There’s something immensely touching about Rebecca Cobb’s words and illustrations, both of which seem very much to capture what it is to be a child, rather than present an adult’s-eye view of what someone thinks it might or should be. In this story, for example, a little girl doesn’t really want to stop playing and eat her lunch. She’s not ill, or grumpy; it’s not that she doesn’t like the food that’s on offer – she’s simply not in an eating mood. Sound familiar? Of course it does! In the end, Cobb’s young protagonist enlists the help of a trio of not-so scary wild animals to polish off her soup and sandwich for her; maybe next time one of your charges is ‘simply not in an eating mood’, a similarly obliging crew of creatures could be conjured up to assist with plate-clearing?
Wonder is the unforgettable story of August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. With over five million copies sold, Wonder is a true modern classic, a…
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One of the most popular topics of conversation amongst young children is ‘what I was like when I was *really* small’. They love to compare themselves with who they were just a…
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Despite the relentless efforts of teachers, policy makers and passionate advocates of mathematics over many years, numeracy is still a skill that’s often rather bizarrely…
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With The Gruffalo’s Child, Julia Donaldson proved herself more than capable of following up what had quickly become a beloved children’s classic with a sequel of similar…
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Something exciting is happening at the Heavenly Hippos Wildlife Park; gold stars are going to be awarded to winning animals in four categories: most popular, tidiest; most stylish;…
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