The Jungle House - Julia Donaldson

Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 2: Songbirds: Fish and Chips - Ju ...

Fish and Chips is a stage 2 early reading book from the Oxford Reading Tree series. It s written by the popular children s author Julia Donaldson, who is best know for having written The Gruffalo. The book is a songbirds book which focuses on the phonics sounds ch wh sh and th . The RRP is £2.99, and you can get a copy from Amazon or sometimes in special discounted packs from places like the Book People. The first thing I noticed about this book compared to the others we own in this series is that it s a bit bigger in height and width (but not length). This makes is stand out on the book shelf, and is probably one of the reasons why the grandson likes to go for ...

What the Ladybird Heard - Julia Donaldson

This has to be one of the best books I have read with Noah to date. It s written by Julia Donaldson who has also published books like The Gruffalo and The Whale and the Snail so I was expecting big things from this one because I thoroughly enjoyed the latter. I have to say that she didn t disappoint and I will continue to sing her praises! The story tells of a farmyard of animals but on this farm was a prised cow. Each animal liked to make their individual noise as do most farm animals, the ladybird however never said a word until one fateful day. She heard of two robbers who were going to try and steal the cow. Naturally the animals were worried but the ladybird ...

One Ted Falls Out of Bed - Julia Donaldson

This is another delightful book by Julia Donaldson. She is best known for her collaborations with illustrator Axel Scheffler resulting in books such as The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom . In One Ted Falls Out of Bed she has collaborated with a different illustrator - Anna Currey - and the result is that the feel of the book is entirely different, although equally good! One Ted Falls Out of Bed tells the charming story of a little teddy, who unfortunately one night, falls out of bed! This is hardly surprising given the title of the book! As this happens on the first page though, what the story is really about is what happens once he has fallen out of bed and his ...