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Books for a 3-4 yr old, I need to do a wish list

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SuperBunny · 21/08/2008 15:09

Lots of people have asked for an amazon wishlist for DS's 3rd birthday.

What shall I put on it? I'd like non-fiction as well as story books. He likes cooking and Lego.

He loves

Room on the Broom, Park in the Dark
Night Monkey Day Monkey
Snail and the Whale
Aliens love Underpants
Giraffes can't Dance
Hungry catterpillar, Busy Spider

I hate Thomas

I know this has been done before but DS is running around and I can't concentrate on searching the archives. Sorry.

All help appreciated,

Thanks

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elkiedee · 01/09/2008 13:03

The Gruffalo's Child is just as good as The Gruffalo I think. Another book by Julia Donaldson with a different illustrator which I enjoyed reading to DS is Tyrannosaurus Drip.

Someone's suggested Click Clack Moo by Doreen Cronin et al, the second book (Quack Quack Giggle) is also lovely.

Another book is Library Lion, can't remember author.

Pruners · 01/09/2008 12:59

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Mogsmum · 01/09/2008 12:42

Agree with Bear Hunt - my DS loves it and can't wait to shout 'It's a bear'. DS is 3 on Fri and loves the Mr Men books, Just so stories (Rudyard Kipling), any Julia Donaldson. But I think his book collection needs updating for his age! Some great suggestions here.

TotalChaos · 31/08/2008 21:01

any of the Mog series by Judith Kerr.

Eat your Peas by Kes Gray/Nick Sharratt

Ten Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

jaspersslave · 27/08/2008 21:22

cant believe no one has mentioned we are going on a bear hunt or the tiger who came to tea. childhood musthaves

Califrau · 27/08/2008 21:18

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mrsgboring · 27/08/2008 21:10

We are getting loads out of our Beatrix Potter complete tales (though individual ones would be more versatile)

Also, a fairy tale collection, if you don't already happen to have one. Ours is half Brothers Grimm and half Hans Christian Andersen - DS loves The Little Mermaid and The Emperor and the Nightingale particularly, so would recommend HCA collection.

Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak.

Second the recommendations for any Ahlberg. Burglar Bill is one of our favourites at the moment. Oh and The Runaway Dinner (Alan Ahlberg) is totally fab.

Mick Inkpen's Blue Nose Island books - Blue Nose Island, Beachmoles and Bellvines, and Bokobikes (though I've been trying to order these for a while and apparently they're being reprinted. Worth the wait.

The Orchard Book of Roman Myths / Greek Myths are slightly too old for my DS (2.10) at the moment, but probably a good buy for the upcoming year. Aesop's Funky Fables is good and DS enjoys some of these already.

Slightly girlier (but my DS still loves them) Katie Morag - gorgeous illustrations - and Cinderella, an Art Deco Love Story

priceyp · 21/08/2008 19:31

dinosaur roar!
Another favourite

LostGirl · 21/08/2008 19:30

This is fun!

geogteach · 21/08/2008 19:29

If he likes 'aliens love underpants' there is now 'dinosaurs love underpants' too. we have a lot of dinosaur non fiction too, I would rather read them than Thomas or Bob the builder anyday.

priceyp · 21/08/2008 19:26

Defo Each Peach Pear Plum
Mr Men
Any Linley Dodd books
Snail and the Whale
Charlie Cooks favourite book
Bens garden (not JD, but illustrated by Axel Shaeffer)
Gruffalo
Gruffalo's child
In fact any Julia Donaldson.

If your LO likes Go Diego get the books to go with, the spanish is easy for them to pick up.

ditto - Percy the park keeper treasury
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly....old lady

My favourites!

SquiffyHock · 21/08/2008 19:24

id=1219342797&sr=8-1 Jobs People Do'. Sorry

SquiffyHock · 21/08/2008 19:24

DS is 4 - his fave at the moment is Usbourne's ]]'www.amazon.co.uk/Jobs-People-Do-Felicity-Brooks/dp/0746088094/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&q id=1219342797&sr=8-1 Jobs People Do'.]] It's very good value too as there are 5 stories in it.

He also loves this range which is non-fiction.

Aged 3 he loved these and I have bought them as 3 year old gifts several times.

Califrau · 21/08/2008 19:16

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SuperBunny · 21/08/2008 19:06

Oooo, this is great - we went to the park and came back to a whole load of suggestions. Thank you

Am going to spend naptime on amazon

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LostGirl · 21/08/2008 18:47

oh yes, winnie the witch is great!

bodiddly · 21/08/2008 18:45

ds loves the winnie the witch series and the harry and the dinosaurs set. He also loves captain flinn and the pirate dinosaurs etc. Pretty much anything with dragons, pirates, dinosaurs or monsters.

LostGirl · 21/08/2008 18:38

Slinky Malinki by Lynley Dodd
Any of the Large Family stories by Jill Murphy
Sam's Sandwich is wonderful, but not sure if it is still published.

slayerette · 21/08/2008 16:14

Non-fiction: you can't beat the Usborne ones for gorgeousness. DS has 'See Inside Castles' and 'See Inside Pirate Ships' - lots to look at and lots of flaps to lift. He also has the jigsaw world atlas.

You've got me started now - I love books!

slayerette · 21/08/2008 16:11

And Charlie and Lola? Again the originals by Lauren Child are best.

LIZS · 21/08/2008 16:11

Meg and Mog stories
The Selfish Crocodile
Hairy Maclarey
Usborne Apple Tree Farm Stories and Train Stories
The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark
Owl Babies

slayerette · 21/08/2008 16:10

What're the rhyming ones? - Chocolate mousse for greedy goose and so on. DS loved those. He also loved the Helen Cooper ones: Pumpkin Soup and the following two - beautiful illustrations. Really loved the Harry & his Bucketful of Dinosaurs series - just make sure you get the originals, not the ones based on the subsequent tv series. Also loved Blue Kangaroo.

HappyMummyOfOne · 21/08/2008 16:06

Pants
Cheese and Tomato Spider
Ketchup on my Cornflakes
I dont like peas
I went to the Zoopermarket
Percy the park keeper treasury

legalalien · 21/08/2008 15:36

oh, and "marley and me", which is full of pictures of a very cheesey looking american family.

and Thomas (I had to read EIGHT Thomas stories before going to work this morning. AARGH! Although I seem to have mastered the art of reading them without the content entering into my conscious mind...)

legalalien · 21/08/2008 15:34

ds loves dr seuss and the very retro ones that I had as a kid - "the diggingest dog" (which is actually quite sombre in parts), "the best nest" and "are you my mother", at least one of which is by PD Eastman.

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