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10 of the best classic picture books for your baby
By Catherine O'Dolan on 26/11/2012 12:53:00
Create the perfect library for your baby with these brilliant baby books
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Puffin, £5.99)Not many children’s books achieve worldwide sales that would humble a U2 album, but Eric Carle’s classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a beautiful butterfly has
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The Best Picture Books Of 2011
By Junior on 06/12/2011 10:00:27
Our Editor's pick of the most brilliant picture reads for budding bookworms
, bird, fish and all of Sean’s other cuddly toys to yawn too, as the narrative passes along. If your child has never noticed how easy it is to start yawning when someone else does, this will be a great book they will enjoy again and again – until
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Best Picture Books for April
By Junior on 05/04/2012 15:45:24
Reluctant slumberers, an awesome super hero and the lost rhymes of Dr Seuss are all thrown into the mix in our round-up of rollicking reads for April
children were small. Colourful illustrations provide bright, busy scenes to explore with your child time and again, and they also reflect on the sentiment of love for family and community, for each other and the world around you. A heart-warming book
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Five of the best new children's books
By Fiona McKim on 13/03/2013 15:19:36
From Ed Vere's noisy adventure to a snappy sibling, we pick the best new picture books
Too Noisy! By Malachy Doyle and Ed Vere Walker, £11.99, 4+They say silence is golden and, for Sam Bungle, the lone introvert among a cacophony of crashing, whistling, wheezing relatives, the calm of quiet is an irrepressible craving. So off he trots, all Dennis The Menace knitwea...
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The best books for babies and toddlers
By Lucy Phillips on 21/11/2012 13:42:00
Babies love books – and here's a lovely selection for them to get their chubby little hand on
Peter Rabbit Little Box Of BooksBy Beatrix Potter, Frederick Warne, £8.99, from 12 monthsThis set of five eco-friendly board books uses some of Beatrix Potter’s best-loved characters to help children discover their five senses. Read how Benjamin
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The Story So Far: Lauren Child
By Catherine O'Dolan on 16/01/2013 14:43:24
A potted history of one of our best-loved children's author, creator of Charlie And Lola
After studying art at Manchester Polytechnic and London Art School, Lauren worked in a variety of jobs, including painting dots for Damien Hirst. In 1999, her first two picture books were published I Want A Pet (Frances Lincoln, £5.99) and Clarice
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Highly Commended Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Colours by Orla Kiely
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:09:45
The Queen of Pattern, designer Orla Kiely, has turned her artistic eye to a sumptuous series of first picturebooks for babies and toddlers
Whoever said that baby books need to be in bright primary colours obviously has never come across the gentler design aesthetics of Orla Kiely. The strong graphic design of this uber-tasteful tome features Kiely’s instantly recognised signature style
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Read this book: Archie
By Catherine O'Dolan on 06/08/2012 15:40:52
The doggie-filled debut from Scottish designer Domenica More Gordon
mother an ‘über-maker’, because whatever she turns her hand to, she can do splendidly. We all live together with my husband, our two children, Jack and Ariadne, and three dogs.” Archie is a delightful picture book but – be warned – it has no words, apart
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Rip-roaring superhero reads
By Fiona McKim on 12/04/2012 17:44:57
Five super books with plenty of pow!
Traction Man Is Here (Red Fox, £5.99)Square of jaw with arms of steel, Traction Man is a household hero with a different natty outfit for every action-packed adventure he embarks on. But can Traction Man retain his macho image when granny gives him a green wooly romper for christ...
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Blooming great children’s gardening books
By Fiona McKim on 11/04/2012 12:06:28
Inspire a budding gardener with these green-fingered reads
Gardening With Kids by Martyn Cox and Catherine Woram (Ryland, Peters & Small, £14.99)A perfect start to inspire young gardeners, this informative book contains step-by-step instructions on simple growing projects, appealingly illustrated with large
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