Best & worst Julia Donaldson book? (In your opinion)

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Just interested.

For me I love Tabby McTat and Smeds & the Smoos. Least favourite is Stickman.

Wbu?

Best is Tiddler
Worst is Superworm

I like Charlie cooks favourite book.
Hate the smartest giant in town.

I cant stand the smeds and smoos, I gave it away as I hated it so much.

Hard to pick favourite; Snail and the whale 🐳

The best is definitely The Everywhere Bear, which just rhymes so beautifully and is such a lovely story, closely followed by Tiddler!

Worst is The Scarecrows Wedding, or maybe The Smeds and the Smoos

Rosie’s Hat
the Everywhere Bear

Not read them all but Room on the Broom. Hate Spinderella

Faves
Stickman
Room on the broom
Zog and the flying doctors
Tiddler

Worst
Highway rat
What the ladybird heard.
Possibly superworm

Interesting to hear some titles that must be new(er); my children are in their mid teens now!

The Everywhere Bear
Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book

I also like Room on the Broom but my DCs find it scary (wimps!)

Oh I can't really think of a worst. I did love the rhyming rabbit, it just amused me.

I find it really hard to pick a favourite but will go with Tiddler. Worst is Spinderella then The Highway Rat

The worst is the Scarecrow's Wedding.

Wtf is going on, there's absolutely insane stuff in there about dating, smoking, "bad boys". I understand there's a message underneath it but it's not age appropriate and so regressively heteronormative about attraction.

My fave is The Everywhere Bear. Also Paper Dolls obvs.

Favourite is a squash and a squeeze, least favourite is the paper dolls, I'm still traumatised. Most others I find a bit meh.

Don’t love Donaldson but Squash and a Squeeze is okay.

I can’t stand Monkey Puzzle. It goes on and on and on. So bloody boring 😆

Oh yeah Paper Dolls is probably her best one IMHO

Favourite: hospital dog.
Worst: Stickman

To read aloud: Gruffalo/G’s Child, the Highway Rat because I can unleash my inner Tim Curry. Gruffalo is my grandson’s go to for a story and a cuddle. Paper Dolls makes me well up.
DH hates Superworm because “It’s not realistic.”

I seriously need to read Paper Dolls!

Squash and a squeeze and the smartest giant in town - neither of them scan properly and it drives me crackers!

Tiddler is genius.

A few of them are dull and I would inwardly groan when they were chosen.

Scarecrow’s wedding is probably the worst one.

I love Charlie Cook, especially how the drawing of the little page on each characters book matches the next page in the actual book, so clever.

I also love the Everywhere Bear and The Flying Bath.

Least favourite is Highway Rat.

Worst Charlie cooks favourite book
best is the ugly 5

My favourites are
A squash and a squeeze
Stick man
Monkey puzzle
Toddler

Worst
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book

Love the Smeds & The Smoos- we’re in NI and have a mixed marriage so the sentiment is very close to home with that one!

Also find the Highway Rat really fun to read.

I hate The Smartest Giant in Town. So boring, I’ve now got a Pavlovian response every time DS reaches for it from the shelf.

I love a Squash and a Squeeze and the Gruffalo.

can’t abide Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book or Stickman.