Who’s Corduroy?

I read the book ‘Corduroy’ which was written and illustrated by Don Freeman.

It’s a wonderful story about a toy bear called Corduroy who lives at the department store but wants to be taken home.

When the little bear finds that he has lost a button he goes on an adventure to find it, unfortunately he is found and returned to the toy department.

All ends well when a little girl buys the little bear and brings him home where they become forever friends.

In my view this is a beautiful story that reflects imperfection and a longing to be wanted that’s shown in a positive way.

Many children long to be wanted and loved by their families, the latest games, toys and merchandise does not make up for the quality time that you could be spending playing with your child, once that time has gone there is no turning back the clock.

This book is definitely worth reading, young children will love it.

My final thoughts on this book are that I found the ending emotional, a lonely bear and a lonely child finally find each other. It’s beautiful.

Read it now and tell me what you think?

Do All Aliens Love Underpants?

I read the book ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ which was written by Claire Freedman, with illustrations by Ben Cort.

It’s a delightful story about aliens that come to Earth and steal Earthling’s underpants.

They have fun with the underpants and particularly like the elastic.

They sound like a very strange bunch indeed!

My view is that it would be difficult for aliens to steal underpants from my washing line as I haven’t got one; I use a dryer.

It’s definitely worth reading, young children will like it.

My final thought on this book is that it’s a fun book about aliens who like playing with pants.

But remember bring your washing in at night to stop your underpants from going missing!

Read it now and tell me what you think?

A Very Puzzled Monkey?

I read this popular children’s story book called ‘Monkey Puzzle’ to my grandson the other day.

It’s written by Julia Donaldson and beautifully illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

This delightful children’s story is about a little monkey who has lost his mum in the forest.

When a butterfly tries to help he always gets it wrong, introducing the wrong animals along the way.

I wonder if the little monkey will ever find his mum.

It’s a wonderful book for young children and my grandson loves listening to me read this book to him.

Afterwards we look through the pages together to find other insects and bugs in amongst the beautifully illustrated pages.

The rhyming storyline is great and I’d definitely recommend this book for young children. 

My final thoughts on this book are that it’s sad but has a happy ending children will love it. If you look closely daddy monkey has been eating the fruit, I wonder if he’s left any for the little monkey?

Read it and tell me what you think?

Harry The Dirty Dog?

I read the book ‘Harry the Dirty Dog’ the other morning which was written by Gene Zion, the pictures are by Margaret Bloy Graham.

It’s a delightful book about a white and black spotted dog called Harry.

He hates baths and when he learns that he’s to have one he hides the scrubbing brush and runs away from home.

When he’s hungry he returns home dirty, unfortunately his family doesn’t recognize him.

However Harry has a plan to show the family that he is indeed Harry?

The story shows how Harry has to comply in order to prove his identity and to get his dinner and sleep in his little bed.

The lesson for small children is that they need to listen to their parents as they only want the best for them.

It’s definitely worth reading.

So my final thoughts are; it’s a lovely book to read to young children.

Read it now and tell me what you think?

Do You Like Green Eggs And Ham?

I read one of my favourite books the other day called ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ written and illustrated by Dr Seuss.

A very entertaining and funny children’s story about a character called ‘Sam I Am’ that keeps pestering his friend about eating green eggs and ham, throughout the story his friend refuses but at the end decides to try them and guess what? He liked them.

The rhyming and illustrations of the book are wonderfully done.

It’s an enjoyable book that I would definitely recommend reading to children.

So my final thoughts on this are; could I eat green eggs and ham?

I don’t think so ‘Sam I Am’ I prefer a dish of fish!

 Now how’s that for rhyming?

Read the book and tell me what you think?

You Can Do Anything?

I read the book ‘Amazing Grace’ the other afternoon which was written by Mary Hoffman, with illustrations by Caroline Binch.

It’s a wonderful story about a little girl called Grace that loves acting.

When a part in the school play needs a Peter Pan, Grace Holds up her hand in confidence.

It’s only when two of her class mates put obstacles in her way that she begins to doubt herself as one inform her that she’s a girl, the other that he wasn't black.

Her loving family tells her that she can be anything she wants if she puts her mind to it.

And with that in mind Grace proves them both wrong and captures the lead role.

A child will voice their opinion if something appears different to what they have seen before and this book shows that.

The message in this story shows that children are capable of becoming whatever they want to be in life with encouragement from adults.

I would definitely recommend reading this book.

So my final thoughts are; you can be whatever you want to be, just work hard then you’ll achieve it.

Read the book and let me know what you think?