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I like board books as he likes to read rough.
Any suggestions for books that will pull my heart strings / excite his interest in entomology / teach him something useful / be remembered by him when his face turns all angular and prickly...

Happy New Year all x

The Gruffalo or anything by Julia Donaldson particularly The Snail and the Whale.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Peekabo
We're going on a Bear Hunt
Guess How Much I love you
Each Peach Pear Plum

Peepo. One of my favourite ever books

Sorry that is it Peepo, not Peekabo

We have Peepo, Bear hunt, Guess and Each peach, all of which I consider to be excellent.
As you have such good taste five I'm definately going to try for the Gruffalo and Caterpillar.

Thanks!

Hairy McCleary is also very funny.

Any of the Hairy Maclary series - I particularly like Slinky Malinky (a board book).

Shark in the park

Orange bear apple pear

What a lovely gift. Usborne do a fantastic range for little ones (and older ones of course).

If you like Noisy books ( i dont but many of my customers do!) try this page. They tend to be about £10, are board books, but have tabs which the children can turn themselves. http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?cat=1&area=EY&subcat=BBN

This one is £14-99 but might appeal to your entomology! I would normally recommend this for 2 1/2 years +
http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?cat=1&area=EY&subcat=EYWM&id=4891

Or try the First Picture 123 and ABC http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?cat=1&series=99

The Gruffalo (for sharing)! You can get that and the Gruffalo's Child on Amazon for a tenner. Or for proper board books that last try the "That's not my...." series. They're touchy feely.

The Gruffalo even comes as a board book.

Aside from JD. Owl Babies has been a favourite of DS (3.10) for a couple of years now and I love reading it too.

my wee one love dr seuse books, cat in the hat, green eggs and ham, etc... i really think it cos its rhyming and the repeation!! u might not have thought about these books because they are for 6 above my wee boy has all dr seuse books from toddler + , they really are good keeps a smile on his face n laughs when it rhymes and repeats! the reaction of a child when u read a book to them is amazing!!

the best one is 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish, he has a little finger puppet thing u put on ur hand and basically teaches him to count and the colours...

he has got 5 little piggys book - this little peggy went to the market.... again that has the finger puppets with it!

Owl babies makes me cry

Not in a good way. I find it genuinely scary

When The World Is Ready For Bed made me cry for some reason It's just a story about some rabbits doing their bedtime routine! (Does mention praying though, in case that would bother you.)

Oh, and THIS ONE - this one makes me well up at the DESCRIPTION! www.amazon.co.uk/Night-You-Were-Born/dp/0312601557/ref=pd_sim_b_6 - haven't actually seen it in the flesh but the reviews are good.

And Once There Were Giants.

You will need tissues

Don't forget Dear Zoo, My Presents, or anything by Rod Campbell. My DD1 loves his books. As well as the ones mentioned above - anything by Julia Donaldson, The Hungry Caterpillar, We're going on a Bear Hunt.... She also loves books from Usbourne as they are colourful with easy to understand words.

£15 will buy you this busy bugs book.
i bought my nephew the train one when he was 2 and he loved it.

and the beauty of this thread is that you won't be buying it from evil amazon