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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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Blu · 25/06/2007 20:31

Oh, and Duck In A Truck

themildmanneredjanitor · 25/06/2007 20:31

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rantinghousewife · 25/06/2007 20:31

Ahh, blu's named them already.

Blandmum · 25/06/2007 20:30

Where's my bear and the other Jez Albrough books

Eddie's off to find his Teddy
Eddie's teddy's name is freddy

He's lost him in the wood somewhere
Its dark and horrible in there!

FABBO to read. DD adored them

rantinghousewife · 25/06/2007 20:30

The Gruffalo isn't that long and the room on the broom and a squash and squeeze are only 10 min reads. Think there is a poetry set of books for little ones aswell, can't remember what they're called tho'. Will have a look.

Blu · 25/06/2007 20:30

There's a puffin children's collection called 'See You Later escalator' which has lots of poems, themed, mostly rhyming, and good pictures.

How does he like the 'digger' and Emergency' books? oh, who are they by?

What about Hairy McClary?

policywonk · 25/06/2007 20:29

The Ahlbergs, Peepo! is very good, tho possibly a bit young.

Califrau, DS1 could recite the whole of Slinky Malinki when he was about 2, purely phonetically. He had barely a clue what any of it meant, but he loved the sound of it!

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PersonalClown · 25/06/2007 20:28

Collecting the green back Dr Suess books. They're ideal for young children.
Thought about the Gruffalo, is it long to read? Ds starts to loose interest after about 15 mins then wants me to read it over again!

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hana · 25/06/2007 20:27

the Hairy McClary books are good rhyming books (but I'm not a fan!)

brandnewhelsy · 25/06/2007 20:27

We had a nice book called Little Pig Figwort which had lots of rhyming in it.
Gruffalo, Smartest Giant in Town, room on the broom - they're good.

Tommy · 25/06/2007 20:27

anything by Julia Donaldson - The Grufallo, A squash and a squeeze, Smartest Giant in Town - they're great - very popular with my 2 (3 and 5)

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rantinghousewife · 25/06/2007 20:26

A squash and a squeeze by Julia Donaldson.

Whizzz · 25/06/2007 20:26

The Grufallo & any of the other books by Julia Donaldson & illustrated by Axel Scheffler
I love them !

Scootergrrrl · 25/06/2007 20:25

What about the other Dr Suess books? The Sneetches and other stories is a favourite of ours.