Kids’ books worth taking noting of

July 13, 2012

A few days a friend estimated that by the time my toddler has kids, there probably won’t be books around to read – that they’ll all be in electronic format, or old and dusty from our day. This alarmed me a lot – books have shaped me, and while I like reading on Kindle, and sometimes read Dr Seuss on iPad, there is nothing like the tactile and visual experience of reading a book to my child. I know I can’t stop the winds of time, but if there’s one thing I’m going to celebrate and feature here, it’s print, starting with some great reads from PanMacmillan, and available in bookshops and online book sites.

All books have been read by me, and where age appropriate, they’ve been read together with my little dude.

 

Zoe and Beans: Pants on the Moon

Zoe is hanging her pants out to dry one day, when . . . whoosh! A big gust of wind blows her and Beans up, up, up into space – along with the washing line full of pants! When they finally land on the moon, there’s a lot of exciting exploring to do. But how on earth are they going to get home again? The fourth title in this popular picture book series.

What I like: Gorgeous pics, and a great and whimsical story

The Singing Mermaid

The singing mermaid is tempted away from her home at Silversands to join the circus. The audiences love her but the poor mermaid, kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, soon longs to return to the freedom of the sea. Will she ever escape?

What I like: Glitter on each page! Say no more…

Green Glass Beads

A wonderful collection of classic and modern poetry for girls and teens from poets that include Sylvia Plath, Emily Dickinson, T.S Eliot and W.B Yeats. This is a keepsake, and suitable for adults too.

What I like: It’s a comprehensive mix – there’s humour, love, hope and life matters

The Dinosaur Games

This book follows Titus the T-Rex as he takes part in the dinosaur games. He may only be young, but he’s a tough lizard king and he’s out to win everything! But with a meteor on its way to Earth, everything is set to change.

What I like: Humorous, great illustrations

Jack and the FlumFlum Tree

Jack’s Granny is sick with a bad case of the moozles! And the only cure is the fruit of the fantastic flum flum tree which grows on the faraway Isle of Blowyernose. Jack sets sail on a dangerous journey to find the fruit.

What I like: Quirky rhymes, and a story full of excitement.

 

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