what great books have you found because of recommendations from here

[cazzybabs]

So I have found (to share with the dds of course)....

the Mr Gum books
the dragon training books
Alison Jay ABC and counting books
Ths story box magazines
Puffin post (bought dd a subscription today)

and been reminded of number of old favourites from my childhood

thanks MN - poorer but richer in children's literature

No matter what

oh I like that one too that was gift from my aunt to dd2...much better than guess how much I love you no?

Charlotte Sometimes.
And the Ingo series - I think Ellbell recommended that.

Someday.Have been weeping ever since.

A dog called Grk
Marianne Dreams
before I die

and lots of others I'm sure.

WOW - rosin those look cool

ohh yes charlotte sometimes I am going to save until dd is a little older

Dig, Dig, Digging
Mungo & Space Pirates
Night Pirates

all hugely popular with ds1

Mungo and Picture Book Pirates, not Space Pirates (too much wine and cbeebies here)

I was convinced to buy the Happy Families series after so many people raved about them here. I didn't need much convincing, you lot just pushed me over the edge! And it has been a success as my ds is going through the lot by reading one every night!
I badly want to subscribe to Puffin Post too but he is only 6, even if he is a good reader. So I am still unsure about that one.

The Little Red Train stories by Benedict Blaythwayt - they've been DD's favourites for a while.

OMG - I've just discovered there's a Little Red Train JIGSAW BOOK! She'd be in seventh heaven with that.

cazzybabs I have just googled the story box magazines as I have never heard of them. Are they really good? Are they just a basic magazine or something a little more special?

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No they are really good. They are produced by a French publisher, Bayard, which publishes lots of kids' magazines in France, and Storybox is made of translaetd bits from their magazines. They are of much higher quality than most of the ones you get here. Even the paper is better. If you LOs watch CITV and know SamSam, that's where he comes from!

thanks librarymice - I am tempted but not sure if I have the money for a full year's subscription at the moment .. it is a shame they don't do it for 6 months!