Tyrannosaurus Drip

Author	Michael Rosen
ISBN	0689853491

A Scathing Review of We're Going on a Bear Hunt, aka "The Children's Guide to Passive Suicide"

Before we go any further, a little context:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWpzxz...

There are plenty of children's books about self destructive impulses. In The Cat in the...

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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	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0007228074

Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper...

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	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0399250743

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes an imaginative tale of friendship in a world where what makes us different isn't nearly as important as what makes us the same.

When a boy discovers a single-propeller airplane in his closet, he does what any young adventurer...

Author	Oliver Jeffers
ISBN	0399245030

From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day The Crayons Quit comes a humorously warm tale of friendship. Now also an animated TV special!

What is a boy to do when a lost penguin shows up at his door? Find out where it comes from, of course, and return it. But the journey to the South Pole is long...

Author	Pippa Goodhart
ISBN	0552547085

This book is an interesting and fun way to introduce the concept of choice to children in the early years (more specifically aged 4-5 years old) as each page has a different question to explore i.e. what would you eat, and provides a variety of choices that the children can choose from. This allows for a...

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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	Rob Biddulph
ISBN	0062367242

Look here! A wonderful debut,
With kites and flights and Penguin Blue
Delivered with a sing-song rhyme,
That makes this great for story time.

Moral: It’s not how far you stray,
Nor perils met along the way.
No jungle heat, nor bright sea foam
Will match the comforts...

Author	Jeannie Baker
ISBN	0744592275

What a lovely idea for a book. We see a windowsill and the view of a city street. On the windowsill stands a congratulation card for the birth of a baby girl. From that small viewpoint of this families house we see the changing view outside and the odd addition to the wall or windowsill that gives us clues what's...

Author	Rachel Bright
ISBN	1408331594

This is such a great read! An inspiring book which could most certainly inspire so many children to face their fears and 'find their roar'. A little mouse is tired of being looked down upon and not being seen as tough enough, so wants to learn how to ROAR to be as big and scary as the lion. He seeks the help of...

Author	Joanne Schwartz
ISBN	1554988713

A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator...