The Snail and the Whale

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by Alex Scheffler and Julia Donaldson. Love love love to read this book to my 3yo. Any other books you'd recommend?

All the others by this author and illustrator.
The Gruffulo
The Gruffulo's child
The Smartest Giant in Town
Monkey Puzzle
A Squash and a Squeeze.

Any others I've forgotten?

the elephant and the bad baby
the tiger who came to tea
Hairy McClary

My DS2 loves this too. I can second all the others mentioned so far.

DS2 also like Dirty Bertie.

all the ones the second post recommnened
anyhthing by her
she is fab
we have them all

Have bought the new one The Princess and the Wizard for DD for xmas. It promises 'Glitter on every page!' so there is great excitemant here.

Also The Bear Under the Stairs.

Agree that her books are fab! The Gruffalo & The Gruffalo's child are big favourites with my 3 year old DS.
Other favourites are We're going on a bear hunt (always a hit with young children) & Owl babies.

oh yes, Chimp & Zee by the Anholts
Charlotte Voake - Ginger the cat
there are loads but they only drift into my poor feeble mind at a very slow pace!

Oh yes, Chimp & Zee is another good one!

don't forget Room on the Broom, and Sharing a Shell (this one same author, different illustrator)

We are also big fans of Snail and Whale

don't forget room on a broom, which i think is the best one!!!

snap!

The very hungry caterpiller.

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not many words in these but about Bobo the monkey and are fab, can't remember the author

The Whale & The Snail is DH's favourite. Mine is Room on the Broom! We also like;

Our Cat Cuddles by Gervase Phinn (lots of rhyming)
Winnie the Witch series by Valerie Thomas
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Blue Kangaroo series by Emma Chichester Clark
George & The Dragon by Christopher Wormell
Lost & Found by Oliver Jeffers
Charlie & Lola books are very popular in this house right now.

Can you tell we like good illustrators?!?!

Blue kangaroo is fab. both dds love it.

I am really really not liking Charlie and Lola.

Because it is written in sentences like the one above.

I do like C&L. We also love Blue Kangaroo

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Wow! I learnt something today - what mellifluous means, having scrabbled for the dictionary after the last comment. Good word. Must read the book now!

2nervesnapartridgeinapeartree on Thu 21-Dec-06 22:51:54

"Have bought the new one The Princess and the Wizard for DD for xmas. It promises 'Glitter on every page!' so there is great excitemant here."

my dd and i read this last night and she really enjoyed it and kept stroking the pages....

Love room on the broom too. Almost know it off by heart!!!

Julia Donaldson books are fab. Room on the Broom is still missing in our household but i agee, it's one of the best ones.

We also like hte Jean Willis books:
The pink hare
The wind in the Wallows

(all rhyming as well)

and the Martin Waddell books about Big Bear and Little Bear

Well done Little Bear
Can't you sleep Little Bear
Let's go home Little Bear