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What are you most loved books for 4 year old boy?

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Pannacotta · 17/12/2008 19:55

Looking for ideas, wasn't very inspired at Borders today...
Any thoughts?
Thanks

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alphabetsoup · 17/12/2008 20:00

benedict blaythwaite "Little red train" series.

kerryk · 17/12/2008 20:09

my 4 yo dd loves

on a tall tall cliff
guess how much i love you
the tiger who came to tea
the dancing tiger (i cry at this book )
my dad (the one with the bears)
i love you sleepyhead (i also cry at this one )

kerryk · 17/12/2008 20:10

sorry just seen its for a 4yo boy.

the books i have mentioned are unisex though.

maddylou · 17/12/2008 20:12

The Jolly Postman
Dogger and other books by Shirley Hughes

kitbit · 17/12/2008 20:13

Mungo and the Spiders from Space
Mungo and the dinosaurs of dinosaur island (or something similar!)
Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs (1 and 2)
The Night Pirates
Charlie and Lola books
K is for Kissing a Cool Kangaroo
Aliens in Underpants
Tyranosaurus Drip
ummm...
all of the Gruffalo series
if you look up any of these on Amazon you can then look at the "also might be interested in" list

Othersideofthechannel · 17/12/2008 20:14

Fix-it Duck
Duck in a truck

Othersideofthechannel · 17/12/2008 20:15

Ooh, yes. The Night Pirates.

SnowMuchToBits · 17/12/2008 20:16

Another vote for Little Red Train books.

Also most of the Julia Donaldson books (they are pretty unisex). We particularly liked the Snail and the Whale.

wrinklytum · 17/12/2008 20:19

Another vote for the Donaldson/Sheffler books.
Shirley Hughes also.I LOVE Dogger
Richard Scarry books.
Factual books on Space,dinosaurs,knights,aliens
Burglar Bill
Kipper and Preston pig
Roald Dahl-Fantastic Mr Fox AND gEORGE'S mARVELLOUS mEDICINE.

lljkk · 17/12/2008 20:20

Harry and his Bucket of Dinos books (actually, DS probably prefers Maisie mouse and loads of others, but I like Harry and the Dinos, and frankly, if I buy them, I want to like them too).

Hairy McClary, and other books by Lynley Dodd (same reasons).

GoodWilfToAllMN · 17/12/2008 20:21

Anything by Julia Richardson: as well as Gruffalo, Snail and the Whale, Charlie Cook's Favourite book and Tiddler are our current must-reads. Is the Monkey Puzzle one by her too?

And anything by Jez Alborough - Fix It Duck, When I'm Bigger (I think - about a kite), Big Bro,

Dear Zoo still has to be read at least once a night, as does the Meg and Mog compendium.

I love the Shirley Hughes books, esp Alfie, but the DSs hate them!

We have a great Christmas book called something like Crispin the Pig who had everything.

We also have another wonderful one about Jack Frost which may be called, er, Jack Frost or summat.

GoodWilfToAllMN · 17/12/2008 20:22

Q-Pootle 5 too!

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Pannacotta · 17/12/2008 20:23

Thanks all, we have the J Donaldson books (also really like Snail and the Whale).
Will check out Dogger Little Red Train series.
Also I saw the Jolly Postman in Borders, but couldnt open it (was sealed) so good to hear that its for this age range.
Love Night Pirates but my Mum has a copy at hers and wanted it to be special for Grandma's house, which is a shame as its a great book and CD...

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misshardbroom · 17/12/2008 20:24

My 4 y.o DS loves anything by Julia Donaldson, also the following:

The Tiger Who Came To Tea
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Handa's Surprise
Anything by Mick Inkpen
Burglar Bill
Monkey Do (also Alan Ahlberg)

The Usborne Apple Tree Farm stories are always popular with my boys but you'll want to shoot yourself after 2 or 3 of them.

His current top favourite Christmas book is this one

wrinklytum · 17/12/2008 20:25

Oh,and Funnybones!

That goes down a storm though it is a little repetitive to read

GoodWilfToAllMN · 17/12/2008 20:26

Where did I get Richardson from?!

saintmaybe · 17/12/2008 20:26

Tiger who came to tea

Little Bear stories

Where the wild things are,
and Chicken soup with rice, both by Maurice Sendak

All mine loved Shirley Hughes

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Pannacotta · 17/12/2008 20:30

DS1 loves The WIld Things, not heard of Chicken soup with rice, will look that up...

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TheSweetLittleBunny · 17/12/2008 20:33

My DS loved and still does

any Winnie the witch story
Captain Flynn and the Pirate DInosaurs
Aliens Love Underpants
The STory of the Little Mole Who Thought it was None of His Business (it's about poo)
The Snail and the WHale
Anything Dr Suess like Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham
The Fantastic Mr Fox
and basically anything with dinosaurs, or aliens in it.

nbee84 · 17/12/2008 20:37

Lark in the Ark - although kids call it Chickens in the Toilet!!! (and there are some near the end)

pippylongstockings · 17/12/2008 20:51

Janet and Allan Alhberg
Cops & Robbers

Fab xmas story too!

shubiedoo · 17/12/2008 21:08

These are American, so might be harder to find, but at that age ds1 loved the Pigeon books by Mo Willems (Don't let the pigeon drive the bus, don't let the pigeon stay up late etc etc.) Hilarious!

Grammaticus · 17/12/2008 21:10

Room on the Broom

Gorionine · 17/12/2008 21:14

DD3's abslute favourite is "hungry hen" I must say it also hasd me ROFL hungry hen

LunarSea · 17/12/2008 21:16

Duck in The Truck, and the others in the same series.