Sophie's Snail

Author	Allan Ahlberg
ISBN	0140386696

Woof! is a children's novel by Allen Ahlberg from 1986. As with all his books, the emphasis is on humour, a chatty confidential tone, and telling a good story from a child's point of view.

"There was once a boy who turned into a dog. The boy's name was Eric Banks; he was ten years old. The dog he turned...

Author	Jane Hissey
ISBN	0099265435

Little Bear’s Trousers by Jane Hissey
One morning, Little Bear wakes to find his trousers missing, so he goes from one stuffed-animal friend to another in search of them. Each time, he's one step behind, finding that his trousers has been used and passed along to different toys. Sailor tried them...

Author	Martin Waddell
ISBN	0744544599

A beautifully told story about the close relationship between a father bear and his son.
You could read this book with two views in mind; friendship, sharing and playing or the strong bond children have with a loved one. The story can also be read with the theme of father and son in mind.
I read this...

Author	Cynthia Rylant
ISBN	0689817088

Meet the Cobble Street Cousins!

Lily, who wants to be a poet
Tess, who wants to be a Broadway star
Rosie, who wants a little cottage with flowers by the door Right now, though, the cousins are sharing an attic bedroom in their Aunt Lucy?s light blue house on Cobble Street, and happily making...

Author	Lauren Child
ISBN	1841212768

The pesky rat introduces himself by telling us how cute he is, that he lives in dustbin number 3, Grubby Alley, and that every now and again he returns home to find that someone has emptied all his belongings into a big van and driven off with them. Not surprisingly he finds this 'very upsetting'.

He...

Author	Janet Ahlberg
ISBN	0316602027

I love this book!

I cannot believe I have not read this before! It’s a brilliant idea to follow the Jolly Postman on his rounds. The authors have cleverly interwoven the stories of Jack & The Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz. I love the little extras throughout the book....

Author	Shirley Hughes
ISBN	0688076726

A favorite in our house.
No magic, no imaginary friend, no gross habits or vocabulary, Alfie is a normal little boy. Shirley Hughes' books are wonderful because they show a family living day to day with each other. The words are well chosen and beautifully descriptive. The pictures are gorgeous!...

Author	Quentin Blake
ISBN	0316099511

Cockatoos by Quentin Blake

Out of Quentin Blake many book this is one of his classics which combines humour and learning in one perfect package.

Cockatoos portrays the story of Professor Dupont's who goes in search for his missing cockatoos. However they the cockatoos are not missing...

Author	Philippa Pearce
ISBN	0140302069

Philippa Pearce’s poignant story of a young boy who longs for a pet dog.

Young Ben Blewitt is desperate for a dog. He’s picked out the biggest and best dogs from the books in the library—and he just knows he’s going to get one for his birthday. Ben is excited when the big day arrives, but...

Author	Jill Murphy
ISBN	0230015476

This book tells the story of a bear who finds household objects and turns them into a helmet, space boots and a rocket so he can go to the moon. On the way he encounters an owl who joins him on his journey. They land on the moon and have a picnic but eventually get bored, and thus decide to go back home. When he arrives...

Author	Ursula Moray Williams
ISBN	0753412098

Why was I ever born a witch's kitten? Why - oh, why? With his bright blue eyes and sparky magic whiskers, no one could mistake Gobbolino for a kitchen cat, but that's just what he longs to be. So, while his sister Sootica learns how to ride a broomstick and turn mice into toads, Gobbolino sets off to find a nice...

Author	Joyce Lankester Brisley
ISBN	0140348654

Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a tiny village in the heart of the countryside.
She is always busy doing things, and whether she is earning money to give a party, minding the village shop, having a picnic or going sledging, you're sure to have fun when Milly-Molly-Mandy's around!

Here all the...

Author

Judy Sierra

Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems by Judy Sierra is a themed book of penguin poems intended for readers in preschool through grade two. I gave it four stars. This book of poetry is creative and fact-filled and it follows a rhythmic beat and rhyme structure. Each poem teaches the reader about a...

Author	Julia Donaldson
ISBN	0333964438

Based on a traditional Chinese story, this book tells the tale of a young girl who is given a magic paintbrush. The tale has a nice idea, and you can see the appeal of wondering what you would paint with such a brush. You can also appreciate this tale's appeal in days when you where either someone who had nothing...

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Lynley Dodd

So glad my own vet visits never turn out this way! A fun chain reaction sort of story (even circling back around to that cockatoo and her swishy target). The sort of pattern like in the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series, where things come back around full circle. Could be a fun storytime read for any sort of...

Author	Richmal Crompton
ISBN	0006903975

This is the second unabridged release of the classic William series. It was on Christmas Day that the centipede appeared on Aunt Evangeline's plate, the library clock was found mysteriously dismantled, and the conjuring trick with the egg went disastrously wrong. But as William's Aunt Lucy told him,...

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Jill Tomlinson

Published before I was even born; lying in wait until I had my own children; I have no idea why I chose not to pick this up before now. Tomlinson's 1968 well-loved little book of an owl who would rather be out during the day than the night, is charming. Each chapter has little Plop sent off by his parents (who...

Author	Enid Blyton
ISBN	0603561586

Our family got on an Enid Blyton kick last year. I started reading the Amelia Jane collection to my two youngest kids, thinking they would most enjoy it. However, as it turns out, Blyton's writing style is crowd pleasing and before I knew it, all of my kids were into the stories with my oldest *asking* for...

Author	Emily Bearn
ISBN	1405233869

I really loved the way this book started out, and enjoyed the author's use of language, but for some reason I felt let down when it came to the battle against Aunt Ivy, or the Charge of the Bright Brigade as it was known in the story. Too much military jargon for my liking, and it was an unfamiliar theme for my...