Well written picture books that aren't Julia Donaldson

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Suggestions please.

There are only a couple of others we have that aren't Donaldson eg A visitor for Bear (great well written and illustrated story).

We're in dire need of something new and engaging to read!

All Lynley Dodd books - The Dudgeon is Coming, Hairy Mclairy and Slinky Malinky series.

My Big Shouting Day

Meg, Mog and Owl

Katie Morag and Lighthouse Keeper for older children

Martin Waddell books.

Burglar Bill
The Terrible Plop
Sam's Super Stinky Socks
Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch (and others)
Mrs Pepperpot
Winston was Worried
Paddington books
The Giant's Loo Roll

Llama llama Red Pajama and Llama Llama Shopping Drama are favourites here. Along with Peace at Last.

The snatcherbook and the knight who wouldn’t fight - Helen Docherty

Bread and Jam for Frances; absolutely wonderful.

Plus check out Shirley Hughes’ and the Ahlbergs’ output.

Not now Bernard

The Mole Who Knew It Was None Of His Business.

One of the very few picture books that survived the big cull of 2010.

Alan Ahlberg Fast Fox Series.

Depemdsnon age but I recall these:
Anthony Browne books and Oliver Jeffers.
Tom and Pippo series.
The lighthouse keeper series.
Never liked Julia Donaldson or any other rhyming books. Except the paper dolls one.

The Hairy Maclary books are brilliant. I love reading them to DD (she loves them too).

I second the Sue Hendra Supertato books, we love them!

Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus.

Another for Oliver Jeffers

The Jolly Postman is great and The Jolly Christmas Postman is even better!

Maybe for slightly older kids, say 4-6 years. The Day the Crayons Quit is one of my favourites.
Each peach pear plum

Emily brown books (Emily brown and the thing, cheer up your teddy bear, Emily brown and the elephant emergency). Moomin picture books.
Slinky Malinki

We love Oliver Jeffers

He's a brilliant writer and illustrator. Lost & Found is my personal favourite as well as This Moose Belongs To Me.

Duck in a Truck
Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type
Katie Morag
Dogger
Happy Families series by the Ahlbergs (for slightly older kids)

Oi Frog
Pumpkin Soup (love the illustrations in this one )
My Big Shouting Day
Bumpus Jumpus Dinosaurumpus
We’re going on a bear hunt

All of our current favourites !

Wow thanks all. Have just ordered 8 from amazon that are titles I don't know. Going to the library tomorrow to look for the others. Dd is 6 - and at an age where she can read to me but the world of Biff and Chipper is not nearly as exciting as a great story. So wanted some new titles to keep her excited. She loves stories and was running out of ideas. Thank you so much. Going to save this thread and work through them all.

Anything by Nadia shireen. We love bumblebear and the cow who fell to earth.

Also the runaway dinner by allan Alberg is a good story but the writing has a random narrative style. Still our favourite book though.

It's half term soon - why don't you take her to a bookshop for a treat & let her browse! DD loved Angelina Ballerina at that age - not such a fan myself! DS2 is 6 and made us read him all the Tin-Tin books this summer - even though I am sure much of the humour went over his head - he has also started to enjoy chapter books for that age that have a few illustrations - stories about lost puppies / Mr Majeika / Flat stanley - that sort of thing. (being read to - he's still on Biff & Chip etc himself!)

Percy the Parkkeeper :)