Monday, March 15, 2010

what do your children read?

i think i am one of the only mum's who doesn't have a massive book collection for their kids, and up until now, we really haven't had the need for a mass of books. summer has about 8 of the baby's first books and they have been really wonderful, she also has a couple of the touchy feely books too, which are pretty cool. over the last few weeks though, we have stepped it up a notch with our reading. we have a handful of 'big girl' books, which include a few from pamela allen. i love the old skool books as it reminds me of my story time and i like that we can infuse some of our childhood memories into our daughter's life. summer is obsessed with who sank the boat. she's at the age now where she actually wants to sit still and have me read her a book while she studies the images. i love it, and now i'm on the hunt to fill up her book shelf with some really lovely books. what books do your children read? i would love some suggestions!

4 comments:

  1. Pamela Allen is great - we have about 8 of her titles. We also love Eric Carle, Mem Fox and Alison Lester (especially Rosie Sips Spiders). Olivia the Pig is a hit and anything with Maisy!

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  2. Oh, yay, children's books! I was just making a list of our favourites the other day after tidying the bookshelf and feeling nostalgic about our fav books. All of Christie's suggestions are popular here too. Also Charlie and Lola, Tiger by Nick Butterworth.
    Two that were very popular with my little girl recently and very much suit the younger toddler, are Who is Driving, by Leoo Timmers, and Who's Hiding, by Satoru Onishi. This last one is quite brilliant fun. We get these here via Gecko Press, a publisher who translates and then distributes to bookshops foreign titles. I'll write them up in a blog post soon, all our favourites.

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  3. All of the above mentioned by Christie. As a former Kindergarten teacher my list is endless but at the moment my 3 year old is enjoying the classic The Tiger Who Came To Tea & Each Peach Pear Plum, Charlie & Lola,anything by Margaret Wild & the very retro Titch series.

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  4. thanks so much for all the great suggestions ladies! off now to find them all and start collecting! looks like charlie & lola is a sure win! xx

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