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

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

Why Did The Crayons Quit?

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Day the Crayons Quit.’

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

It’s a brilliant children’s picture book telling the tale about a box of crayons.

Now you might find a tale about a box of crayons boring, but no, it’s very amusing but also truthful.

The story begins when Duncan finds some letters with his name on them.

Once opened, he finds that the different colored crayons have all written notes complaining about each other and also on how he’d used them in his sketches and they were not happy at all.

It’s a great book for children, very creative.

So, if you want to know what was written in the letters or what Duncan did next to make the crayons happy you’ll have to read the book or watch the story on YouTube, you won’t be disappointed.

It’s a great children’s picture book, the children will love it, so take a peep and let me know what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton 

www.charmainingleton.uk

What's The Way Back Home?

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Way Back Home,’ yesterday.

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

It’s a wonderful children’s book that tells the story of a boy that finds an aeroplane in his cupboard.

The boy can’t wait to fly the aeroplane but then it runs out of petrol leaving him stranded on the moon.

He soon finds out that he’s not alone and is surprised to see a Martian.

The boy learns that the Martian is also stranded as his spacecraft is broken.

Unable to leave they become friends and make a plan to fix both machines so they can return home.

It’s a delightful children’s story that encourages imagination, making friends, and working together.

I’d recommend reading with young children.

So read it now or watch it on YouTube and tell me what you think.

Author: Charmain Ingleton

Would You Eat A Book?

I read the children’s book called, ‘The Incredible Book Eating Boy,’ one day last week.

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

It’s a beautifully illustrated book about a boy called Henry who eats books.

When Henry’s addiction to eating books eventually leads him to become ill, he has to give them up.

Then one day he picks up a half eaten book from the floor, and discovers that he actually likes to read.

Now instead of eating books, he reads them all the time.

This is a great book that I’d recommend reading with young children, it will encourage them to read and learn new things.

It brings back memories of when I was a child. I used to tear the corner edge from the newspaper and chew it; but I could never eat a whole one. Newspaper that is!

So read it now or watch it on YouTube and tell me what you think? 

Author: Charmain Ingleton

Have You Ever Been Stuck?

I read the children’s book called ‘Stuck,’ one afternoon.

This book was written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.

It tells a comical story of a small boy and a kite.

When a young boy’s kite gets stuck in the tree, you could say he chucks everything at it to shift it; but it still won’t budge!

How will the young boy get it down, I wonder?

It’s a fun story I’d recommend reading to young children.

I believe the moral of the story in this book is; ‘If at first you don’t succeed then try and try again,’ or if that doesn’t work you could just chuck things at it!

Read it now or watch it on YouTube and tell me what you think?

How Friendship's Cure Loneiness?

I read the children’s book called ‘Lost and Found,’ one afternoon.

This book was written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers.

It tells the story of a small boy and an unexpected visitor; a Penguin!

The small boy believing that the Penguin is lost takes him back home to the South Pole; but then soon discovers that the Penguin isn’t lost, he’s just lonely.

I’d recommend reading this story to young children it’s a delightful story, with colourful illustrations.

I believe the moral of the story in this book is; ‘Friendship cures loneliness.’

So with that in mind, why don’t you say a friendly ‘Morning’ or ‘Afternoon,’ to a neighbour, work colleague or someone you don’t know and make their day, because after all friendship cures loneliness.

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