and teaches her how to climb, how to take shelter from the rain, and how to stay warm. But Fish misses the sea, so Cat takes her back and...