Why Was Mog In The Dark?

I read the children’s book called, ‘Mog in the Dark.’

This children’s book was written and beautifully illustrated by Judith Kerr.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a cat called Mog.

When Mog the cat sat outside his house in the dark he wondered.

He wondered about all the other things that could be outside with him in the dark and so on hearing an unusual sound he went off to investigate.

But then he began to get scared and his imagination got the better of him.

What if, the birds have big teeth and there are dogs!

Mog gets even more scared, he wants to go home.

But can he find his way back home in the dark?

What do you think?

To find out what happens why not read the book or watch it on YouTube then you can tell me if Mog made it home safely?

It’s a great book for young children, it’s funny and an enjoyable read.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

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Why Dinosaurs Don’t Have Bedtimes

I read the children’s book called, ‘Dinosaurs Don’t Have Bedtimes.’

This children’s book was written by Timothy Knapman and illustrated by Nikki Dyson.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a little boy named Mo that likes dinosaurs.

Mo likes dinosaurs so much that he pretends to be one everyday which isn’t great at bedtimes.

When his mum wants him to get him ready for bed she finds it difficult to get the little dinosaur to have a bath, clean his teeth, or even wear pajamas.

So, how will she persuade the little dinosaur to do all those things and then go to bed?

To find out what happens why not read the book or watch it on YouTube then you can tell me what you think?

It’s a great book for young children especially if they like dinosaurs.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

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Alan’s Big Scary Teeth

I read the children’s book called, ‘Alan’s Big Scary Teeth.’

This children’s book was written and illustrated by Jarvis.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a very scary alligator called Alan.

Now Alan liked to scare the jungle animals with his big scary teeth but little did they know they were not his own. They were false!

Every evening before bedtime Alan would take out his false teeth to sleep.

Then one morning he awoke to find his false teeth had disappeared.

What had happened to his sharp snappy teeth?

How could he scare the jungle animals with just his gums?

Would he remain toothless forever?

What do you think?

To find out what happens why not read the book or watch it on YouTube then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book for young children that has a snappy ending.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

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What’s A Squash And A Squeeze?

I read the children’s book called, ‘A Squash And A Squeeze.’

This children’s book was written by Julia Donaldson and beautifully illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a little old lady who grumbles about her small little house.

When a wise old man hears the little old lady moaning about how small her house was, he gives her some tips.

But after listening to the wise old man the little old lady ends up taking in all the farm animals leaving her no space in her small house to move.

What will she do next?

Can the wise man solve the problem or will the little old lady have to live like this forever?

To find out what happens in the end, why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book for both young children and adults to read, very inspirational.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

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Do You See Red?

I read the children’s book called, ‘Seeing Red.’

This children’s book was written by Robert Munsch, and beautifully illustrated by Michael Martchenko.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of two friends and their hair.

When Arie’s friend Alex who has black hair wants to know the secret to having red hair like Arie, he’s told to eat ten tomatoes, drink ketchup and hot Mexican pepper sauce.

After school, Alex follows Arie’s instructions, but his hair remained the same colour. The only thing different was his mouth, it was burning like it was on fire. He realized then that his friend had played a joke on him.

The following day at school he told Arie that his hair had turned red but he preferred it black.

Arie was intrigued. He wanted to know how he could change his red hair to black.

Will Alex be a good friend and tell him the truth or will he tell him the secret of how to turn his red hair, black!

To find out how the story ends, why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book for young children that encourages friendship and telling the truth. 

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Is Your Mouth A Volcano?

I read the children’s book called, ‘My Mouth Is A Volcano.’

This children’s book was written by Julia Cook and is beautifully illustrated by Carrie Hartman.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a young boy called Louis and his very loud voice.

When a boy called Louis gets excited, he can’t help but shout out his important words even when people are talking.

At school this gets him into trouble with the teacher.

At home this gets him into trouble with his parents.

So, how can Louis stop shouting out his words when others are speaking?

Will Louis ever find a way to prevent his outbursts and interruptions?

To find out what happened next, either read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book for young children, I’d recommend it. 

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Have You Ever Met A Very Cranky Bear?

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Very Cranky Bear.’

This children’s book was written and beautifully illustrated by Nick Bland.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a bear that just wants peace and quiet.

When four friends, a Zebra, Sheep, Moose and Lion take shelter from the rain inside a cave, they soon find that they’re not alone!

A cranky bear that was already inside the cave chases them away and back into the rain.

What can they do, the four friends can’t play outside on a rainy day, they need shelter too!

So, they made a plan, to cheer the bear up.

If they cheered the bear up, then he’d let them stay.

The problem was, how were they going to do it?

Will the friends succeed in making the bear happy, or will it do the reverse?

To find out, why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book for young children that encourages being thoughtful and kind.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Ever Got A Bit Lost?

I read the children’s book called, ‘A Bit Lost.’  

This children’s book was written and illustrated by Chris Haughton.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a young baby owl.

When a young sleepy baby owl topples out of the nest it falls to the ground below.

The baby owl is lost and scared, but then a friendly squirrel comes along and helps the baby owl to find it’s mother.

The storylines very much like another children’s book I’ve read, however it’s still a lovely story that young children would like. It has a happy ending.

It’s a great book for young children that encourages caring, family and friendship.

So, why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Do You Like Cookies?

I read the children’s book called, ‘Mmm Cookies,’ yesterday.

This children’s book was written by Robert Munsch. Illustrated by Michael Martchenko.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a young boy named Christopher that likes to make cookies, not tasty, delicious cookies, but play clay ones.

Unfortunately, he tricks his unsuspecting parents into eating them. Not amused they warn his teacher of his antics.

At school, Christopher’s delighted to be given a cookie by his teacher.

But will it be a real tasty delicious cookie or just a play clay one?

To find out, either read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book that all children will like.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

What's Your Favourite Book?

I read the children’s book called, ‘Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book,’ last week.

This children’s book was written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

It’s a delightful rhyming children’s picture book. It tells the tale of a boy called Charlie Cook who loves to read his favourite book about a leaky pirate ship.

However, the pirate story leads into many other fantastic stories, with each story ending with a favourite book.

This children’s book has a unique and interesting ending, but I’m not going to spoil it and tell you.

To find out what happens in the end, either read the book or watch it on YouTube then you can tell me what you think of Charlie’s Favourite Book and also tell me what your favourite book is.

This is a great book for young children that encourages imagination and creativity.

Author: Charmain Ingleton
www.charmainingleton.uk

The Somethingosaur

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Somethingosaur,’ last week.

This children’s picture book was written by Tony Mitton and illustrated by Russell Atto.

This delightful rhyming children’s picture book is about a lonely egg that hatches in a swamp.

What comes out of the egg is an unusual small creature that begins to search for his mum.

He travels high and low, and in the waste and the wild, until he finally finds her.

Now, he knows what type of creature he really is, and it wasn’t a Somethingosaur!

It’s a great book with a lovely story that children will like.

So, to find out what the small creature turned out to be, either read the book or watch it on YouTube. Then you can tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

The Heart and the Bottle

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Heart and the Bottle,’ yesterday afternoon.

This children’s picture book was written by Oliver Jeffers.

This delightful children’s picture book is about a small girl that’s curious about the world. She also likes finding new things.

A small girl’s curiosity gets the better of her when she finds an empty chair. It makes her sad.

She’s so sad that she puts her heart into a glass bottle and wears it round her neck, but then it changed her.

She wasn’t curious anymore.

That was until she met someone small. Then she decided to get her heart back, but she didn’t know how to remove it from the bottle for she was now grown and could no longer remember.

It’s a beautiful story that encourages us to remain curious to all things even as we get older.

The story has a lovely ending.

Are you curious enough to find out what happens next?

If so, then either read the book or watch it on YouTube. Then you can tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Scaredy-Cat Spat

I read the children’s book called, ‘Scaredy-Cat Spat,’ yesterday.

This children’s picture book was written by Rob Scotton.

This delightful children’s picture book is about a cat called Spat.

Splat the cat is scared of everything, so when he finds a spider he gets very scared indeed.

His mum puts the spider in a jar to keep it safe and to show Splat that the spider’s not at all scary.

No longer afraid, Splat decides on taking the spider to school to show at the Halloween party. All of his friends will be in Halloween costumes and the teacher will be giving out a prize for the scariest cat.

But then, Splat breaks his costume.

Oh no, what’s he going to do?

Can his mum make him a new costume in time?

To find out what happens next, either read the book or watch it on YouTube. Then you can tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Imagine

I read the children’s book called, ‘Imagine,’ a few days ago.

This children’s picture book was written by Mariju Katic and Dale Kern, with illustrations by Brittani Teitsma.

This delightful children’s picture book is about a young girl with a creative imagination.

She imagines the impossible each time she does something or goes out with a family member.

Children have wonderful creative minds. This book opens and encourages a creative imagination, unless you’re like me and already have one.

A lovely book for both children and adults to read.

So, how creative are you?

If you haven’t already read the book, then be creative now and either read the book or watch it on YouTube. Then you can tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Diary of a Wombat

I read the children’s book called, ‘Diary of a Wombat,’ the other day.

This children’s picture book was written by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley.

This delightful children’s picture book is about a wombat.

It’s an interesting book that tells the story of one lazy, grumpy wombat’s daily routine and how he manipulates people into getting what he wants; especially carrots or oats.

Funny that, he sounds very much like a couple of wombats I know!

It’s an interesting diary with a touch of humour that children and adults can enjoy.

So, why not take a peek and either read the book or watch it on YouTube. Then you can tell me what you really think about wombats.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Amazing Airplanes

I read the children’s book called, ‘Amazing Airplanes,’ the other morning.

This children’s book was written by Tony Mitton and illustrated by Ant Parker.

It’s a delightful rhyming children’s picture book that explains what happens at the airport and on board an aeroplane.

It explains what happens at the airport and to your luggage. When you board an aeroplane, and what happens during the flight.

It’s a great picture book that I’d recommend children read before taking their first trip on any aeroplane.

Also, a good read for all adult first-time flyers.

So, if you’ve never flown before why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Up And Down

I read the children’s book called, ‘Up and Down.’

This children’s book was written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.

It’s is a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a boy and his friend, a penguin.

Usually inseparable, penguin decides that he wants to try something on his own.

Fly!

But with only little wings he knows he cannot get off the ground without a little help.

With the help of his friend they look for other ways that could assist him to fly.

Then penguin finds what he’s been looking for and leaves without telling his friend.

The boy’s lonely without the penguin not knowing where he’s gone, and as the penguin prepares to take his first flight, he too is missing his friend.

And as the penguin is fired from a circus canon he doesn’t know how he’s going to land.

It has a happy ending fortunately as the boy rushes to the circus tent, just in time to see his friend fly and to catch him as he falls.

Why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think?

It’s a great book for young children that encourages friendship.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

Tiddler

I read the children’s book called, ‘Tiddler,’ yesterday.

This children’s book was written by Julia Donaldson, and is beautifully illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

It’s is a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a tiny fish called Tiddler.

Tiddler was always late for school. He always arrived after Miss Skate had called the register.

With his big imagination, he told tall tales, to explain why he was so late.

Then one day he gets caught in a fishing net. Now on a real adventure he’s taken further out to sea.

How will he ever find his way back to the school, his teacher and his friends?

To find out what happens, why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book for young children that encourages them not to tell tales.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

The Runaway Bunny

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Runaway Bunny.’  

This children’s book was written by Margaret Wise Brown, with illustrations by Clement Hurd.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a little bunny that wants to run away.

And, as the little bunny tells his mother that he will run away a conversation begins between the two of them.

The little bunny learns that no matter where he runs off too his mother will always follow, to watch and protect him.

The storyline in this children’s book shows the love between a mother bunny and her little bunny, just like the love we have for our own children.

It’s a beautiful story that all children will like.

So, why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

The Most Magnificent Thing

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Most Magnificent Thing,’ last week.

This children’s book was written and beautifully illustrated by Ashley Spires.

It’s a delightful children’s picture book that tells the tale of a young girl and her dog companion.

One day the young girl decides to make the most magnificent thing.

Assisted by her dog, she soon finds out that making the most magnificent thing is a lot harder than she thought.

After many failed attempts, she begins to gets angry.

However, the anger is soon replaced by a renewed enthusiasm after her trusted dog companion takes her for a walk.

To find out if she succeeds in the end, why not read the book or watch it on YouTube, then you can tell me what you think.

It’s a great book for young children that encourages creativity.

Author: Charmain Ingleton