Poppy Cat’s Farm – Lara Jones
Poppy Cat is a favourite character of both my girls & we just love this bright board book with its peeping windows. We have had great fun making all the animal noises, counting the animals on each page & learning the names of the baby animals.
Available here on Amazon.
Never Too Little To Love – Jeanne Willis & Jan Fearnley
A sweet book that has been a favourite of Ella’s & now Phoebe is beginning to enjoy. It tells the story of Tiny-Too-Little who is trying to reach his giraffe love to give her a kiss but it’s a “long, long way up if you’re Tiny and you really need a kiss”. He stands one thing after another trying to get high enough until it all crashes down but it all ends happily showing that “you are never Too-Little to love”.
Available here on Amazon.
Why Is The Sky Blue?
This is a wonderful book we bought for Ella’s birthday while on a trip to Te Papa. It probably would have been best for her fourth birthday but it was so great I just couldn’t resist! It has lots of questions that children ask with informative answers under flaps, pull out tabs & turning wheels placed throughout the lovely illustrations.
Published by Ladybird.
Oliver’s Party – Magaret Beames & Sue Hitchcock
A book by New Zealand authors about Oliver the cat & his owner Mrs Bundy which is loved for its bold & bright illustrations & the amusing tale of Oliver’s adventure as he tries to understand exactly what is going on inside his house.
Mabel’s Magical Garden – Paula Metcalf
I beautiful book with a sweet story about Mabel, her flower garden & her two best friends.
Available here on Amazon.
The Tickle Tree – Chae Strathie & Polly Bernatene
A book we bought on holiday recently & all enjoy! It is fantastic for the imagination & Ella can spend ages looking at every little detail in the eyecatching illustrations.
Dimity Duck – Jane Yolen & Sebastien Braun
This is Phoebe’s favourite book of the moment with a day in the life of Dimity Duck & her friend Frumity Frog. I just love the onomatopoeic language – “Wiggle-waggle goes her tail & pump! goes her feet” – it is great fun to read aloud!
Available here on Amazon.
The Night Pirates – Peter Harris & Deborah Allwright
A great book gifted to Ella from a friend in the UK which we took an instant shine to with the “rough, tough, little girl pirates” (who steal the front of Tom’s house to disguise their pirate ship) & the fantastic illustrations.
Available here on Amazon.
