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Utterly Lovely One - Mary Murphy

Utterly Lovely One
Mary Murphy

Format: Paperback - Released: 02/02/2012
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Warmly expressed, this is a wonderful outpouring of the special love between a parent and a growing baby. This time, the parent is a crane and the baby is a delightful baby cranelet. Unabashed at pouring out so much emotion, the crane sings a tender and touching song to its offspring drawing in friends and others and prasing their special characteristics as it does so. The result is a touching and warm hearted book with glorious illustrations capturing the mood perfectly.

Goat Goes to Playgroup - Julia Donaldson

Goat Goes to Playgroup
Julia Donaldson

Format: Hardback - Released: 03/02/2012
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Playgroup has begun. Time to have some fun. A comforting story for any child starting at, or already attending, a playgroup. Perfect for reading aloud, even the youngest toddler will enjoy Goat's antics.

Clare Beaton's Bedtime Rhymes - Clare Beaton

Clare Beaton's Bedtime Rhymes
Clare Beaton

Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2012
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Classic bedtime rhymes for small children, including favourites like ‘I See the Moon’, ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ and ‘Brahms’ Lullaby’. Soothing poems have been chosen to develop language and learning skills, while also encouraging peaceful and relaxing bedtimes. Click here for more by Clare Beaton.

Oh No, George! - Chris Haughton

Oh No, George!
Chris Haughton

Format: Hardback - Released: 01/03/2012
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Chris Haughton's distinctive artwork perfectly accompanies the innocent charm of affable George, a dog trying to be good - with hilarious results! This is the second picture book from rapidly rising star Chris Haughton, whose bold art and psychedelic colour palette appeal to young children and parents alike. Chris was named as one of the Booktrust's Best New Illustrators 2011. A Bit Lost was winner of the 2011 Ellis Dillon award and Bisto Children's Book of the Year Award.

Icky Little Duckling - Steve Smallman

Icky Little Duckling
Steve Smallman

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/02/2012
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What a delightful story featuring a rather bemused rabbit who ends up with none other than a duckling in his burrow. However, rabbit doesn't want duckling to stay but duckling has other ideas. I wonder if they'll learn to live with each other or not.

The Lion Bible for Me - Christina Goodings

The Lion Bible for Me
Christina Goodings

Format: Hardback - Released: 17/02/2012
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Toddlers will be delighted to own this colourful Bible, which is comprehensive yet very accessible with 46 stories about all the key people and events in the Bible told in short, simple episodes (a double-page spread for each) with lots of bright pictures for early learners to browse. Designed for pre-schoolers, the small size of this book makes it great for little hands, whilst the padded cover and pictures give this a user-friendly quality. Packed full of stories, this is a great way to help toddlers begin to learn what's in the Bible.

The House of 12 Bunnies - Caroline Stills, Sarcia Stills-Blott

The House of 12 Bunnies
Caroline Stills, Sarcia Stills-Blott

Format: Hardback - Released: 01/06/2011
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Bedtime with one baby may seem bad. Try it with 12 bunnies! 12 of everything means there is masses to count as the bunnies, eat, wash, play and get to bed. Readers will love helping Sophie to find the one things that she needs for bunny bedtime.

Clare Beaton's Farmyard Rhymes - Clare Beaton

Clare Beaton's Farmyard Rhymes
Clare Beaton

Format: Board book - Released: 01/01/2012
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Full of life, the beautifully stitched pictures of familiar farm animals each perfectly matched with a rhyme makes a wonderful introduction to sheep, cows and horses. A wonderful book to read again and again at bedtime. Click here for more by Clare Beaton.

Lavender's Blue - Kathleen Lines

Lavender's Blue
Kathleen Lines

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/03/2007
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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 the words. Harold Jones's beautiful and lavish illustrations make this collection particularly magical. The subtle colouring, peach, apple green, primrose and blue, gives every picture a haunting dreamlike quality, and the extraordinary detail will keep a child poring over the pages for hours. I especially love all the little domestic interior scenes - they're reassuringly cosy without being in the least sentimental. It's a book to treasure forever." July 2011's Guest Editor, Anne Fine: "This book is over fifty years old, but in the everlasting flood of new collections it stays a winner because all the daft things you end up singing about are there somewhere on the page. Small children love it because they don’t keep having to break in and ask what all these strange rhymes are about. And parents love it because they don’t have to keep stopping to answer; they can just point. (And, when you’re sure you’ve done your job because they know the whole lot off by heart, try moving on to Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses. Everyone talks about how hard it is to introduce poetry to children, but that’s nonsense. Just start here. They’re rich and colourful, with rhythms that make them easy to read and fix in the brain. And since they mirror so many of a child’s everyday experiences, they catch their attention at once." The Lovereading Comment: A classic collection of nursery rhymes with beautiful, timeless illustration by Harold Jones. First published 50 years ago, Lavender’s Blue remains the perfect book for every new family as it provides all the favourite nursery rhymes as well as some new ones.