"Once upon a time" - John Prater. Lovely book featuring lots of characters from nursery rhymes and fairy stories.
"Melrose and Croc" - Emma Chichester-Clark. Would be ideal to read this again in December, as it's set at Christmas time. Nice story about friendship and beautiful illustrations.
"Jungle Jive" - Tony Mitton. Great book, rollicking rhyme. Jessicat can knows some of it off by heart. We're familiar with some of Tony Mitton's poems from our anthologies of children's poetry, and this doesn't disappoint.
"Noah Built An Ark One Day" - Colin Hawkins. This book has flaps and strong rhymes. Jessicat is particulary fascinated by the final double page spread showing the inside of the ark, and likes to spend time studying this and speculating where she would sleep.
"Horatio's Bed" - Camilla Ashforth.
Some of our favourite hangouts of this summer so far have been:
Tiny Tearawayz soft play at Broadwalk Centre - great to meet up here with friends. This summer is the first time I see Jess going off to play independently, leaving me to chat and flick through magazines (surely one of the best ways of passing time?)
Starbucks - cookies, marshmallows, muffins, chocolate coins etc. Nuff said.
Borders Bookshop - air conditioned paradise. What genius thought to put a sofa in the children's play area next to the colouring in table and train set? Give that man a pay rise!
The parks of St Annes, Arnos Vale and Keynsham - generally only bearable in short doses or the company of friends.
Broadmead and Cabot Circus - ELC! McDonalds! Water fountains! Waterstones! Pubs! We loves it!!!
Bath - no trip to Bath is complete without at least one of the following: a sojourn in the egg cafe, browsing in Bath library, cookie hunting in Ben's, reading and dog stroking in Mr B's. After years of a deeply rooted aversion, I've finally grown to love Bath and what it has to offer.
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Sunday, 14 June 2009
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
New Children's Laureate
...is Anthony Browne! In celebration of today's announcement, Jessica and I are celebrating by reading one of his books as our bedtime read, "Gorilla". This is a poignant tale about a little girl whose Daddy is always too busy to play with her, but all comes right in the end. Our other read tonight is "Bear in a Chair" by Tim Healey.
We had a good weekend. Jessicat and I had our usual trip to Bath whilst Dave tackled the housework. Found a new shop selling the best cookies I have EVER tasted. At Jessicat's request, we paid our customary visit to the ELC and to the egg cafe. Hurrah for eateries with play areas; surely one of the most civilised developments in the history of eating out! And no trip to Bath feels complete without a visit to Mr B's Book Emporium, a wonderful and idiosyncratic bookshop. THeir children's area is fantastic. They have child sized chairs, a few cuddly toys, and a wonderful array of picture books, all displayed face out to tempt us in. Jess loves this pop up book called "Chick" by Ed Vere, and laughs out loud at the page where the chick poos!
In the afternoon, we went to the Festival of Nature at Bristol harbourside. I was really impressed by how much was laid on for children. Jessicat had a go at painting, colouring in, planting sunflower seeds and stroking a polecat. The day was slightly marred by Jess being in a grumpy mood. I just had the strongest yearning for wine and a session with the CJ Sansom novel that I'm into, so 7.30pm couldn't come round quick enough!
We had a good weekend. Jessicat and I had our usual trip to Bath whilst Dave tackled the housework. Found a new shop selling the best cookies I have EVER tasted. At Jessicat's request, we paid our customary visit to the ELC and to the egg cafe. Hurrah for eateries with play areas; surely one of the most civilised developments in the history of eating out! And no trip to Bath feels complete without a visit to Mr B's Book Emporium, a wonderful and idiosyncratic bookshop. THeir children's area is fantastic. They have child sized chairs, a few cuddly toys, and a wonderful array of picture books, all displayed face out to tempt us in. Jess loves this pop up book called "Chick" by Ed Vere, and laughs out loud at the page where the chick poos!
In the afternoon, we went to the Festival of Nature at Bristol harbourside. I was really impressed by how much was laid on for children. Jessicat had a go at painting, colouring in, planting sunflower seeds and stroking a polecat. The day was slightly marred by Jess being in a grumpy mood. I just had the strongest yearning for wine and a session with the CJ Sansom novel that I'm into, so 7.30pm couldn't come round quick enough!
Friday, 23 May 2008
Some books that Jessicat is really enjoying
Big Red Bath - Julia Jarman. A rollicking rhyme that is a lot of fun to read. Jess is fascinated by the page that shows the bath flying round planet earth. Not sure she understands the story, but I think the repetition and the pictures help to hold her interest.
Fuzzy, Fuzzy, Fuzzy - Sandra Boynton. A bizarre book that makes Jessicat giggle. Must work on some level that is only comprehensible to toddlers.
Colours - Shirley Hughes. Beautiful drawings and nice rhymes; a pleasure to read aloud, and I am so pleased that Jessicat loves this book.
Bing Make Music - Ted Dewan. Our first Bing book. Jess enjoys the repetitive refrain and giggles when we read this.
Oh Dear - Rod Campbell. Another classic featuring Buster and lots of flaps.
Baby's New Shoes - Dashka Slater. What I most enjoy about this book is the way Jess can join in when the baby says "uh oh" and mummy says "on no" and the repetition of "go go go". It's very much like We're Going On a Bear Hunt for encouraging children to join in.
This Little Chick - John Lawrence. Stunningly crafted illustrations in this book.
All of these books are enjoyable for Jessicat and me to share. Some of them are so beautifully produced that I would be happy to have posters replicating the illustrations to put up on my wall; they would look great next to Jess's Bookstart certificates. I feel fortunate indeed that there are such amazing books out there for children of Jessicat's age.
Fuzzy, Fuzzy, Fuzzy - Sandra Boynton. A bizarre book that makes Jessicat giggle. Must work on some level that is only comprehensible to toddlers.
Colours - Shirley Hughes. Beautiful drawings and nice rhymes; a pleasure to read aloud, and I am so pleased that Jessicat loves this book.
Bing Make Music - Ted Dewan. Our first Bing book. Jess enjoys the repetitive refrain and giggles when we read this.
Oh Dear - Rod Campbell. Another classic featuring Buster and lots of flaps.
Baby's New Shoes - Dashka Slater. What I most enjoy about this book is the way Jess can join in when the baby says "uh oh" and mummy says "on no" and the repetition of "go go go". It's very much like We're Going On a Bear Hunt for encouraging children to join in.
This Little Chick - John Lawrence. Stunningly crafted illustrations in this book.
All of these books are enjoyable for Jessicat and me to share. Some of them are so beautifully produced that I would be happy to have posters replicating the illustrations to put up on my wall; they would look great next to Jess's Bookstart certificates. I feel fortunate indeed that there are such amazing books out there for children of Jessicat's age.
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