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10 of the best classic picture books for your baby
On 26/11/2012 in Books
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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Shortlisted Best Children's Story App 2012: Ladybird Classics Me Book
On 16/05/2012 in Toy Awards
The lure of the Ladybird Books has a strong heritage of picture books, now moving onto ipad where nostalgia meets the future
The classic Ladybird books evoke fond memories for many parents of a certain age who were brought up with this series of fairy tales and information books. Now the gloriously retro illustrations are available in iPad format for the new generation
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Winner of the Best Classic Book 2012: Winnie-The-Pooh
On 20/05/2012 in Children's Book Awards
Why the bear with very little brain has been winning hearts for generations…
. This is the ultimate timeless classic for children and adults alike to enjoy again, and again, and again...Winnie-The-Pooh by AA Milne, illustrated EH Shepard (Egmont, £6.99)Who won Picture Book Of The Year 2012?Illustration copyright 2012 E H Shepard and Egmont Ltd.
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Highly Commended Best Classic Book 2012: Aesop's Fables
On 20/05/2012 in Children's Book Awards
There's morals galore in this colourful retelling of the ancient fables
, there’s a wise moral message on which to muse.Aesop's Fables retold by Margaret McAllister and Amanda Hall (Hudson, £12.99)Which book won Best Classic Book 2012?
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Best Classic Book 2011
On 20/05/2011 in Children's Book Awards
*Winner*Miffy At The Gallery by Dick Bruna (Egmont, £3.50), 2+Read our interview with Dick Bruna.
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Best Classic Book: Miffy At The Gallery
On 17/05/2011 in Children's Book Awards
An interview with author, Dick Bruna, who tells us about the creation of his iconic bunny girl, Miffy
How would do explain Miffy’s enduring appeal? I think it is Miffy’s simplicity which seems to appeal to children and adults – and that has never changed over all the years I have been publishing books about Miffy. I spend a long time making my
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Brilliant festive picture books to create the perfect Christmas!
On 11/11/2011 in Books
Our selection of brand new and classic picture books that celebrate the festive season
The Snowman Sound Book by Raymond Briggs (Puffin, £6.99)So powerful were Briggs’ illustrations and so evocative was the music in the animated film that it is easy to forget that this classic children’s story is told only in pictures. Here, Briggs
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Giraffes Can't Dance
On 14/06/2011 in Children's Book Awards
Giraffes Can't Dance, or can they? Read why this book was highly commended in our Best Classic Book category
Best Classic Book *Highly Commended*Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees Orchard, £5.99, 2+You might not instantly think of giraffes as the philosophical sort, but then Gerald is used to flouting convention. Who says giraffes
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The Jolly Postman
On 14/06/2011 in Children's Book Awards
See why The Jolly Postman was Highly commended in our Best Classic Book category
Best Classic Book *Highly Commended*The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg Puffin, £12.99, 3+ Watching their two-year-old daughter Jessie play with the morning post at the breakfast table gave Janet and Allan Ahlberg an ingenious idea
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Highly Commended Best Story App 2012: Dear Zoo
On 20/05/2012 in Toy Awards
The classic children's lift-the-flap picture book Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell gets super interactive for a new generation of babies
Retaining the charm and simplicity of Dear Zoo, the classic lift-the-flap book by Rod Campbell that makes it into the Top Ten of our Top 100 Children's Books of All Time, modern toddlers now get to tap to lift instead! A succession of creatures
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