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A treasure trove of brilliant books for young readers!

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Getting your children into books begins when they are small. Reading after a bath, while having snacks and a cuddle or before bed - these little routines create memories and life long readers. Our son is now becoming a more confident reader, he hasn...
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Magical tales and mischievous characters - Julia Donaldson favorites

Probably the best author of children's books!
 
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A new book by an amazing author- my son loves all of the Julia Donaldson books - this on is no different- adored!!
The brand new Gruffalo picture book adventure
 
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Another Julia Donaldson book. This one is interactive with the flaps to lift as you read with your little one.
Happy Birthday, Gruffalo!: A lift-the-flap book with a pop-up ending!
 
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The story of the gruffalo is a great one and this book enhances that by having sound buttons to join in with the story. We had to buy 2 copies by son wore out the first one!
The Gruffalo Sound Book
 
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A story about unexpected friends. Very cute and this one has moving parts to keep the children's attention.
The Snail and the Whale: Push, Pull & Slide
 
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A fun magical story about a flying broom and a dragon. Sparks imagination and wonder. Even has talking animals!
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler

More books to add to your must read list!

Add to your child's love of books with these worth reading ones! Bonding time for you and your little one.
 
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We adore this book. We read it from a very early age - helps with number and quantity recognition as well as learning about the lifestyle of a butterfly. Gorgeous illustrations as well - a very unique style.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar [Board Book]
 
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A story about a boy who wants a pet but isn't happy with the ones he is sent from the zoo until the end when he receives his companion. I bet you can guess what he ends up with. Lift the flaps as well which makes it more interesting for little ones.
Dear Zoo - Books
 
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Love this author- there are lessons to learn from these stories. The squirrels were both out for themselves but finally realized that they could share and also become best friends. Cute story.
The Squirrels Who Squabbled: Rachel Bright
 
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Another story with a life lesson. This time about being yourself, growing in confidence and being brave in the face of new and scary things.
The Lion Inside: From Rachel Bright & Jim Field
 
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I love this one. This helped my little one before he started school with preparing for the separation. He often looks at me and pulls his imaginary string - quite adorable!.
The Invisible String: Karst, Patrice, Lew-Vriethoff

Chapter books - feeling more grown up

Books for early readers - building stamina and allowing them to feel grown up with chapter books.
 
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This classic never gets old. Gripping from the beginning Roald Dahl is a legend!
Fantastic Mr Fox: Roald Dahl
 
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My son laughed so hard during this one. Poor grandma but at least she wasn't very nice at the beginning! Well done Roald Dahl - we will be reading this one again.
George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl
 
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This Osborne collection is brilliant for your child as they make that jump from younger books to chapter books. We have a lot of these. The chapters are short enough to not tire them out but long enough to feel like a grown up. This book also has a l...
YR1 GEORGE AND THE DRAGON (Young Reading ...
 
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A magical story to spark young readers imagination. My son loves to read a chapter each night before bed.
The Magical Book (Usborne Young Reading Series 2)