Children’s Book Round Up – David Walliams, Maudie Smith and Jo Clegg and More
The Bear Who Went Boo
By David Walliams and Tony Ross
£6.99 Paperback
Harper Collins Children’s Books
Perfect picture book for toddlers, this tale about a playful polar bear will be a great performance piece for parents reading to youngsters at bedtime.
There’s a film crew in the Arctic capturing footage of the wildlife for a TV programme. Unfortunately, Polar Bear loves nothing more than creeping up on his friends to give them a big fright.
An enjoyable book, ideal for children aged two years upwards.
A Home for Gully
by Jo Clegg and Lalalimola
£6.99 Paperback
Oxford Children’s Books
Gully is an unusually friendly type of gull. Not like the monster attackers we have waiting to mug people in Bristol. And that’s why he becomes so sad when he finds his perfect home. Tired of his nest blowing away each night – perhaps a method Bristol City Council could look into – Gully and his friends traipse around town looking for a new gaff. They help him find one that’s warm and sheltered, but Gully no longer lives near his friends…
The lovely background characters going about their day will make this the perfect book to fully explore with youngsters.
Ideal for children aged two years upwards.
The Dressing Up Dad
By Maudie Smith and Paul Howard
£6.99 Paperback
Oxford Children’s Books
Danny’s Dad is your classic Embarrassing Dad. He’s lots of fun, means well, but perhaps doesn’t know when to give it a rest.
Danny thinks he wants his dad to be an ordinary dad at his next party. Not a pirate. Not a bug. Not an octopus and certainly not a rocket. But when Dad is too busy being ordinary, Danny realises he’s made a mistake and actually has the Best Dad In The World.
It’s a sweet book and ideal for youngsters who have totally bonkers fathers.
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
Dr Seuss’s Sleep Book
And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street
All out in Paperback on Thursday 04 May 2017 priced £6.99
A whole range of republished classic Dr. Seuss books are out this week. The worldwide love for the crazy creatures never fades. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, Dr. Seuss’s Sleep Book and And to Think I saw it on Mulberry Street are all out on Thursday 04 May.
Ideal for children aged from 2 years upwards
Circle Triangle Elephant A Book of Shapes & Surprises
By Kenji Oikawa and Mayuko Takeuchi
Hardback £7.99
Phaidon
What a lovely shape book. Baby books can be so bland, but these shapes interspersed with animals and objects really livens things up. The illustrations are lovely and as well as providing shape learning opportunities, there’s lots of playful fun to be had with the unexpected items popping up in between. A fantastic bonding book to read with babies from birth upwards and there’s lots of giggling and nonsense to be had with older children up to around three years.
Bing Summer Fun Sticker Activity Book £4.99
Bing Eggy Heads Hardback book £5.99
Bing Diggers Hardback book £5.99
If Bing is your baby or toddler’s thing, then there’s plenty of literary fun for them this spring.
Ideal for rainy day fun or dull travelling is the Bing Summer Fun Sticker Activity Book. These things are ideal for engaging young children in books and getting their fine motor skills going. Don’t be the stressed parent who insists these things go in perfectly. The child will get bored and you will remove the joy out of the activity.
The simple hardback books are sturdy stories which will get toddlers used to gripping and reading books without fear of rips and damage. The storylines are hardly Shakespearean, but it’s all about the fun in the activity.