for your child about remaining positive in trying circumstances. On the other hand this is also a simple, happy read for preschoolers with cute drawings and plenty of opportunity to bounce along.

From learning language, imparting life lessons and strengthening family bonds, reading holds a wealth of brilliant benefits for your child. Here at Junior, we have long been champions of the developmental potential of the written word, so whether

Easter Bunny Flap Book by Sam Taplin and Rosalinde Bonnet (Usborne, £5.99)A chunky board book with cute illustrations in sugary pastel hues. Readers are invited to join in an Easter egg hunt, lifting up flaps to discover where the Easter bunny has hidden the booty, and look out f...

365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle Jolivet (Abrams, £9.95)Would your child like to have a pet penguin? How about 365? Discover the perils of keeping penguins as pets along with simple maths problems and cool monochrome illustrations in this humerous tale.

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...

I Love My Daddy by Giles Andreae and Emma Dodd (Hachette Children's, £5.99)Andreae may be better known best for his anarchic alter-egos, Purple Ronnie and Edward Monkton but this rather sweet little picture book is an altogether more warm and fuzzy affair documenting the special ...

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...

their names slowly, repeating several times. At the end, Go through it again – as often as your baby wants.”Don’t feel embarrassed by your reading style“Children don’t care if you’re not a good reader, they just want to hear your voice” says Wendy Cooling

in the top ten schoolchildren’s choice, they both placed highly in the list of most read authors across surveyed age groups.The most popular books of 2013, as voted for by 300,144 UK schoolchildren are:1.   Glass Houses: The Morganville Vampires by Rachel

to get it back. Lovely childlike illustrations and imaginative visuals make this an arresting read while the neat little twist should indeed raise a smile from your child.