“In an old house in Paris all covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. In two straight lines they broke their bread and brushed their teeth and went to bed …” So begins one of the great classic children’s books written by author and artist Ludwig Bemelmans in 1939.
The ultimate toddler tantrum book. When Max has one of those wild up-to-no-good evenings his mom sends him to bed without any dinner. In his room Max’s anger grows into a forest and Max decides to sail off on a boat, ‘through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year to where the wild things are.”
Considering he drew the designs for some of the objects we now use most often, Leonardo da Vinci is the perfect inventor/artist to introduce to your children. This beautiful book showcases six great inventions from flying machines to architecture, hydraulic power to mechanical inventions, war machines and a mechanical man.
Everywhere Babies is the simple story of what babies do all over the world, from getting cuddled to playing, eating, crying and sleeping is told in rhyming text, creating a wonderful celebration of baby life.
Oh how I love this book. It so perfectly sums up how every child (and adult!) feels once in a while. Alexander’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day begins when he wakes up with chewing gum in his hair…
Few activities are as much fun as cooking with mom or dad. This lovely cookbook offers the perfect balance of quick bakes and a few more ambitious projects, such as chicken risotto and a blueberry sponge cake. I love the introduction of the food type, such as rice or tomatoes, and the explanation of what they are and how to cook them.
This retro style introduction to famous cities like New York, Paris and London gets huge points for its artistic style. Follow a mother and her daughter as they take a tour of London, hopping on a red bus, stopping over at the main sightseeing attractions and learning little bits of interesting info on them.
Poetry gets a rough deal with most children. Being forced to learn a long poem can take the joy of the rhyming words away. Wouldn’t it be great if children thought poetry was fun? A vibrant collection of poems perfect to be performed. Selected by Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo. Ideal for teachers, parents, children: anyone who loves great poetry.
This is one of the books that inspired me to create this site. I found it through word of mouth (my sister-in-law) and ordered it on the internet. (www.averyawesomeworld.com)
I discovered Just William as a schoolgirl on a holiday in Salt Rock. The house we rented had a stacked bookshelf of assorted books and there lay about five of the 12 Just William books. I was in heaven! Set in England in the 1920’s, William is a scruffy 11-year-old boy with a penchant for getting into trouble.
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