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Longer books for a three year old....owl who was afraid of the dark type length...

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popsycal · 11/11/2005 19:43

DS1 is just turned three and is enjoying longer, more involved stories. Still need pictures though at this point I think.

We have lots of books which he enjoys but he keeps saying he wants longer stories...

Any suggestions?

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Clayhead · 11/11/2005 20:35

My 3 year old dd likes Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob and Dougal's Deep Sea Diary by the same author. Excellent stories and the pictures are fantastic with lots of 'in' jokes.

Charlie & Lola books?

Here Comes the Crocodile is nice to!

Hulababy · 11/11/2005 20:36

Don't let him see it! Few pictures, so real reason to show him! ;)

Clayhead · 11/11/2005 20:36

too, even

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popsycal · 11/11/2005 20:37

we ahev man in the moon which is fab....

and funnily enough I have just added chalrie and lola to my amazon wish list and he has just discovered it on cbeebies
loads of ideas thanks

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Witchycat · 11/11/2005 20:37

Oh, and ds's favourite library book when was 3 was Little Rocket's Special Star

tissy · 11/11/2005 20:38

How about Mr Magnolia? Great pictures, plenty to talk about and the rhyming is great fun

Clayhead · 11/11/2005 20:38

If you have Man on the Moon then Dougal's... is good as the theme of alien jokes continues and there is even one illustration with a spaceship heading the for moon in the background!

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popsycal · 11/11/2005 20:39

actually he is really into rhyming words at the moment
'what rhymes with dad? mad and bad...hahah!'

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Witchycat · 11/11/2005 20:41

Anything by Nick Butterworth (Percy the Parkeeper, QPootle5 and others) or Mick Inkpen (Kipper, Wibbly Pig, Bear stories)

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popsycal · 11/11/2005 20:41

thanks so much folks

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ChocolateGirl · 13/11/2005 20:11

My ds2 is 3. He likes Jez Alborough (Duck in The Truck, Fix-It Duck, Captain Duck - all good for rhyme) and R & D Armitage (The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat, The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch - good for vocabulary). Don't know if they're that much longer than the ones you've mentioned but they've been hugely enjoyed by our boys (ds1 is 5) so I thought I'd mention them.

I'll post again if I think of any more!

saadia · 13/11/2005 22:51

We have the Usborne Book of Fairy Tales which has all the main fairy tales, but in very short form with lovely pics - ds1 has loved it since he was around 3 - although some of the concepts are difficult, his fave is Goldilocks.

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