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17 month old ready to move up a stage with her reading - what books?

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scottishmummyofone · 01/07/2009 22:11

my dd is 17 months and has most of the reccommended books on here and seems ready to move up a stage, in that she is now bored of these books.

She currently has (and is bored of): all the 'that's not my...', wibbly pig books, maisy books, goodnight moon, peepo, hungry caterpillar, spot, ITNG books, baby einstein books.

I recently bought her 'the tiger who came to tea', the little princess series and 'the gruffalo' and she LOVES them.

So can anyone recommend similar books for her to read?

Thanks

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fruitful · 01/07/2009 22:57

You have to save this thread and come back to it when your youngest child is 17mo. You will see the funny side then, I promise.

In the meantime. We like Yellow Bird, Black Spider (as long as you don't mind the fact that one lead character eats the other one at the end ). And "Man on the Moon, a day in the life of Bob".

Ds2 (18mo) also likes the Radio Times. He points to the pictures and I make up the story. It entertains us both.

Also, you know places like Waterstones let you sit in the children's section and read the books to your dc? So you can browse and try them out.

Dalrymps · 01/07/2009 22:58

It is bitchy and those of you who have been bitchy know it. What's wrong with people? Must be the heat.

Don't be scottichmummy, sure you've managed to get some good ideas in between the other 'comments

hf128219 · 01/07/2009 23:00

Oh come on. The OP posts about a 17 month old baby being ready to 'move up a stage'. That says it all really.

Why not just say 'Book recommendations'?

Laquitar · 01/07/2009 23:01

Oh fgs! It is not bitchy. It is having fun with a hilarious OP.

MangoJuggler · 01/07/2009 23:02
QuintessentialShadow · 01/07/2009 23:03

That is the thing. It is odd to call it stages, like in actual reading. They dont read books, they look, listen, taste and explore, in short they ENJOY books. It is not classified into baby stage1 and encompass white and black geometric shapes and nothing else, wheareas baby stage 2 moves on to colours and maybe one or two words per page, while baby stage 3 shows....

Hang on, this is an idea.....

Lets categorise ALL childrens books!

SOrry that you cant handle light banter. It wasnt meant in a sarky way.

smallchange · 01/07/2009 23:04

Ds loves This book which although there's not a lot of words in it, has a lot of looking and spotting, counting, naming etc. It's absolutely gorgeous.

If she likes The Tiger Who Came to Tea what about the Mog books by Judith Kerr? Definitely Hairy MacLary.

I'm sorry people were poking fun, but your op did sound like your dd was actually reading the words and you wanted to "stretch" her, rather than just enjoying sharing books with her which is great and noone would have laughed at.

thumbwitch · 01/07/2009 23:05

Am amazed that I haven't seen Giraffes Can't Dance yet - DS loves that book (but he's nearly 19mo). He can do animal noises for most of them (not the antelope though - dunno what sound that makes )

He is also heavily into books with seacreatures pictured - he isn't remotely interested in me reading the not-very-exciting rhymes in those though, he just wants to point at the seacreatures and have me name them for him. I'm working to the principle that at some point he'll say them back to me!

Dalrymps · 01/07/2009 23:07

I can handle it when that's what it is. It wasn't light hearted though, it was just piss taking and it upset the op.

So what if she used the phrase 'move up a stage', you all know what she meant, no need to jump on her back over it, jeez.

MangoJuggler · 01/07/2009 23:10

hup hup hup

thumbwitch · 01/07/2009 23:13

littlelamb, that's a very funny thread.

MangoJuggler · 01/07/2009 23:14

yup, one of the funniest ever thumby

FairMidden · 01/07/2009 23:14

Oh lordy, I have just wheezed myself through poor fedda and her mangoes followed by the hover saga.

Thank you so much for that!

weebump · 01/07/2009 23:16

My 18 mnth old's fave books are (at the moment) Cat in the Hat (or "catsh n hatch" as she calls it), a book of nursery rhymes and my book on plants for a small garden. Anything with big vivid pictures, and funny sounds and songs.

Does recognising pictures really count as reading?

hf128219 · 01/07/2009 23:18

No - she meant 'move up a stage'. Her DD's won awards, remember?

Horton · 01/07/2009 23:20

I don't think it's weird to call it a stage. The OP is only using it as shorthand for saying that her DD would now like to be read books with a bit more narrative than those (bloody awful, IMO) That's Not My Whatever things and Spot or whatever.

It is a wee bit odd saying that your DD is a good reader, though, OP, but I get what you mean.

Clary · 01/07/2009 23:38

that anyone could be bored with Goodnight Moon and Peepo.

And rofl@ "she has won awards at the library"

I think people are being (understandably) a bit sarky or whatever because she described her 17mo as a good reader - I mean she isn't reading, is she, tho I am sure she is a lovely girl.

But anyway - other donaldson and scheffler books (I like Tiddler and Room on the Broom best; Kipper books (Mick Inkpen); Where's My Teddy (that's th eone about Eddy that Cookielove mentioned); You Choose; Hairy Maclairy; Alfie and Annie Rose books by Shirley Hughes.

Kbear · 01/07/2009 23:42

Peepo is MY favourite book ever. "There's a little baby, one two three, sits in his high chair, what does he see?"

ah, those were the days

Northernlurker · 01/07/2009 23:43

Give the poor woman a break! She's doing her best and books and babies are a great mix. My mother was propping books open in front of me when I was two weeks old - I'd been looking bored apparently . Anyway - set good habits early because I had dd1 joining the library before our 6 week check.

OP - have you got Each Peach Pear Plum - very simple language but such a lovely book and lots to look for in the pictures. Babette Cole has done some nice books - my girls loved Princess Smartypants but that's maybe a bit old for your dd right now. The Cops and the Robbers - Janet and Allan Ahlberg again - is another one we love - really easy to read and the kids look the rhythm. In fact I could probably recite it off by heart....

MangoJuggler · 01/07/2009 23:43

yy to peepo

'the mirror on the landing with the rainbow rim'

Northernlurker · 01/07/2009 23:45

Oh and I bought my best friend's baby a 'That's not my' book and 'we're going on a bear hunt' the other weekend and that baby isn't even born yet!

Clary · 01/07/2009 23:47

"And a mother with a baby just like him"

I was totally taken aback the first time I read it to DS1 and blubbed ridiculously!

MangoJuggler · 01/07/2009 23:49

yes clary, and the pic of father in his uniform

a beautiful book, with amazing illustrations

thumbwitch · 01/07/2009 23:49

my favourite one of those is That's not my penguin - of the ones I've seen it has the best range of textures.

We have a nice Old MacDonald's FArm book that DS is very keen on - again, he gets to make all the animal noises on the appropriate pages.

Northernlurker · 01/07/2009 23:59

I love the bit in Peepo where Mum gets to have a doze in front of the fire whilst Dad gets stuck in to bathtime

this is an interesting read in the context of this thread