Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose - Julia Donaldson Reviews

From a very early age my daughter and I have enjoyed sitting and looking at books together. Not only is this a nice way to bond with your child but research shows a connection between reading to preschoolers and their language development, with them having greater language understanding and larger vocabulary. Thats what I tell my husband anyway ...  Read the complete review

My 13 month old toddler adores this lovely story book. It is the first one she reaches for every night at bedtime. It is an amusing tale about a variety of animals having a meal together. The story is just the right length to hold her attention and the simple rhymes on each page are fun, easy to understand and help widen the child's vocabulary. ...  Read the complete review

This book is written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Nick Sharratt. It was published in 2005. The book is a story about lots of different animals who are eating a meal. It's a very simple book in that none of them have any manners at all and are grabbing bowls, licking plates and not sharing with each other. There is ...  Read the complete review

This children's book is all about a group of animals having a meal together. It's a rhyming book, and each line has two rhymes in it which gives it a nice musical feel e.g. 'What can I smell asked shy Gazelle. "Macaroni" says Shetland Pony. This is an example of how little text there is on a page, but also of the fast ...  Read the complete review

"Where's the meal?" asks hungry Seal. "It's coming now," says busy Cow. The above two quotes is how this book from the popular author, Julia Donaldson, starts. It's all about a group of animal friends who have popped round to one of their houses to partake in an informal meal. There are 16 ...  Read the complete review

We borrowed this book from the library but I may have to see if I can get my own copy as I think it is a great book to encourage young ones to start reading. The story starts with Hungry Seal asking "where's the meal?" "It's coming now", says busy cow. Each page goes on to introduce another animal asking something ...  Read the complete review

It might seem a strange idea, a band of animals ranging from a gazelle to a moth getting together to have a meal of macaroni and carrots followed by chocolate mousse, but in the realm of children's books anything is possible. Julia Donaldson has in fact created a wonderful book bursting with rhyme, adjectives and the idea of differing ...  Read the complete review

***The Author & Illustrator*** As with quite a few of her books, Julia Donaldson has paired up with Nick Sharratt to put together this wonderful rhyming book. Julia Donaldson is such a popular author that I’m sure most of you out there with young children will have seen one of her books, if not actually own a few ...  Read the complete review