for preschoolers.* Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell.* Roar! by David Wojtowycz.* Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins.* Cowboy Baby by Sue Heap.* Duck In A Truck by Jez Alborough.* Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.* Here Comes The Train by Charlotte Voake.* Guess

This was one of the most avant-garde shows at Pitti Bimbo in Florence this season, with an unconventional catwalk set-up replicating some of the women's main line presentations. There was no stage and the models walked amongst the audience who were

inspiration from all those old-fashioned books when colours were necessarily more limited.What are your favourite children’s books?I loved Raymond Briggs’ The Snowman, which doesn’t have any words either. And I also loved Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins. People

from DJ Barry. Punch And Judy On The PromenadeJuly 7–August 4Time may not have faded his rosy complexion but this year marks the 350th birthday of esteemed paragon of puppetry, Mr Punch. celebrate this milestone by taking in a classic puppet show

other that often. Would you like to have more television exposure like Jamie?If you’re destined to be on TV, you’re snapped up straight away, like a beautiful model walking down the street, you get spotted. That how it was for Jamie. He was working in a

dog with black spots, is such a soap-dodger it’s hard to tell if he’s actually a black dog with white spots… The 1950s design style is a real treat. 95Rosie’s Walkby Pat Hutchins Red Fox, £5.99 (first published 1968) Rosie the red hen walks