Book description
Already a bestseller as a picture book, Good Night, Sleep Tight from Mem Fox and Judy Horacek, the creators of Australia's bestseller, Where is the Green Sheep? is now a beautiful board book. Incorporating timeless nursery rhymes, this charming bedtime tale creates a wonderful, whimsical world, which young children will…
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We adore this book and know it all off by heart! Our 2.5 year old can often be spotted sitting ‘reading’ this book to herself, reciting the poems! The simple repetitive story tells the tale of a babysitter (Skinny Doug – although for some reason he has always been known as Lanky Dave in our house!) singing nursery rhymes to Bonnie and Ben, the children he is looking after. Such a lovely book to share and we have even added in our own extra nursery rhymes for the picture of the moon at the end. Judy Horacek’s bright and cheerful…
From Alys' list on The best picture books to share with your 2.5 year old.
Mem Fox is a beloved author and world-renowned early literacy expert. As the author of Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever, Mem Fox has been preaching for decades about the power of reading aloud to babies. It’s not an easy task to choose just one of her titles, since she has written so many incredible books for children of all ages. However, there is not an adult or child who can resist the story of little kids Bonnie and Ben, whose wacky babysitter rhymes her way into their hearts and finally gets them…
From Susan's list on The best books to read to your baby in utero.
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