Ourselves
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Fiction
ANDREAE,
Giles
I Love my Mummy
Orchard 9781408309575
A great book for sharing about the mother and child relationship with humour and
lovely illustrations of Emma Dodd.
ANHOLT,
Catherine and Laurence
Sophie and the New Baby
Orchard 9781408302132
When Sophie finds out that there is going to be a new baby born in the family
she is excited and doesn't want to wait. One Winter's night her baby
brother is born and everything changes.
BEARDSHAW, Rosalind
Grandma's Beach
Bloomsbury 0747550565
Emily and her mum were going to the beach but Mum has to go to the office so
Emily goes to visit her grandma instead. Grandma has some exciting plans for the
day.
BEARDSHAW, Rosalind
Grandpa's Surprise
Bloomsbury 0747564736
Jack won't let Stanley ride his new bike but Grandpa has a special surprise for
Stanley.
BELL,
Juliet Clare
Don't Panic Annika
Piccadilly 9781848121126
Annika panics when anything doesn't go quite right but there is always someone
there to help her. So what does she do when something worse happens and she is
on her own?
BROWNE,
Anthony
How Do You Feel?
Walker 9781406330175
A simple picture book about different feelings with lovely illustrations.
BROWNE, Eileen
Handa's Hen
Walker 0744575028
Handa and her friend Akeyo go in search of Grandma's black hen and find all
sorts of animals on the way. When they find the black hen she has a surprise for
the girls.
BUTTERWORTH,
Nick
My Dad is Brilliant
Walker 9781406313307
My dad is brilliant, he's as strong as a gorilla, he's....lots of wonderful
things. A simple picture book with lovely illustrations about all the
great things about dads!
CHILD, Lauren
I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
Orchard 1843623668
Charlie's little sister doesn't really want to go to school but she (with Soren
Lorensen) finds that school is not so bad.
DOYLE,
Malachy
The Happy Book
Bloomsbury 9780747595489
A lovely picture book with sweet illustrations that get the message across about
simple ways to make each day a happier one.
ELY,
Lesley
Measuring Angels
Frances Lincoln 9781847800480
When two girls fall out at school and they have to work together on growing a
sunflower. The plant doesn't grow well until they make an angel for it and
it grows taller and taller as their friendship grows and grows.
Non-fiction
AULD, Mary
My Brother
Watts 0749648864
One of a series called 'Meet the Family', all with large colour photographs and
simple, clear text.
LEE, Anna
Journey to School
Evans 0237524597
One of an excellent series called 'Start-up Geography'. This title looks at the
different forms of transport children and parents use to travel from home to
school and the features they pass on the way.
LEE, Anna
Traffic and Safety
Evans 0237524600
Another example of the 'Start-up Geography' series, which examines the ways in
which traffic and parking are controlled, including road signs, parking and
pedestrian safety.
HIBBERT,
Clare
I'm Sad and Other Tricky feelings
Evans 9780237541996
A very simple non-fiction book nicely illustrated about feeling sad and helping
a child understand their feelings. Includes British Sign Language.
One of a series .
POWELL,
Jillian
My New Friend
Wayland 9780750262866
A simple non-fiction book about friendship, part of the 'My New...' series that
covers various aspects of the 'Ourselves' topic..
