Have you met Mungo the monkey? 

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We have two books featuring Mungo the monkey, written and illustrated by Lydia Monks. She is the same lady who has illustrated many of Julia Donaldson books. Of which "What the ladybird heard" is one of our favs too.

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Both books are colourfully illustrated and have many flaps to open and explore throughout the book where the reader has to find certain things. I think Big T in particular loves this interactive feature.

We actually have two books by the author Martha Mumford and Illustrator Laura Hughes. Both are wonderful additions to our book collection.

​I recently purchased the "We're Going On A Treasure Hunt" book. I have to admit it is similar to the We're Going On Bear Hunt in tone but this time you are pirate rabbits and you are looking for the golden coin treasure.
 

A sunny garden hums, buzzes, creeps and crawls with life...

Peep inside to see what you can find. 

A beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book for young children with lots of flaps to lift, holes to peep through and animals and insects to spot. 

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Join Maisy the mouse and her friends for their first experience of camping!

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It's a beautiful day and Maisy's going camping in the countryside. But it's not easy pitching a tent, as Maisy and her friends soon find out. And even if they can get the tent ready before nightfall, will there be enough room in it for Maisy, Charley, Tallulah, Cyril and Eddie?....

We're gonna catch a big one
We're Going on a Bear Hunt is a 1989 children's picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. It has won numerous awards!
Five children and their dog go out to hunt a bear. They travel through grass (Long wavy grass), a river (Deep, cold river), mud (Thick oozy mud), a forest (A big dark forest) and a snowstorm (A swirling whirling snowstorm) before coming face to face with a bear in its cave (A narrow gloomy cave)...

A wonderful work of art and a wonderful window into the human heart' - Richard Curtis

Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons.

The conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared thousands of times online, recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls and turned into tattoos.

No one’s smile is wider or brighter than my mum’s smile.
No one makes me laugh like she does.
No one gives hugs the way she can.
In fact, it’s simple.
There’s just no one like mum.

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Today I am looking at 3 different books on the theme of loving mum.

This is a children's picture book designed, illustrated, and written by Eric Carle, first published in 1969!! I had no idea this book was this old before doing this research.

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The book features a caterpillar who eats his way through a wide variety of foodstuffs before pupating and emerging as a butterfly.

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The winner of many children's literature awards and a major graphic design award, it has sold almost 50 million copies worldwide.

Gerald wants nothing more than to go to the great Jungle Dance, but worries how he’ll fit in when he can’t do the two-step or the tango – after all, it’s a well known fact that giraffes can’t dance. However, a friendly cricket helps Gerald realise that he doesn’t have to conform to the dance styles of the rest of the jungle creatures – and letting yourself loose on the dance floor can be just as fun.

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The friendly cricket encourages him to create his own unique dancing style and Gerald surprises everyone with his elegant movements.