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Five cosy reads for chilly days
By Fiona McKim on 05/11/2012 11:40:00
When it's coming down outside, curl up with your child and a good book
The Falling Raindrop by Neil Johnson and Joel ChinThe chic and sparse cover art perfectly suits the story inside, which is simply told and yet full of emotional impact. The story of the cycle of water from raindrop to evaporation back to cloud again is told through the eyes of on...
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The Queen and the wonders of Winnie the Pooh
By Fiona McKim on 31/05/2012 15:02:52
The Junior Design Award winning story was a childhood favourite of Her Majesty
and rascal, to come.Find out why Winnie The Pooh won our Junior Design Award for Best Classic Book 2012Discover who all of the winners were in our children's books categories
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Eight great books about London
By Junior on 25/04/2012 11:04:35
Explore the big city's sights and highlights with these fun books
This Is London by Miroslav Sasek (Universe, £10.99)The gorgeous retro illustrations are the star of this classic book that opens with a brown page: “Well, this is London – hidden by fog.” Ha, ha. A wonderful piece of vintage nostalgia depicting
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Shortlisted Picture Book Of The Year 2012: Opposites by Patrick George
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 13:34:08
Enjoy bold colours, appealing graphics and visual trickery in this stunning book that's the opposite of boring!
Big and small, hit and miss, up and down, hot and cold – discovering the world of opposing elements is one of the stock-in-trades for young children. This vibrant book takes a tried-and-tested topic and skillfully transforms it into a stunning work
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Six new books for babies and toddlers
By Junior on 10/04/2012 14:25:23
Eye-catching picture books to excite little bookworms
Colours by Pantone Abrams Appleseed, £6.99, from birth This new imprint from Abrams is designed to try to bring a more artistic approach to books
for children up to five (and parents with an eye for design). Boardbook pages reveal bright, boldly
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Wildlife activity books for families
By Fiona McKim on 15/05/2012 13:25:47
Take inspiration from these fresh and wild reads
flora and fauna make this an absorbing read which may inspire children to begin recording their own findings. A particularly charming touch is the abundance of poetic quotes from the likes of Wordsworth and Rudyard Kipling, peppered throughout the
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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
.99) was shortlisted for the 2005 British Book Awards Children’s Book Of The Year. Lauren has written three more books starring Charlie and Lola: I Am Not Sleepy And I Will Not Go To Bed (Orchard, £7.99), I Am Too Absolutely Small For School (Orchard, £7
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Books to help your child to read
By Helen McKay-Ferguson on 04/10/2010 18:04:04
Here are six fabulously fun titles for early readers
Jolly Phonics Jolly Readers, Jolly Learning Books, £18.60 for 18 Inky Mouse and her friends Snake and Bee guide your child through simple adventures. These 72 books have a general fiction strand, featuring folk from fairytales, like the Three Billy
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Why can't my child read?
By Catherine O'Dolan on 08/11/2012 16:13:16
All children learn to read at their own rate, but how can you tell if there's a problem?
children learn to read at different rates.If you are concerned about your child's reading, talk to her teacher to see if there is anything you can do together. It's vital that you give your child plenty of encouragement, and enjoy sharing books and reading
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Goldilocks… as you've never seen her before
By Catherine O'Dolan on 16/01/2013 13:18:17
Best-loved children's author of The Jolly Postman Allan Ahlberg's new take on the classic fairytale
? “I think a bit of complexity is good,” says Allan. “Not every speck has to be accessible. Children can always skip a bit and move on.”With its novel six-tales-in-one format, including a cute little book within a book, it takes readers on a journey
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