Featured Books for 3+ readers

Who Are You, Stripy Horse?
Jim Helmore, Karen Wall
This is an utterly delightful tale where animals come to life one night in a shop starting with a stuffed stripy horse who wants to know his name.  But who can help? That’s when the adventure begins – thrills, spills...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/03/2007
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Numbers
Lauren Child
A nice-to handle- Charlie and Lola board book using artwork form the original titles to introduce simple counting. Fun just to look at as well as an introduction to numbers.
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 15/03/2007
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Tom And The Tinful Of Trouble
Nick Sharratt, Stephen Tucker
No prizes for guessing what happens when Tim finds a huge tin full of red paint! It takes him 3 seconds to decide what to do with it, 3 minutes to get the lid off and 3 hours to paint...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2007
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Winnie at the Seaside
Valerie Thomas
Winnie the Witch is loved and adored by many families and this delightful seaside adventure is perfect to take away on your summer holidays.  Magic and mayhem ensues, as it always does when Winnie's around, but Wilbur comes to the...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Lavender's Blue
Kathleen Lines
Chosen by February 2012 Guest Editor, Jacqueline Wilson: "I think every child should have a special book of nursery rhymes - these odd quirky strange little verses are a first vital introduction to poetry, and all toddlers love to chant along with...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Augustus And His Smile
Catherine Rayner
Catherine Rayner has been selected as one of The Big Picture campaign's Best New Illustrators in 2008. Shortlisted for the Greenaway Award 2007. An absolutely delightful picture book for parent and child to share from a very talented...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Goat And Donkey In Strawberry Sunglasses
Simon Puttock
Goat and donkey are an absolutely delightful duo who share many a comedic experience and will entertain children and parents everywhere with their antics. Very strong characterization will give readers the immediate feeling of knowing the two characters, the offbeat...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Home For A Tiger, Home For A Bear
Brenda Williams
This is a double delight for this is both an absolutely stunning picture book as well as being a wonderful story of animals and their habitats.  Travelling around the world in rhyme you’ll meet all sorts of creatures swinging in...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2007
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Dexter Bexley And The Big Blue Beastie
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart has been selected as one of The Big Picture campaign's Best New Illustrators in 2008. Winner of the 0-5 Nestle Bronze Award 2007. Dexter Bexley has to come up with all kinds of bright ideas to stop the...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Book Awards
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2007
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My Mum Goes To Work
Kes Gray
Packed full of reassuring and helpful messages for small children - and mothers, who will find it great to read aloud.
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/02/2007
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I Want A Friend
Tony Ross
Finding new friends and starting school isn’t always easy and when the Little Princess’s first attempt at making friends doesn’t work she’s feels all alone but luckily she doesn’t give up and soon finds she has lots of friends.  This...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2007
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I Want To Be
Tony Ross
Bright and attractive, with simple text accessible to those from around 18 months plus. Girls particularly like the feisty and sometimes rather precocious princess and identify with her easily.  A great book for toddlers as they’re growing up.
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2007
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Mickey Moonbeam
Mike Brownlow
When Mickey Moonbeam gets an SOS from outer space he jests off straight away to offer his help. He soon finds himself in a much bigger problem than he’d expected. Bold illustrations capture the excitement of Mickey’s adventure.
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/02/2007
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My Mummy Is Magic
Carl Norac
This is a book for every little girl who thinks her mummy is magic and it’s a title we at Lovereading have picked out as a perfect purchase for mother and toddler to share on mother’s day in particular but...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2007
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Whoosh Around The Mulberry Bush
Jan Ormerod
This book takes as its inspiration the much-loved song ‘Here we go round the mulberry bush’.  Added to those words are some wonderful lyrics to be sung in the same rhythm with lots of animal noises and actions, too.  It’s...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2007
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It's So Unfair!
Pat Thomson
Big, bold, wacky and entertaining illustrations are the real hallmark of this great title and it’s a terrific way of introducing all manner of farm yard animals to young toddlers using rather a naughty cat as the main character.
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2007
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The Way I Love You
David Bedford, Ann James
Told through beautifully observed moments between a little girl and her dog, this is a joyous celebration of love and friendship.  Full of charming text and warm affectionate illustrations that parents will cherish with their little ones.
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2007
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Mums
David Bedford
From the author’s that brought to book the hilarious and very successful Bums and Tums comes a funny and affectionate new flip-the-flap book that’s full of love, warmth and just the right blend of humour.
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/02/2007
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Rumble in the Jungle
Giles Andreae
Age 0-5. This wonderful collection of animal poems gives toddlers and young children the chance to be introduced to poetry via the world of jungle. Written by Giles Andreae, one of Britain's bestselling modern poets Rumble in the Jungle is...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler | Poetry
Format: Mixed Media Product - Released: 01/02/2007
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Orange Pear Apple Bear
Emily Gravett
Emily Gravett was selected as one of The Big Picture campaign's Best New Illustrators in 2008. Shortlisted for the Greenaway Award 2007. One can only be in awe of the talent of this delightful author and illustrator. Her...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Book Awards
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2007
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Giraffes Can't Dance
Giles Andreae
A touching and triumphant story republished in celebration of the title’s 10th birthday about how the giraffe goes from being hopeless on the dance floor to becoming the star of the show. Jeered by all for his disastrous dancing, Gerald...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 04/01/2007
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Don't Mention the Pirates
Sarah Mcconnell
A brilliant pirate story for the very young with beautiful illustrations to complement the fun storyline.  At last there’s a book for toddlers who are too young to watch Pirates of the Caribbean but can share the experience of the...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2007
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That's Not Funny!
Adrian Johnson
This is a delightful cautionary tale for all those children who make fun of other people’s misfortune.  Brilliantly told with some imaginatively quirky illustrations to complement the text this is sure to put that slightly over exuberant child back, temporarily...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/01/2007
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Dr. Seuss A Classic Treasury
Dr. Seuss
This is one of the most perfect books to give a young child this Christmas as parent and child can share it with equal enthusiasm.  Seuss has created the most entertaining rhyming text that is both clever and laugh out...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 06/11/2006
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Pablo The Artist
Satoshi Kitamura
Satoshi Kitamura’s highly original style is the perfect complement to this story about creativity. Pablo is having trouble thinking of what to paint. He sets off into the countryside for ideas, but it is during his afternoon nap that inspiration...
Featured in: 3+ readers | 5+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/11/2006
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Christmas Unicorn
Anna Currey
Beautifully written picture book that transforms a little girl’s Christmas into a Christmas to remember with the appearance of a unicorn.  Millie’s dad isn’t around for xmas and Millie is sad but when Florian the unicorn appears her world is...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/11/2006
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Shhh!
Jeanne Willis
The little shrew has a very big message but a very small voice. He wants to make a plea for peace but he just cannot get his voice heard above all the other noises in the world. Luckily, he never...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 02/11/2006
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The Flower (Illustrated by Lisa Evans)
John Light
Lisa Evans has been selected as one of The Big Picture campaign's Best New Illustrators Award in 2008. This is a deceptively simple yet haunting story, beautifully and mysteriously illustrated.  Its setting is a bleak future metropolis where flowers no...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 01/11/2006
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Story Of Everything
Neal Layton
Children will love this for its pop-ups and flaps etc but more importantly in a terrifically fun way will educate them about the world and about life and that there is more to the world than what you can see...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 19/10/2006
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Elmer and the Lost Teddy
David Mckee
BOARD BOOK. Baby Elephant has lost his teddy, but unsurprisingly Elmer comes to the rescue. But when he hears someone shouting ‘Help, I’m lost’, is it Cousin Wilbur up to one of his practical jokes again or is it really...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Baby and Toddler
Format: Board Book - Released: 19/10/2006
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