91. Little Miss Muffet Counts To Ten by Emma Chichester Clark Red FoxA clever twist on the nursery rhyme, in this pretty picture book, the spider persuades Miss Muffet not to run away and in return two, three, four and more other creatures arrive

11. Peepo! by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £5.99)First published in 1981, this wonderful boardbook appeals rather like The Very Hungry Caterpillar – you simply can’t beat a hole in the page for toddler enjoyment. In Peepo!, a baby glimpses his small domestic world through a l...

31. Mog The Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr HarperCollins, £5.99If family cats are independent creatures who wander off and do their own thing, Mog is no different. Often the moggy is daydreaming her way into a series of adventures, and in this book

1. 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

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans (Scholastic, £7.99)"Wonderful dramatic pictures of Paris and though we never know very much about Madeline and her friends in detail, we seem to know a lot about their life".Buy Madeline

Book of Children’s Games by Debra Wise and Sandy Forrest, McGraw-Hill, £9.99.I’m Bored! and I’m Bored… Again! by Suzy Barratt and Polly Beard, Bloomsbury, £7.99 each.Mama’s Little Book of Tricks by Lynn Brunelle, Chronicle Books, £7.99.

’en. Everybody’s Activity Book by Pascale Estellon Thames & Hudson, £12.95, 4+ “Cut, stick, colour!” proclaim the instructions of this hefty activity book that has 120 pages jam-packed full of exciting, imaginative and artistic ideas. Exploring a plethora

The Italian label Gucci, better known for making collections inspired by sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll are launching a children’s book. The book, titled ‘A Snowman in Africa’, will support the charity UNICEF. Fridda Gianni, Gucci’s creative director

Gothic booksInto The Forest by Anthony Browne (Walker Books, £5.99)A fantastic book to put the fear into young children, while older ones will enjoy reading it for themselves. Playing on a young boy’s anxieties, Children’s Laureate Anthony Browne

The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins Children’s Books, £5.99)One day Henry discovers by mistake that books are actually rather tasty to munch on. He eats a word, then a sentence, then a page, then a whole book. Soon he