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The Boy on the BusDALE, Penny
The Boy on the Bus
Walker 9781406312331
Sung to the tune of 'The Wheels on the Bus' this book is an alternative version with the bus filling up with animals.  Children will have fun joining in and making the various animal sounds!

 

Dear Mother GooseROSEN, Michael
Dear Mother Goose

Walker 9781406318326
Illustrated by Nick Sharratt, this selection of nursery rhymes includes letters to Mother Goose for advice from each character in the rhyme, with replies too! 
 

Mother Goose's Action RhymesSCHEFFLER, Axel
Mother Goose's Action Rhymes

Macmillan 9780230018143
A nicely illustrated collection of some of the most well known and popular action rhymes that children can join in with.


 

Little Miss Muffet
Tadpoles Nursery Rhymes

Watts
A series of titles for various well know nursery rhymes that include an alternative version too.  Brightly illustrated series of books that are great for new readers.



 

Incy Wincy SpiderTOMS, Kate
Incy Wincy Spider

Make Believe Ideas 9781848792975
A new spin on a well known nursery rhyme.  Follow the spider as he tries and tries to climb the water spout! 

 

Rhyming Stories

Super DuckALBOROUGH, Jez
Super Duck

Harper Collins 9780007302918
Another super rhyming story from Jez Alborough.  Can duck save his friend Frog when he gets swept away by a kite?  As much fun as the previous duck titles with plenty of humour. Sure to be enjoyed by children.


I Don't Want a Cool CatDODD, Emma
I Don't Want a Cool Cat

Orchard 9781846169953
There are all kinds of cats but what kind of cat do you like?  A fluffy cat? A big cat? Or any other kind of cat?  A great book for little cat lovers.

 

What the Ladybird HeardDONALDSON, Julia
What the Ladybird Heard

Macmillan 9780230706507
The farmyard animals make lots of noise except the ladybird who listened quietly.  Can the animals, with the ladybird's help, stop the robbers from stealing the prize cow?  Lots of animal noises that children will love joining in with!


Stick ManDONALDSON, Julia
Stick Man

Alison Green Books 9781407108827
Stick Man lives happily in the family tree until .... a dog discovers him.  Follow the travels of the stick man as he tries to find his way home.  Can he survive the clutches of 3 children, a swan or as a boomerang.

 

Aliens in Underpants Save the WorldFREEDMAN, Claire
Aliens in Underpants Save the World

Simon and Schuster 9781847383020
The Aliens are in a panic when they think that the Earth will be destroyed by a meteor!  They must act fact to save the source of their underpants.  Can they save the world?

 

Stormy WeatherGLIORI, Debi
Stormy Weather

Bloomsbury 9780747599715
As animal babies are put to bed, their mothers tuck them in and promise to keep them safe from wind, storm, rain and snow.  A reassuring bedtime tale in rhyme.

Zebedee's ZooMILTON, Giles
Zebedee's Zoo

Orchard 9781408304310
The animals at the zoo do what they do.....during the day.  But when the night time comes and Zebedee the Zoo Keeper goes home, it's party time for the animals.

Moo Cow, Kung-fu CowSHARRATT, Nick
Moo Cow, Kung-fu Cow

Alison Green Books 9781407106670
Another fun, bizarre book from Nick Sharratt with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps and strange cows!

 

Shark in the DarkSHARRATT, Nick
Shark in the Dark

David Fickling 9780385616317
As Timothy Pope looks through his telescope what does he see?  Is it a shark? Or is it a boat, a seagull or a giant ice cream.  Full of imagination and bold colourful illustrations.

 

 

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