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Decent rhyming books for kids?

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PersonalClown · 25/06/2007 20:24

Ds is autistic so can't 'read' as such but he loves a good book.
Favourites at the moment are Green eggs and Ham and Pants and I'm getting bored of them every night!
Can anyone recommend a good book with lots of colourful pictures, lots of rhyming and not too long?
Ds is 5 but need to think along the lines of older toddler/young child.
Cheers muchly!

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McDreamy · 26/06/2007 22:22

Rumble in the Jungle
Commotion in the Ocean
Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar

slayerette · 26/06/2007 22:21

Try Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose and Hippo Has a Hat both by Julia Donaldson with great, bright illustrations by Nick Sharratt (who also did the modernised fairy tales which might rhyme too?). DS loved these books - they're funny and the illustrations are sooo good. Have a look on Amazon.

jetgirl · 26/06/2007 22:15

Peepo - Janet and Allan Alberg; it's lovely and the pictures are so detailed.

Santa's Kiwi Holiday - Maria Farrer; not sure how readily available it is here, it was a present from a NZ friend; a really fun read. My dd knows the rhyming words and 'reads' the book to herself when she thinks no-one is watching (she'll be 2 in August).

Caulifrau - I love Shel Silverstein too, I was given Where the Sidewalk Ends on book and cassette when I was eight and I still read it to this today!

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Elasticwoman · 26/06/2007 16:00

I've quickly flicked through this thread and can't see Hilaire Belloc's Cautionary Tales.
They include Matilda Who Told Lies And Was Burned to Death. Lovely!

Jessicatmagnificat · 26/06/2007 09:34

My DD - aged 7 months - seems to enjoy rhyming books as well, so I have been searching the library high and low to find new ones. In addition to the ones already listed, I recommend

Noisy Poems - collected by Jill Bennett (very fun and suitable for even young babies)

Chanting Rhymes - by John Foster and Carol Thompson (in fact, any book with John Foster's name attached is pretty good)

Bear Snores On - Karma Wilson. Very basic story, told in rhyme, would be lovely for a toddler.

Boom, Baby, Boom, Boom - Margaret Mahy - a book where children can join in with the sounds that Mummy makes as she bashes her drums

The Wobble Bear series by Ian Whybrow - I love these

It's Heaven Having You - Giles Andreae - a lovely book, with a very touching rhyme.

Hope this helps, let us know which ones you try out and what your DS makes of them

JoMa · 26/06/2007 00:33

we love the 'Duck' books here
Duck in a Truck
Captain Duck
Fix-it Duck
by Jez Alborough

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bewilderbeast · 25/06/2007 23:41

room on the broom
each peach pear plum -actually pretty much anything ahlberg
monkey do (think that's what it's called, first page goes) - sunny morning bright and early things are stirring in the zoo, comes a keeper with his key ring, monkey see monkey do

maximummummy · 25/06/2007 23:29

ahlbergs again "cops and robbers"

here are the cops of london town
hard working brave and true
drink their tea stay up till three
and take good care of you . . .

dd and ds both love/d that book

merlotmama · 25/06/2007 23:14

And the Ahlberg's Each Peach Pear Plum:

'Each peach pear plum
I spy Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb in the cupboard
I spy Mother Hubbard
Mother Hubbard on the stairs
I spy the Three Bears...'

and my youngest (who had this off by heart at age 2) is now 14yrs! That really is a lasting impression!

We loved 'This is the Bear', too.

chocolatekimmy · 25/06/2007 21:57

Monkey puzzle, love it, beautifully illustrated too

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PersonalClown · 25/06/2007 20:59

I'm seriously thinking of sending it to you. It's on my iPod to keep ds quiet(ish) when we are out.

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oggsfrog · 25/06/2007 20:49

Don't have tv reception though! That's why I have to get somebody else to tape it for me

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PersonalClown · 25/06/2007 20:43

Knew that, just thought I'd mention it in case you couldn't wait!

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oggsfrog · 25/06/2007 20:41

Cheers, PC. Fubsy is actually copying the final three episodes for me, but thanks anyway

Bibis · 25/06/2007 20:40

My kids (and dh) have all loved the books by Shirley Hughes - Colours, Bathwater's Hot, giving etc. published by Walker Books

They may be too young but they are rather gorgeous books.

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PersonalClown · 25/06/2007 20:34

Slight change of subject...Oggs did you see my post about Doctor Who? Utopia will be shown this Friday on BBC3 at 9pm. They held it back because of Glasto.

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PersonalClown · 25/06/2007 20:33

Looks like I'm going to be spending a fortune in the book shops soon. (unless I an find them cheaper on Amazon!)
Cali-Do English Cd's work in the States? The pants one is driving me insane! Ds has figured out which is the repeat button and that's all I hear all day!

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oggsfrog · 25/06/2007 20:32

Agree that Julia Donaldson is unsurpassable.

"Where's my teddy" is brilliant

Sarah Hayes and Helen Craig - "This is the Bear" series is good

Coolmama · 25/06/2007 20:32

Top 3 books in our house - colours, sounds, pictures and rhymes - are all Bill Martin books. He was an elementary school teacher and also a poet - they are FABULOUS!!!

  1. Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see.
  2. Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear.
  3. Chicka chicka, boom boom - the ABC book I cannot recommend them highly enough!
silverfrog · 25/06/2007 20:31

Any of the Giles Andreae books. Dd1 (nearly 3 and ASD) loves them - they range from fairly long (take 10 mins or so to read) with The Lion who wanted to Love and Giraffes can't dance to shorter, single verses about various animals in Rumble in the Jungle, Farmyard Hullaballoo and COmmotion in the Ocean.

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