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The best childrens bookcase has

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DearGirl · 12/05/2014 20:25

I have been tasked with making a children's library for a 6 month old to grow into.

So what books would you include on the best children's bookcase

Off the top of my head; I am thinking

Jolly Postman, Each Peach Pear Plum, Dear Zoo, Dr Seuss, Hungry Catterpillar Peepo, We're going on a bear hunt, the little engine who could, The rainbow fish, paper bag princess, gruffalo

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drinkingtea · 17/05/2014 18:53

HappyDog those reviews you link to are hilarious! The Elephant and The Bad Baby is also a favourite here - my 3 year old can recite it with the pictures as prompts, and I usually just say a few words and he completes the page :o

drinkingtea · 17/05/2014 18:50

I thought ... "been nailed to the wall so it won't fall over when the toddler climbs it" :o

A selection of "That's not my..." books for the first 12-18 months
You Choose
The Night Pirates
The Gruffallo and a few other Julia Donaldson picture books
Mr Men books
Pippi Longstocking
Paddington
The Mr Gum Series

nancy75 · 17/05/2014 18:46

The monkey with the bright blue bottom

rootypig · 17/05/2014 18:43

We've got the little Penguin editions of classics like Chicken Licken, Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood - they're fab!

HappyDogRedDogToss · 17/05/2014 18:42

I've just read the reviews for the Elephant and the Bad baby Shock

vindscreenviper · 15/05/2014 22:42

The King of the Copper Mountains by Paul Biegel.

It's a lovely 'chapter a night' book, we have just begun to read it again for the fourth time, when DS1 was tiny my MiL gave us her copy which she had read to DH and his 3 siblings. This made a big impression on me at the time as I only had bedtime stories once I was able to read them myself Sad

Smartiepants79 · 15/05/2014 19:58

Needed to add.
Quentin Blake.
Micheal Rosen
And for older children Michael Morpurgo.

BlueChampagne · 14/05/2014 13:48

365 Penguins

Spottybra · 14/05/2014 12:31

All those you mentioned plus, classic fairy tales , the happy ever after series (both mine loved them, short and funny), brown bear brown bear, the big, big sea, Humphrey books, that's not my....books, spot, the gruffalo, the troll, where the wild things are, the enormous crocodile.

Jellypudmum · 14/05/2014 12:31

Can't you sleep little bear

Longtalljosie · 14/05/2014 12:29

Dogger
Ten little fingers and ten little toes
A visitor for bear
That rabbit belongs to Emily Brown

SteadyEddie · 14/05/2014 12:28

Peace at Last
The Dinosaur who pooped a planet. I know, but every DC I have read it to adores it!

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 14/05/2014 12:28

The Snail and the Whale
Stick Man

My Naughty Little Sister

Jolly Postman

All the Roald Dahl books

YY to Lost and Found!

The Hairy McLary Books

BarbaraPalmer · 14/05/2014 12:25

some richard scarry - maybe What do People Do All Day
Mog the Forgetful Cat
Dogger

BlewShews · 14/05/2014 12:22

What about some non-fiction? My year 1 class always liked children's atlases and cookbooks.

mjmooseface · 13/05/2014 23:36

When you're done, can you come and build me a library?!;D

Dinosaurs Love Underpants!
Peter Rabbit books.
That's Not My... (There's a whole load of them.)
Guess How Much I Love You (Again, there's a whole load of these, too.)
Fairytales
Spot
Hairy McClairy
Children's poetry books
Along with all of the other suggestions made!

Winnie The Pooh, Biff Chip & Kipper for when older. Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter for when much older!

gnushoes · 13/05/2014 12:27

here come the aliens

gnushoes · 13/05/2014 12:26

princess smartypants

gnushoes · 13/05/2014 12:21

and yy to the elephant and the bad baby.

gnushoes · 13/05/2014 12:20

elephantom
billy's bucket

BlueChampagne · 13/05/2014 12:18

Mixed-up Fairy Tales (Hilary Robinson & Nick Sharratt)
Cinderella's Bum
Dick King-Smith's "Sophie" books
Joan Aiken's "A Necklace of Raindrops"

HiawathaDidntBotherTooMuch · 13/05/2014 10:55

The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch (ideal for a 5 year old or so)
Any/all of the fairy tales
What about a Christmas book? The Polar Express or The Night Before Christmas
Any of the Alfie books by Shirley Hughes
The Amazing Mrs Pepperpot
Boris's Body is the best 'how your body works' book for children I think. ideal for a 4-6 year old
Aliens Love Underpants

emmaMBC · 13/05/2014 10:02

I'm a little biased .... but here is good selection.

Nocomet · 12/05/2014 23:19

Ness the nurse
Room on the broom
I dont want to go to bed
Slinky Malinky
Rumpus at the vets
Blue balloon and Bear by Mike Inkpen (althiugh I fear bear is out of print)
Winne the Witch
The lighthouse keepers Christmas
Mousehole Cat
Herb the Vegetarian Dragon and

When he's older every child needs to read Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nihm and Black Beauty.

DD1 would add the BFG, but I don't get on with RD (except for the film of Matilda)

rootypig · 12/05/2014 22:57

Anyone ever have The Witch in the Cherry Tree? my brother loved it but it seems to be out of print.

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