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GVmama · 05/10/2019 19:54

My niece is nearly one, and is living in a European country with my DB and his wife who is native to that country.
I was thinking of sending some very British board books over for Christmas such as Each Peach Pear Plum. Does anyone have any ideas of other suitable baby/ toddler books? My mind has gone blank, and my children are all well past that stage now. Extra points for Christmas themed books!
Thanks x

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Toadsrevisited · 05/10/2019 20:00

Mog
Alfie
Beatrix Potter
Mr Men
Any Julia Donaldson
We're going on a bear hunt
Guess how much I love you
Very hungry caterpillar
Goodnight moon
We found a hat
Oi frog etc
Peepo (best of all of these classics!)

All favourites with mine at that age

Toadsrevisited · 05/10/2019 20:00

Jolly Christmas postman!

PastTheGin · 05/10/2019 20:03

That’s not my ...
A book with traditional nursery rhymes
Otherwise Toad has it covered!

Mesmeri · 05/10/2019 20:11

Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas (or The Snowman)

Toddle Waddle, Julia Donaldson

I took the moon for a walk / listen listen Carolyn Curtis

Slightly older (age 2 -4 ) Blue Kangaroo (Emma Chichester Clark)

Macmaccat · 05/10/2019 21:06

Alfie’s Christmas
Tom and Lucy at Christmas

We live overseas and use book depository. They deliver here for free. Worth a look as amazon charge loads for book delivery to my country

Toadsrevisited · 05/10/2019 21:18

Thanks @pastthegin!Blush

drspouse · 05/10/2019 21:22

Raymond Briggs Father Christmas is a bit old but The Snowman is lovely.

Alwayshangryhangry · 05/10/2019 21:22

Christmas on Exeter Street, Paddington Bear

Shufflebumnessie · 05/10/2019 22:22

Both DS & DD love Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell. They both love lifting the flaps to find the animals.
As already suggested That's not my books area huge hit with that age. There's a whole range of Christmas themed ones - Reindeer / Snowman / Santa / Elf / Polar Bear / Angel etc.

Not necessarily very British but Bear snores on, Bear wakes up for Christmas & Gorilla Loves Vanilla are great.

daisydalrymple · 05/10/2019 23:54

Elmer
Also has a Christmas Elmer edition

TheSandgroper · 06/10/2019 04:08

Winnie the Pooh - "When We Were Very Young, because John had great big waterproof boots on.

TheSandgroper · 06/10/2019 04:12

Or, if you want to make this an annual tradition, just buy the book of the year in the appropriate category.

Tobebythesea · 06/10/2019 04:31

Dear Zoo

Goodnight Moon

rhnireland · 06/10/2019 05:06

The thats not my series was adored by my daughter when she was one and I they have a few christmas ones. Stick man by Julia Donaldson is lovely but she may be too young for it.

GVmama · 06/10/2019 19:10

Brilliant, some great suggestions there! @Toadsrevisited Peepo is a fantastic one, I’d forgotten all about it.
Thanks all Smile

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DreamingofSunshine · 06/10/2019 21:07

The acorn wood ones are lovely. I've had a book people catalogue through and you can get all four for £9.99 which is cheaper than I paid in WH Smith/Amazon.

Most of our other favourites have been mentioned.

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