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Books about chain reactions for 2.5 year old

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LeeMiller · 06/06/2018 13:58

My bilingual nephew (2.5 years old) is crazy about books and my brother has asked me to take some English books for my next visit. I know his particular favourite is a book featuring a chain of events (e.g. a someone drops a banana skin, a man slips on it, he kcnocks over a ladder etc). He finds it hilarious and seems to especially enjoy making the connections between the sequence of events and anticipating the next event.

Can anyone think of any English books featuring a similar sort of chain reaction story that would be suitable for his age range? I have vague memory of Quentin Blake and Dr Seuss doing this type of thing but I can't think of anything specific.

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ChinngisKhan · 06/06/2018 14:01

Try “never tickle a tiger” by Pamela butchart. Fits your description perfectly!

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Ishouldntbesolucky · 06/06/2018 14:06

I saw your title and thought you wanted a science book for a 2 year old genius!

I'm struggling to think of a chain of events book. Julia Donaldson books are great. He might like Stick Man perhaps?

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LeeMiller · 06/06/2018 14:15

Haha Ishouldntbesolucky, I did debate the best way to describe what I wanted, maybe I didn't make the best choice! The Stick Man looks good, he loves the Gruffalo.

Never Tickle a Tiger looks perfect, thanks ChinngisKhan ! Putting both of these on my shopping list.

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Swearwolf · 06/06/2018 14:20

What about Stuck by Oliver Jeffers? It's about a boy who gets his kite stuck in a tree, throws something up to knock it down but that gets stuck too, and he keeps on throwing stuff which gets stuck, increasing in size. It's a really funny book and I think would appeal!

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LeeMiller · 06/06/2018 14:30

Thanks Swearwolf, that looks ideal, really silly and funny.

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anappleadaykeeps · 06/06/2018 14:38

There were some like this when DS was a toddler in the USA. The most famous was something about blueberry muffins, I think and a moose. They were lovely. Will try to find details...

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anappleadaykeeps · 06/06/2018 14:43

"If you give a Moose a Muffin" by Laura Numeroff. It's an American book, and there are others in the series, but you can find used copies on Amazon UK from £0.01.

Sorry, don't know how to post the Amazon link.

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CoughArghCoughArghCough · 06/06/2018 14:45

I was also going to suggest Stuck by Oliver Jeffers Smile

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Mercedes519 · 06/06/2018 14:48

Have a look at Suddenly by Colin McNaughten

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LeeMiller · 06/06/2018 15:10

Thank you, some great suggestions here that I think he'd love. So glad I asked. Smile

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UrbaneSprawl · 06/06/2018 18:17

I am fond of "Click Clack Moo - Cows that Type", more an escalation of the dispute between the farmer and his cows that pure chain reaction, but the back-and-forth nature of the story moves it along nicely.

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Racecardriver · 06/06/2018 18:20

The hungry caterpillar is similar in that it has a pattern?

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NannyR · 06/06/2018 18:28

We just got a book called "everywhere bear" by Julia Donaldson from the library. Very similar storyline to stickman. The kids (4+2) really enjoyed it.

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LeeMiller · 07/06/2018 13:42

Thanks UrbaneSprawl, he has just moved to the country and is very interested in cows and sheep so that might be a good one.

I will check out Everywhere Bear as it seems like Julia Donaldson is reliably good. Hungry Caterpillar is an old favourite of mine so I bought it for him when he was a baby.

Thanks for the tips!

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Cauliflowershower · 07/06/2018 13:44

There’s a book version of the ‘there was an old lady who swallowed a fly’ song.
My kids also used to love singing ‘there’s a hole in my bucket’

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Cadencia · 07/06/2018 13:50

You Choose is perfect for a child this age.

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LeeMiller · 07/06/2018 15:33

He has inherited our childhood copy of that old lady who swallowed a fly book, it's great.

You choose looks great for stimulating his imagination, thanks! Can't wait to take him some of these he's going to love them and they'll be great for developing his English too. Smile

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GahWhatever · 07/06/2018 15:46

Have a look at the Labybird First Favourite Tales books OP:
Little Red Hen, The Enormous Turnip, The Gingerbread man, ....all these traditional stories have this kind of structured (almost rhythmic) element.

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