Category Archives: Under 5 years

Fables about in groups, the vagaries of fashion, stalemates, dealing with difference and the consequences of carelessness when naming one’s children: The Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss

Posted on September 24, 2020 by jenny
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This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Posted on June 15, 2015 by jenny

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen is a hilarious picture book that former-housemate C sent me. It’s about a fish with criminal tendencies who is optimistic about his chances of escaping justice. The pictures are simple but very … Continue reading →

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Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb

Posted on June 15, 2015 by jenny

Paul Meets Bernadette by Rosy Lamb is a picture book that is beautifully illustrated with oil paintings. It is the story of Paul, a goldfish, whose life is limited to swimming up and down, left and right, round and round, … Continue reading →

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Where is the Green Sheep? by Mem Fox

Posted on October 14, 2014 by jenny

Where is the Green Sheep? written by Australian author Mem Fox and illustrated by Judy Horacek is a board book full of contrasting concepts, rhymes and, most of all, sheep. There are blue sheep and bath sheep and clown sheep … Continue reading →

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